Experience

Choice Bank

• United States
• Banking
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Chair and Member Board Of Directors

  • Jan 2016 - Present



Sanford Health

• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Past-Chair of Board, Current Vice Chair and Trustee

  • 2009 - Present

  Sanford Health is an integrated health system headquartered in the Dakotas and is the largest rural, not-for-profit health care system in the nation with locations in 126 communities in nine states. With more than 26,000 employees, Sanford Health has 43 hospitals and 225 clinic locations and offers over 80 specialty areas of medicine.



Emerging Prairie

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Member and Past Chair

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  Fargo, North Dakota, United States Fostering an Innovation and Entrepreneurial Ecosystem



Kilbourne Group

• United States
• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Chair

  • Jul 2017 - Apr 2023

  Fargo, North Dakota



Arthur Ventures

• United States
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Venture Partner

  • 2012 - Dec 2020

  Arthur Ventures, headquartered in Fargo, with offices in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is a venture capital firm that invests in technology companies.



TMI Hospitality

• Hospitality
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer

  • 2011 - Jul 2017

  Headquartered in Fargo, ND TMI Hospitality develops, manages and owns select service and extended stay hotels across the United States. With over 4,500 team members, the company currently operates more than 180 hotels in 25 states



University of North Dakota Alumni Association and UND Foundation

• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board and Executive Committe Member

  • 2004 - 2013



Otter Tail Corporation

• United States
• Utilities
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Executive Vice President and COO

  • 1995 - 2011

  Otter Tail Corporation a diversified company with interests in the energy, manufacturing, healthcare, construction, media, food and transportation industries. Responsible for operations of subsidiary businesses, strategic direction, and corporate development. During his tenure, the company completed more than 45 acquisitions and grew consolidated revenues from $300M to over $1.2B.



Community First Bankshares, Inc. (Nasdaq:CFBX)

• Board Member & Chair of Audit Committee

  • 2001 - 2004

  Community First Bankshares, Inc., was acquired by Bank of the West in 2004. At the time of the acquisition, it had total assets of $5.5 billion, deposits of $4.4 billion and net loans of $3.4 billion. Community First operated 156 branches in 12 states in the Southwest, Rocky Mountains, Great Plains and east to the Great Lakes.



Conmy, Feste, Bossart, Hubbard and Corwin, LTD

• Attorney and Partner

  • 1983 - 1995

  Practice focused on creditor rights, mergers and acquisitions.