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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Meet the Board

Meet Our Leadership Team

The board of directors members are selected to serve three-year terms, with a maximum of three consecutive terms. The group of 11 is the voting body, overseeing Grand Forks Region EDC operations, providing economic development strategy for the region, and making project funding recommendations to the city’s Growth Fund and Jobs Development Authority. The board meets monthly on the first Thursday. Open director positions are elected on an annual basis.

Board Chair

John Oncken

CEO/Owner
True North Equipment

Board Vice Chair

Shawn Gaddie

Director and Strategic Client Lead
AE2S (Advanced Engineering & Environmental Services) 

Board Secretary and Board Treasurer

Meghan Compton

Chief Clinic Operations Officer
Altru Health System

Past Board Chair

Jonathan Holth

Managing Director, Office of Recovery Reinvented
State of North Dakota

Board Member

Brandon Bochenski

Mayor
Grand Forks City

Board Member

David Engen

Commissioner
Grand Forks County

Board Member

MYLO EINARSON

President & CEO
Nodak Electric Cooperative

Board Member

Keith Lund

President & CEO
Grand Forks Region EDC

Board Member

Cory Melland

President
PS Industries Inc.

Board Member

Sally Miskavige

Vice President
Opp Construction

Board Member

Chris Wolf

Commercial Banking Executive and Market President
Alerus Financial

EX-OFFICO

President

Andrew Armacost

University of North Dakota

Superintendent

Terry Brenner

Grand Forks Public Schools

Administrator

Todd Feland

City of Grand Forks

County Administrator

Tom Ford

GRAND FORKS COUNTY

Executive Director

Ryan Riesinger

Grand Forks Regional Airport Authority

Chair

Bret Weber

Grand Forks JDA

President & CEO

Barry Wilfahrt

Chamber of Commerce East Grand Forks & Grand Forks

AVISORY BOARD

The advisory board members meet with directors three times per year, providing input into the organization’s strategies and reviewing local and state economic development initiatives. Their input helps guide the actions of the board of directors.

Ryan Adams

UND School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

Kevin Beito

Bremer Bank

Russel Crary

Crary Real Estate

Jon Fargo

Retrax

Todd Forkel

ALTRU Health System

Mike Fridolfs

NORTHROP GRUMMAN

Hal Gershman

HAPPY HARRY’S BOTTLE SHOPS

Richard Glynn

North Dakota Bioscience Association

Charlie Gorecki

Energy & Environmental Research Center

Mike Gowan

Gowan Construction

Tanner Grimsley

Grimsley Consulting

Eric Halverson

Black Gold Farms

Amy Henley

UND College of Business & Public Administration

Tommy Kenville

ISight Drone Services

Kathryn Kester

Xcel Energy

Sandy Kiddoo

Northland Community & Technical College

Mike McLean

JLG Architects

Jeff Melgaard

Construction Engineers

Josh Reidy

Thread

Sonia Roberton

The Lighting Gallery

Julie Rygg

Visit Greater Grand Forks

Brock Sherva

Northwood Deaconess Health Center

Alan Silletto

EDGEWOOD HEALTHCARE

Paul Sproule

SPROULE FARMS

Justin Stromme

SANFORD HEALTH

Vance Taylor

NORTH DAKOTA MILL & ELEVATOR

Tricia Weber

LM Wind Power

Amy Whitney

UND CENTER FOR INNOVATION

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