Randy Parry
President

What I do at the RLC: President of the Rural Learning Center

Hometown: Canistota, SD

Email: Randy.Parry@RuralLearningCenter.org

About Me: Rural has always been a guiding part of my life. I grew up on a farm near Canistota, South Dakota, where my father taught me the virtues of hard work and responsibility through our family feed business. I earned degrees in education and economics from the University of Sioux Falls, and began teaching in the Howard Public Schools after graduating in 1970. From 1970 to 1995 I taught business and computers in Howard, and also coached boys and girls basketball.  From 1995-1999, my work in the schools shifted while I served as the Rural Resource Director and Technology Coordinator.  In 1999 I retired from teaching to follow my passion for community development work, taking on the position of Executive Director of Miner County Community Revitalization.  I have a wonderful, understanding wife, Linda, two children, and five grandchildren. Both of my children are educators in South Dakota, one in Arlington and one in Sioux Falls.