14 Facts About Shantel Krebs

Shantel Swedlund Krebs was born on April 28,1973 and is an American businesswoman and former South Dakota Secretary of State.

Shantel Krebs previously served in the South Dakota House of Representatives and South Dakota Senate.

Shantel Krebs is currently CEO and regional president for Avera St Mary's Hospital in Pierre, SD.

Shantel Krebs served as administrator for Avera Academy, a program that trains high school students for careers in healthcare.

From 2019 to 2023, Krebs was board chair and Chief Executive Officer of The Miss America Organization.

Shantel Krebs was born in South Dakota and graduated from Arlington High School in Arlington, South Dakota, in 1991.

Shantel Krebs attended Dakota State University in Madison, South Dakota, where she graduated with a bachelor's degree in business administration.

Shantel Krebs was honored as a DSU distinguished alumnus and was the commencement speaker for DSU in December 2022.

Shantel Krebs served on the Senate Health and Human services committee.

Shantel Krebs was elected to the office of South Dakota Secretary of State in 2014, and sworn in on January 2,2015.

Shantel Krebs ran unsuccessfully in the 2018 election for South Dakota's at-large congressional seat in the Republican primary.

Shantel Krebs, then known as Shantel Swedlund, won Miss South Dakota 1997 and competed in the Miss America 1998 competition.

In 2016, Shantel Krebs gained media attention when she shot a rattlesnake on her back patio of her home outside Fort Pierre.

Shantel Krebs was inducted into the South Dakota Hall of Fame on September 10,2022.