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
Shawn Gaddie
Director and Strategic Client Lead
AE2S (Advanced Engineering & Environmental Services)
Board Vice Chair
Meghan Compton
Chief Clinic Operations Officer
Altru Health System
Board Secretary and Board Treasurer
Chris Wolf
Commercial Banking Executive and Market President
Alerus Financial
Board Chair
John Oncken
CEO/Owner
True North Equipment
Board Member
Dana Sande
City Council President
Grand Forks City
Board Member
Mark Rustad
Commissioner
Grand Forks County
Board Member
MYLO EINARSON
President & CEO
Nodak Electric Cooperative
Board Member
Jonathan Holth
Commissioner of Recovery & Reentry
State of North Dakota
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
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
Danny Weigel
Grand Forks Jobs Development Authority
President & CEO
Barry Wilfahrt
Chamber of Commerce East Grand Forks & Grand Forks
DoD Liasion
Commander of the 319th Reconnaissance Wing
Col. Timothy Monroe
Grand Forks Air Force Base
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 ScienceMelissa Beach
Minnkota Power Cooperative
Mike Bibow
AE2S
Tal Elseth
J.R. Simplot Company
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
Kristin Hanson
Edward Jones
Amy Henley
UND College of Business & Public Administration
Tommy Kenville
ISight Drone Services
Kathryn Kester
Xcel Energy
Sandi Luck
North Dakota Coffee Roastery
Mike McLean
JLG Architects
Curtis Regan
Dakota Commercial
Josh Reidy
Thread
Ross Rivard
Rivard’s Turf & Forage
Sonia Roberton
The Lighting Gallery
Brock Sherva
Northwood Deaconess Health Center
Alan Silletto
EDGEWOOD HEALTHCARE
Scott Snyder
UND RESEARCH & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Paul Sproule
SPROULE FARMS
Justin Stromme
SANFORD HEALTH
Steve Thomas
CIrrus Aircraft
Tricia Weber
LM Wind Power
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