Michelle Potts
Chief Procurement Officer (CPO)/Materiel Administrator
Michelle Potts started with DAS in March of 2020 as the Contracts Manager for State Building Division. Quickly following, she took over the construction team and became the Deputy Administrator of State Building Division as well as the Administrator of the 309 Task Force. In June of 2021, Michelle took over as the Administrator of Building Division and in January of 2022 added Assistant General Counsel for DAS to her roles. Michelle left DAS in May of 2022 to become a criminal prosecutor for Lancaster County, but returned in July of 2024 to serve as the Chief Procurement Officer and the Administrator of Materiel division.
Before joining DAS, Michelle was a private criminal defense attorney in Rapid City, Deadwood and Sturgis, SD.
Michelle holds a law degree and masters in finance from Creighton University and is a licensed attorney in both Nebraska and South Dakota. She also holds two bachelor's degree in Agronomy and Agriculture Economics from the University of Nebraska – Lincoln.