Olson named interim director for South Dakota Housing

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has appointed Chas Olson as the Interim Director of the South Dakota Housing Development Authority.

Olson has served as Director of Rental Housing at SDHDA since January 2021. Prior to that, he was a Housing Development Officer for SDHDA from 2014 to 2021.

Olson is taking over the role formerly held by Lorraine Polak, who abruptly left the executive director position at South Dakota Housing late last month (March 2023).