PREMIER BUSINESS MAGAZINE OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS DECEMBER under THIS YEAR S WINNERS PAGE 26

Transcription

1 PREMIER BUSINESS MAGAZINE OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS under THIS YEAR S WINNERS PAGE 26

2 Each year, Prairie Business accepts nominations for 40 Under 40. We look for individuals who have impressed in their careers and enhanced their communities. Professional achievements and community service are crucial to make this renowned and celebrated list. This year, we received about 150 nominations and, as always, narrowing them down to only 40 was a difficult task. But it s been done and we re eager to announce these extraordinary people. Andy Bartling joined Modern Woodmen Fraternal Financial as a financial adviser in 2009, where he helps families and businesses gain financial security. He graduated from National American University in Rapid City in 2009 with bachelor s degrees in accounting and business administration with an emphasis in financial management. Bartling is president of the Rapid City Young Professionals Group, president of the Black Hills Area Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors, president of the South Dakota Association of Fraternal Insurance Counsellors, president of the South Dakota Fraternal Alliance, and was a member of the Rapid City Chamber of Commerce board. He won the Modern Woodmen of America Sure Start Award in 2009, was the 2010 Modern Woodmen of America Rookie of the Year, 2015 Rapid City Chamber of Commerce Young Professional of the Year, and the 2016 National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors South Dakota Young Advisor of the Year. Andy Bartling AGE: 30 FINANCIAL ADVISER, MODERN WOODMEN FRATERNAL FINANCIAL RAPID CITY, S.D. Andy Bartsch AGE: 36 PARTNER/DIRECTOR OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, OBERMILLER NELSON ENGINEERING Andy Bartsch has been involved in the electrical construction industry since he was 14, first as an apprentice electrician in his family s business, followed by three years of internships while attending North Dakota State University in Fargo. Bartsch graduated from NDSU with a degree in electrical engineering in He started his career at a Fargo engineering firm before joining Obermiller Nelson Engineering in 2008, when the company was growing its electrical engineering department. Bartsch eventually became an associate, and is now a partner and leads the electrical engineering department, which has grown to a team of 21 in seven offices. In 2014, he became a certified lighting designer. In addition to volunteering with ONE, Bartsch also is the Fargo Youth Hockey Association Termites coordinator. Mike Bittner AGE: 30 TRAFFIC ENGINEER/OFFICE MANAGER, KLJ WEST, N.D. From all of us here at Prairie Business: Congratulations! Mike Bittner is a traffic engineer and traffic planner who manages KLJ s traffic and planning group and serves as an office manager for KLJ s West Fargo location, leading client and business development for the 30-person office. Bittner earned a master s degree in civil engineering from North Dakota State University in Fargo and a bachelor s degree in civil engineering from the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks. He is a professional engineer in five states, professional traffic operations engineer, professional transportation planner and International Municipal Signal Association traffic signal field technician level two. Bittner was named the 2015 Young Transportation Professional of the Year by the North Central Institute of Transportation Engineers and received the 2015 Midwestern ITE s Rising Star Award. Bittner is nationally recognized for his work creating innovative intersection congestion reduction and safety strategies and has authored three papers and presented at more than a dozen conferences around the country on the topic. He promotes science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education through various area programs and serves on the Midwestern ITE Board of Directors. 26 TWITTER.COM/PRAIRIEBIZ FACEBOOK.COM/PRAIRIEBUSINESS PRAIRIEBUSINESSMAGAZINE.COM

