Tanya Grassel-Krietlow
FAST Manager
The South Dakota Network Against Family Violence and Sexual Assault
Tanya is an enrolled member of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribal Nation, where her mom was born and raised. She graduated high school in Chamberlain, SD, went to UMM- Morris, graduated from SDSU with a BA in Psychology, and then attended grad school at USD. Tanya’s son recently graduated from the Indian Police Academy. He is employed by the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe. Her husband, Kurt, is a real-life Daniel Boone who hunts and fishes as hard as he works. We are a family that cooks what we harvest and are equal parts outdoorsy, tree hugger, and river rat. Tanya has been privileged to have had a lot of career paths from law enforcement to education to grants management. All have involved working with Native Americans and their families. She currently lives in Pierre, SD and is working with The South Dakota Network Against Family Violence and Sexual Assault as Program Manager for the FAST Tribal Sexual Assault Initiative.
