MENU Contact Us Leadership Grand Forks Region Economic DevelopmentInside the EDCLeadership The board of directors members are selected to serve 3 year terms, with a maximum of 3 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 second Thursday. Directors are elected at the annual meeting of members. MEETING DATES BOARD OF DIRECTORS Board Chair Jonathan Holth Community & Client Development Manager JLG Architects Board Vice Chair John Oncken CEO True North Equipment Board Sec./Tres Shawn Gaddie Division Manager AE2S Nexus Past Board Chair Robert ``Mac`` McLennan President & CEO Minnkota Power Cooperative Board Member Brandon Bochenski Mayor Grand Forks City Board Member Karl Bollingberg Executive Vice President & Director of Banking Services Alerus Financial Board Member Meghan Compton Executive Vice President Chief Clinic Operations Officer Altru Board Member David Engen Commissioner Grand Forks County Board Member Keith Lund President & CEO Grand Forks Region EDC Board Member Tammy Peterson President & CEO Bremer Bank Board Member Korrie Wenzel Publisher Grand Forks Herald EX-OFFICIO Andrew Armacost President, UND Col. Timothy J. Curry Commander, Grand Forks Air Force Base Todd Feland Administrator, City of Grand Forks Tom Ford Grand Forks County Administrator Hal Gershman Director, Happy Harry’s Bottle Shops Ryan Riesinger Executive Director, Grand Forks Regional Airport Authority Bret Weber Chair, Jobs Development Authority and Growth Fund Barry Wilfahrt President & CEO, The Chamber Grand Forks-East Grand Forks ADVISORY BOARD The advisory board members meet with directors three times per year, providing input into the organization’s strategies and to 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 Beau Bateman Bateman Farms Kevin Beito Bremer Bank Sandra Kiddoo Northland Community & Technical College Terry Brenner Grand Forks Public Schools Russel Crary Crary Real Estate Matt Dunlevy SkySkopes Stephen Dusold Steffes Corp. Kellee Fisk Altru Mike Fridolfs Northrop Grumman Charles Gorecki Energy & Environmental Research Center Rachel Gornowicz Countrywide Sanitation Eric Halverson Black Gold Farms Amy Henley UND College of Business & Public Administration Jody Hodgson Ralph Englestad Arena Tommy Kenville Isight RVP Mike Korman CPS Ltd. Dave Korsmo Korsmo Brothers Trucking/ Northwood Economic Development Foundation Jeff Melgaard Construction Engineers Cory Melland PS Industries Tony Pierce Philadelphia Macaroni Chuck Pineo UND Aerospace Foundation Josh Reidy Airtonomy Julie Rygg Grand Forks Convention & Visitors Bureau Alan Silletto Edgewood Healthcare Vance Taylor North Dakota Mill & Elevator Amy Whitney UND Center for Innovation Chris Wolf Alerus Dave Zavoral RJ Zavoral & Sons Copyright © 2021 Grand Forks Region Economic Development Corporation Website by AE2S COMMUNICATIONS