3 Angela Boersma AGE: 33 ARCHITECT, MILLS CONSTRUCTION INC. BROOKINGS, S.D. Mandel Cameron AGE: 30 PROJECT MANAGER, EAPC ARCHITECTS ENGINEERS 40 UNDER 40 Angela Boersma is an architect and interior designer for Mills Construction Inc. She has also taught interior design at South Dakota State University in Brookings. Boersma received her Bachelor of Science in Interior Design from SDSU and her Master of Architecture from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. She has graduated from Leadership Brookings and serves as vice chair of the Historic Preservation Committee. She also serves on the Affordable Housing Task Force, Brookings Master Planning Advisory Committee and American Institute of Architects-South Dakota Legislation Committee. Boersma also runs her own photography business, Rae Studios, in conjunction with the 308 Collective, which is a co-working studio she helped establish this past year. Mandel Cameron graduated from North Dakota State University in Fargo with her bachelor s degree in environmental design in 2009 and her Master of Architecture in She joined EAPC in 2015 as a project manager and is working on her architecture registration exams. Cameron is a member of the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, the Fargo Moorhead Visual Artists board, and an artist member of The Arts Partnership. She also volunteers with the Lake Region Arts Council as a mentor for a young artist who is an aspiring artist and architect, and created an outdoor mural in Moorhead, Minn., in summer 2016, a project supported by grant funding. Leah Brakke AGE: 38 DIRECTOR OF NEW BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, BLACK GOLD FARMS GRAND FORKS Leah Brakke worked for the family company, Black Gold Farms, throughout high school and college, but decided to venture out on her own after college. She worked in marketing for AGSCO, Bremer Bank, Flint Communications and AdFarm before returning to Black Gold Farms in 2011 as the company s marketing specialist. In 2016, she was promoted to director of new business development. Brakke graduated from North Dakota State University in Fargo with a Bachelor of Science in Business, Business Operations and Management and received her Master of Business Administration from the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks. She serves on The AgChat Foundation s Board of Directors and Marketing Committee, Produce for Better Health s Marketing and Communications Committee and the Red River Valley Potato Growers Marketing Committee. She is an active member of Grand Forks Calvary Lutheran Church and the Grand Forks Downtown Rotary. Jeffrey Cooley AGE: 32 CEO, CIVIL DESIGN INC. BROOKINGS, S.D. DJ Campbell AGE: 36 ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES MANAGER, EMC INSURANCE COS. BISMARCK, N.D. DJ Campbell is the administrative services manager for the EMC Bismarck branch. He serves in a leadership role, managing the branch s human resources, accounting, purchasing, information technology and facilities functions. Campbell previously worked as director of operations for an independent hospitality franchise, managing 15 units throughout North Dakota. He is a member of the Bismarck-Mandan Young Professionals Network and Central Dakota Human Resources Association, is president of Mandan Dollars for Scholars, serves in a leadership role in his church and was recently elected to the Make-A-Wish North Dakota Board of Directors. Jeffrey Cooley graduated from South Dakota State University in Brookings with a bachelor s degree in civil engineering and became a professional engineer in He started his career as a project engineer before becoming a principal engineer and CEO of Civil Design Inc. He serves on the Boys & Girls Club of Brookings Advisory Council and mentors students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education. Cooley also serves on the Board of Young Professionals with the Brookings Area Chamber of Commerce and is a member of several professional and technical societies. 27

