Crane grew up in South Dakota and earned degrees from SDSU and USD before serving in the U.S. Air Force. A career opportunity brought him back to Sioux Falls as a city planning intern, allowing him to make the community his permanent home.
He has since built a distinguished career in business development, including expertise in both market-rate and affordable housing as Managing Member of Crane and Fowler Investments.
Crane and his wife, Candy Hanson, are members of Calvary Episcopal Cathedral. Together they share a blended family deeply connected to Sioux Falls and beyond.
Crane is well known for his leadership on the Sioux Falls School Board, where he helped drive transformational improvements, including moving to the middle school model and constructing new high schools and elementary schools to support a growing student population.
His board service also includes:
• Mary Jo Wegner Arboretum & East Sioux Falls Historic Site (Board Chair)
• Children’s Inn / SD Children’s Home Center for Family Safety (Chair)
• Downtown Parking Facilities Board
• Southeast Technical Institute Council & Foundation (Chair)
• Sioux Falls Parks and Recreation Board
Crane has also volunteered with Downtown Rotary, the Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce, and Downtown Street Sioux Falls.