Gov. Kristi Noem posts video defending meeting that prompted nepotism accusations, review by state attorney general

That person was Sherry Bren, the head of the South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation’s appraiser certification program. Noem reportedly organized a meeting in her office on July 27, 2020, to discuss “appraiser certification procedures” that included her daughter Kassidy Peters, Bren, Bren’s supervisor and South Dakota Labor Secretary Marcia Hultman.