4 Heather Cymbaluk joined Companions for Children as executive director in 2013, where she has grown the organization significantly. She graduated from Minot State University in 2011 with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing and Management Information Systems and from the University of Mary in Bismarck, N.D., with a Master of Business Administration with an executive and health care focus. Cymbaluk is involved with the Minot Chamber of Commerce, where she sits on the Ambassadors Committee, Minot Alliance of Nonprofits, Minot Optimists Club and Minot Grant Writers Roundtable, and volunteers with ican Bike. Heather Cymbaluk AGE: 27 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, COMPANIONS FOR CHILDREN MINOT, N.D. Catherine Dekkenga AGE: 38 ARCHITECT, ARCHITECTURE INC. SIOUX FALLS, S.D. Catherine Dekkenga graduated with her Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Iowa State University in Ames in 2004 and her Master of Architecture from ISU in She then moved home to Sioux Falls to start her architectural career at the firm her father started in In 2015, she became a registered architect. Dekkenga is a member of Rotary International, is an executive board member of the Sioux Falls Education Foundation, is the chair of the Citizen Advisory Committee for the Urbanized Development Commission of the Southeastern Council of Governments, is a member of the Board of Trustees at Central Church and is a seventh grade girls youth group leader. Greg Goodman AGE: 39 CHIEF CREDIT OFFICER, CHOICE FINANCIAL GROUP LANGDON, N.D. Kayce Halley AGE: 33 PARTNER, EIDE BAILLY Rachel Harris AGE: 36 PROJECT ARCHITECT, EAPC ARCHITECTS ENGINEERS GRAND FORKS Following completion of his Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Economics, Greg Goodman started his career at AgCountry Farm Credit Services. In 2002, he joined Choice Financial Group as a business banking officer at the bank s Langdon location and worked his way up to president of the location and chief credit officer in His duties changed to full-time chief credit officer in Goodman is also a member of the executive management team, senior management committee, asset liability committee and enterprise risk committee for Choice. He is an instructor of Choice s internal education and orientation program called Choice University. Goodman serves on the North Dakota Bankers Association Services Board, the Cavalier County Memorial Hospital Foundation and United Lutheran Church Council. He is a graduate of North Dakota State University in Fargo and the Dakota School of Banking. He also operates his family s fifth-generation farm near Milton, N.D., and coaches youth football. Rachel Harris graduated from the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Psychology in 2002, and then worked as a flight attendant. Her travels led her to pursue a career in architecture. Harris graduated from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte with her Master of Architecture in 2011 and joined EAPC. In 2016, Harris became a licensed architect after taking the seven licensure exams in seven months. Harris is serving her second term on the board for Red River Valley Habitat for Humanity, where she is the chair of the building committee. She also is serving her second term as a board member and treasurer of the North Dakota chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council. Harris is an active member of the Alley Alive team and has been involved with the Greater Grand Forks Young Professionals and The Chamber of Grand Forks-East Grand Forks, attending its leadership programs. Kayce Halley has more than 11 years of public accounting experience working at Eide Bailly. Throughout that time, she has risen through the ranks and is now a partner in the firm s Fargo office. Most recently, she has helped advise and serve clients with tax needs through the office s newest service offering, The Possibilities Center, which helps small to mid-sized businesses and entrepreneurial startups. Halley received her Bachelor of Accountancy from the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks and has pursued professional education through Dale Carnegie and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Leadership Academy. She holds the certified public accountant designation and is a member of the AICPA and the North Dakota Society of Certified Public Accountants. She volunteers as a United Way of Cass Clay campaign cabinet member. 28 TWITTER.COM/PRAIRIEBIZ FACEBOOK.COM/PRAIRIEBUSINESS PRAIRIEBUSINESSMAGAZINE.COM

5 PB 40Under40 Dan Hicks AGE: 31 COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE AGENT, PROPERTY RESOURCES GROUP; OWNER, HOMEDESIGN AND SUPPLY Dan Hicks moved to Fargo to study mechanical engineering at North Dakota State University. While at NDSU, he worked construction and started his own company, Homestead Handyman Service, to pay his way through college. While in college, Hicks earned his real estate license and started selling real estate at Town and Country Realty, where he started and managed the commercial real estate and property management departments. In 2013, he joined Property Resources Group, where he is one of the company s top producers, and is one of the top commercial real estate listing agents in the Fargo area. At the same time, Hicks started GreenCell Recycling, a cell phone and electronics recycling company, which he eventually sold, and HomeDesign and Supply, which has grown from his basement to its own 18,000-square-foot facility. Darcie Johnson joined Midwest Fire as vice president and office manager in 2013, where she is responsible for overseeing accounting, finance, information technology, human resources, sales and project management. Before joining Midwest Fire, she spent more than 10 years working as a staff accountant for Luverne Truck Equipment Inc. in Brandon, S.D. Johnson graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Colorado Technical University in Sioux Falls, S.D., in 2002 and with her Master of Business Administration from CTU in Johnson organizes the company s fundraiser activities for Kids Against Hunger, hosted each year by Rock County Ministerial Association. She is an active member of Beaver Valley Lutheran Church in Valley Springs, S.D., where she served as treasurer and council member, and has served on the education committee for the past four years, organizing the Sunday school and vacation bible school programs. Jason Johnson AGE: 36 CONTROLLER, BANK OF NORTH DAKOTA BISMARCK, N.D. Cole Keney started working for Alerus as a parttime employee in 2003 while he attended college. Since then, he has continued his career with Alerus, accepting a newly created position as deposit new business developer in 2006 before being promoted to relationship manager in Keney is one of the youngest relationship managers at Alerus and also one of the top performers, managing complex client relationships. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from Minnesota State University Moorhead. Keney is on the Board of Directors for the North Central Chapter of the Risk Management Association, is a member of the Fargo-Moorhead AM Rotary Club, is a past member of the Board of Directors for Rebuilding Together and a past ambassador for the Fargo Moorhead West Fargo Chamber of Commerce. After completing his accounting degree at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, Jason Johnson began his career as a certified public accountant in Minneapolis with Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP, an international accounting firm. Since then, he returned to North Dakota and worked as an auditor manager for Eide Bailly LLP, and at Starion Financial, where he served as chief financial officer. In 2013, he accepted a position as asset liability manager with Bank of North Dakota and was promoted to controller in Johnson also is a member of the bank s investment and funds management committees. He participates in the Emerging Leaders Program through Independent Community Banks of North Dakota and is a graduate of The Chamber of Commerce s Leadership Bismarck-Mandan program. Johnson is involved with the North Dakota Society of CPAs and United Way s Day of Caring, coaches youth soccer and basketball and volunteers in a school-based father involvement program at a local elementary school. Cole Keney AGE: 34 RELATIONSHIP MANAGER, ALERUS Darcie Johnson AGE: 36 VICE PRESIDENT/OFFICE MANAGER, MIDWEST FIRE EQUIPMENT & REPAIR CO. LUVERNE, MINN. Eric Jendro AGE: 38 VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, WIDSETH SMITH NOLTING BAXTER, MINN. Eric Jendro joined Widseth Smith Nolting in 2002 after receiving his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Minnesota State University, Mankato. As the firm s director of mechanical engineering, Jendro oversees a team of six engineers and technicians. He is a LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) Accredited Professional. Jendro is a volunteer coach for the Brainerd Amateur Hockey Association. 30 TWITTER.COM/PRAIRIEBIZ FACEBOOK.COM/PRAIRIEBUSINESS PRAIRIEBUSINESSMAGAZINE.COM

6 Michelle Killoran AGE: 37 CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, SCHEELS Kurt Lysne AGE: 33 WATER RESOURCES GROUP LEADER, MOORE ENGINEERING INC. WEST, N.D. Michelle Killoran started her career at Scheels as a senior at Concordia College and worked her way up to her current role as chief financial officer. She was the second woman to ever be named to the Scheels Executive Committee and has spearheaded a women s leadership group within Scheels to encourage women to hone their leadership skills. Killoran has served as the United Way Cass-Clay annual campaign chair and finance committee chair. She is on the Sanford Health Fargo Board, volunteers with Junior Achievement and North Dakota State University, was named the YWCA Woman of the Year in the business category, and co-chaired the March of Dimes Signature Chefs Auction this past fall. Kurt Lysne graduated from North Dakota State University in Fargo in 2006 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering and joined Moore Engineering as a water resources engineer. Today, he is the group leader of the company s water resources department, supervising about 20 engineers and technicians. He is a registered professional engineer in Minnesota and North Dakota and is registered as a certified floodplain manager with the Association of State Floodplain Managers. Lysne is the most recent recipient of both the FM Engineers Club and the North Dakota Society of Professional Engineers Young Engineer of the Year awards. Lysne is a member of the National Society of Professional Engineers, Association of State Dam Safety Officials, FM Engineers Club and volunteers with Triumph Lutheran Church, Salvation Army and Meals on Wheels. Nicholas Killoran AGE: 38 FOUNDER/PRESIDENT, GREAT NORTH INSURANCE SERVICES WEST, N.D. After graduating from North Dakota State University in Fargo with a degree in animal and range science in 2007, Jacob Manly worked ultrasounding cattle for carcass data. In 2009, he ventured out into business, starting Bulls-Eye Lawn Care, which specializes in mowing, trimming, chemical application, fall and spring cleanup, landscaping and snow removal for commercial and residential properties. He co-founded Black Diamond Cattle Co. in 2009, in which he is managing partner, raising and backgrounding purebred Black Angus. Manly took on another role in 2014, as rental property owner and manager with Bastille Venture Partners. In 2016, he co-founded and is president and managing director of Limelight Builders, a construction company specializing in residential homes. Jacob Manly AGE: 31 OWNER, LIMELIGHT BUILDERS BULLS-EYE LAWN CARE BLACK DIAMOND CATTLE CO. BASTILLE VENTURE PARTNERS Nicholas Killoran started working at Wells Fargo Financial after graduating from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn., in He worked his way up the ladder to store manager before making the decision to open a business. In 2010, Killoran started Great North Insurance. Since then, he has opened three additional businesses Great North Premium Finance, Great North Properties and TAR Properties. Under Killoran s guidance, Great North Insurance was named 2016 Small Business of the Year by the Fargo Moorhead West Fargo Chamber of Commerce. Killoran has served on the Alexis Tocqueville Society Board for the United Way of Cass-Clay and co-chaired the March of Dimes Signature Chefs Auction. David Mason AGE: 35 MARKET PRESIDENT, FIRST INTERNATIONAL BANK & TRUST BISMARCK, N.D. David Mason joined First International Bank & Trust in 2015 when the company expanded to Bismarck. As the president of the Bismarck market and operating a branch in a temporary space, Mason has grown the Bismarck presence from the ground up while creating a culture of teamwork with his staff. Before joining FIB&T, Mason worked at American Bank Center for seven years, most recently as a vice president, overseeing the mortgage banking department across all markets for the bank. His career first began in Sitka, Alaska, at First National Bank Alaska, where he served as branch manager. He is active with the Bismarck Rotary Club, CommunityWorks ND, Independent Community Banks of North Dakota, Century Baptist Church and St. Alexius Medical Foundation Resource Cabinet, and helped start the Bismarck Santa Run. Mason was recently named a Rising Star in Banking by NorthWestern Financial Review TWITTER.COM/PRAIRIEBIZ FACEBOOK.COM/PRAIRIEBUSINESS PRAIRIEBUSINESSMAGAZINE.COM

7 Steve Mattern AGE: 36 GENERAL OPERATIONS MANAGER, MIDCO Justin Picek AGE: 29 PRESIDENT, PICEK CONSTRUCTION CO. INC. HURON, S.D. Steve Mattern is Midco s general operations manager, overseeing technical operations for a region including Fargo, Grand Forks and Devils Lake in North Dakota. Mattern started with Midco in 2002 as an install technician and progressed into multiple roles with more responsibility, before moving into his current role in Mattern earned a degree in telecommunications from Northwest Technical College in Wadena, Minn. He coaches youth flag football, soccer and wrestling in West Fargo. Justin Picek worked for Picek Construction Co. Inc. under the guidance of his grandfather and father from a young age. Picek graduated from South Dakota State University in Brookings with a bachelor s degree in construction management with a minor in business, and in 2011 became the third generation owner of Picek Construction. In 2014, Picek Construction received the Huron Area Family Business of the Year Award. He is part of the Beadle County Search and Rescue dive team, is a board member for the Huron Regional Medical Center, and is on the Huron Young Professionals Board. Kia Mikesh AGE: 26 VICE PRESIDENT, NORTH DAKOTA GRAIN INSPECTION Kia Mikesh graduated from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis with a degree in human relations and industrial relations and entrepreneurial management in After graduation, she was hired by North Dakota Grain Inspection as a project manager and worked her way up to vice president. She now manages the agency across nine states. At the same time, she is also project manager for AdamsNet, which develops software programs for grain inspection agencies similar to NDGI. Mikesh also is a member of several boards of directors, including TrueIT and the American Association of Grain Inspection and Weighing Agency. She also was appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture to serve on the U.S. Department of Agriculture Grain Inspection Advisory Committee, where she provides recommendations and solutions to better programs and services under the U.S. Grain Standards Act. AnnaLisa Nash AGE: 39 MANAGER OF GLOBAL TRADE AND COMPLIANCE, BOBCAT/DOOSAN WEST, N.D. Eric Mauch AGE: 39 CEO, RAZOR CONSULTING SOLUTIONS INC. AnnaLisa Nash joined Bobcat/Doosan in 2015 as the manager of global trade and compliance. Before joining Bobcat/Doosan, Nash served as the first-ever export control officer at North Dakota State University in Fargo; as a legal and regulatory consultant for European and Japanese automotive manufacturing clients at a Washington, D.C.-based consulting firm; as a trial attorney for the U.S. Department of Transportation s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration s Office of the Chief Counsel; and as a complex litigation and corporate attorney for Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP, a Washington, D.C., law firm. Nash graduated with her Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs from The George Washington University in Washington, D.C., in 1999 and with her Juris Doctor from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., in She is a volunteer running coach with Moms on the Run in West Fargo. Nash has served on a number of boards, most recently for Thrivent Financial, and she has volunteered as a pro bono attorney for several nonprofit organizations, including Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota. Upon graduating from North Dakota State University in Fargo with a Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems, Eric Mauch worked in marketing for three years at a Fargobased brokerage firm. In 2004, he joined Microsoft, where he spent nine years advancing his career and skill sets, eventually becoming the global business intelligence manager, leading a group of 60 in six countries. In 2010, Mauch partnered with a coworker to form Razor Consulting Solutions. He also holds the position of vice president and general manager of software development for Razor Tracking, a GPS fleet tracking company. He volunteers with the FMYMCA Gator swim team and serves on the board of directors for three Fargo companies. He also volunteers his time by providing Agile software development and Lean principle coaching to various North Dakota startups TWITTER.COM/PRAIRIEBIZ FACEBOOK.COM/PRAIRIEBUSINESS PRAIRIEBUSINESSMAGAZINE.COM

8 40 UNDER 40 Jordan Rieffenberger AGE: 29 DIRECTOR OF COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE, LLOYD COS. SIOUX FALLS, S.D. Jordan Rieffenberger started with Lloyd Cos. in 2011 and has steadily risen to his current role as director of commercial real estate. Rieffenberger has worked within the company s property management, development and real estate divisions. He is involved in all aspects of land development, commercial sales/ leasing, buyer/tenant representation, build-tosuit opportunities and site selection. As the director of commercial real estate, Rieffenberger manages the day-to-day operations of the commercial real estate division. He graduated from St. Cloud (Minn.) State University with a Bachelor of Science in Real Estate, holds his certified commercial investment member designation, and is a licensed broker in both South Dakota and Iowa. Rieffenberger is involved with the Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce s Young Professionals Network, St. Cloud State University Real Estate Alumni Association, International Council of Shopping Centers and a real estate mentoring program at St. Cloud State r r1 35

9 Chris Prendergast AGE: 32 VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING STRATEGY, CLICK RAIN SIOUX FALLS, S.D. Chris Prendergast joined Click Rain in 2010 as an online marketing strategist, and has climbed the ranks of the 35-person company to become vice president of marketing strategy. In his almost six years with Click Rain, Prendergast has been chiefly responsible for growing the company s digital marketing and technology offerings into what they are today. Prendergast graduated with his Master of Business Administration from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind., has a Master s Certificate of Data Analysis from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and is a certified web analyst. He is also active in the Court Appointed Special Advocate program, a nonprofit organization that makes sure the interests of children are protected during abuse and neglect proceedings. Jade Rosenfeldt AGE: 34 PARTNER/ATTORNEY, VOGEL LAW FIRM MOORHEAD, MINN. Jade Rosenfeldt is a shareholder attorney with Vogel Law Firm, primarily practicing criminal law. She also practices in domestic relations, liquor license law and environmental matters including real estate, eminent domain and water law litigation. Before joining Vogel Law, she was a law clerk for the Clay County Attorney s Office in Moorhead. Rosenfeldt graduated from Concordia College in Moorhead with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Social Work and from the University of North Dakota School of Law in Grand Forks with a Juris Doctor. Rosenfeldt serves on the Minnesota State Bar Association s Outside Practice Section Council and recently completed service on the 2016 Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference Planning Committee. She is on the Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County Board, the Clay County Law Library Board and the Advisory Council to Lutheran Social Services Youth Court, and is an active member of Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd TWITTER.COM/PRAIRIEBIZ FACEBOOK.COM/PRAIRIEBUSINESS PRAIRIEBUSINESSMAGAZINE.COM

10 40 UNDER 40 Adrienne Salentiny AGE: 33 DIRECTOR, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA ENVIRONMENTAL TRAINING INSTITUTE GRAND FORKS Adrienne Salentiny is the director of the Environmental Training Institute, a University of North Dakota outreach unit specializing in occupational and environmental health training. She is an instructional designer with more than 15 years of experience in training and design of educational programs. Before joining ETI, Salentiny worked in technology, web design and information sciences at the University of Oregon, University of Minnesota Crookston and UND. She also has taught as an adjunct professor in UND s College of Education and Human Development. Salentiny earned a bachelor s degree from the University of Oregon in 2005, a master s degree from UND in 2007 and a doctorate from UND in She also is certified in HAZMAT response and lead hazard work. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Northern Occupational Safety and Health Association. 37

11 As head of development for ClearAg at Iteris Inc., Dustin Salentiny manages a staff that designs user interfaces and user experiences for mobile and web apps, creates technical documentation and develops application program interfaces and apps for local and global agribusinesses. Salentiny and his colleagues have been awarded more than 10 patents in the past two years, with several more pending. Before joining Iteris four years ago, Salentiny was a software development manager for six years at the Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks. He has also worked in the marketing and automotive fields. Salentiny graduated from UND with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and a Master of Science and is currently pursuing a doctorate. Dustin Salentiny AGE: 33 ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT, ITERIS INC. GRAND FORKS Jonathan Shilling AGE: 37 VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES & MARKETING, GENERAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES INC. Jonathan Shilling started his career at General Equipment & Supplies Inc. in 2004 as a parts and service marketing assistant and worked his way up through various roles to his current position as vice president of sales and marketing. On Jan. 1, he will become the company s president and CEO, leading six locations in the U.S. and two in Canada. Shilling is also the company pilot. He and his team volunteer their time with the United Way, TNT Kids Fitness & Gymnastics, Roger Maris Cancer Center and many other organizations. Peter Stenehjem AGE: 31 PRESIDENT, FIRST INTERNATIONAL BANK & TRUST Peter Stenehjem is a fourth-generation banker with his family s company, First International Bank & Trust, where he started as a teller in Since then, he has worked in nearly every area of the bank, most recently as Fargo market manager and chief retail banking officer. In his current role as president, he is responsible for leading wealth management, insurance and marketing. Stenehjem graduated from the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks with a degree in banking and financial economics and from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Graduate School of Banking. Beyond financial services, he also has professional ties to several restaurants, Stenehjem Development LLP and oil industry company Alati H2O. Stenehjem sits on the Board of Directors for Watford City Bancshares Inc., First International Bank & Trust and Sanford Health Foundation and is involved with the Dakota Medical Foundation, UND Champions Club Advisory Council, Habitat for Humanity, Great Plains Food Bank, United Way, Salvation Army and Ronald McDonald House. Todd Stewart AGE: 38 NORTH DAKOTA SAFETY MANAGER, MORTENSON Todd Stewart is safety manager for Mortenson s North Dakota operations, responsible for safety on all Mortenson construction projects across the state. A 15- year veteran of the safety industry, Stewart joined Mortenson in 2014 and was immediately responsible for the safety of more than 750 workers and subcontractors on the Sanford Medical Center Fargo project. Before joining Mortenson, Stewart was risk control manager at Supervalu in Fargo, corporate education and training manager and division safety manager at Wanzek Construction in Fargo, and safety director at Associated General Contractors of North Dakota. Stewart, a graduate of the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, volunteers with the March of Dimes, United Way of Cass-Clay, West Fargo Soccer Club and Hope Lutheran Church TWITTER.COM/PRAIRIEBIZ FACEBOOK.COM/PRAIRIEBUSINESS PRAIRIEBUSINESSMAGAZINE.COM

12 Kristin Syverson AGE: 35 CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, INTERSTATE ENGINEERING INC. JAMESTOWN, N.D. Kristin Syverson joined Interstate Engineering in 2011 as marketing coordinator before working through the ranks to become the company s chief financial officer. Before joining Interstate Engineering, Syverson worked for the Energizer Battery Co. in St. Louis. She earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks and also holds a Master of Business Administration degree. She is a member of Zonta International and a board member for St. John s Academy in Jamestown. After graduating from Dickinson State University, Scott Tschetter started his career in banking. When Cornerstone Bank expanded to Dickinson, Tschetter took the leap and helped open the branch, building its customer base and presence in the community. He is president of the Dickinson Mustang youth baseball program as well as a coach, serves as the chairman of the Stark County Housing Authority, and chairs the Dickinson Chamber of Commerce Professional Development Committee. Scott Tschetter AGE: 37 VICE PRESIDENT/BUSINESS BANKER, CORNERSTONE BANK DICKINSON, N.D. Sara Wald AGE: 37 VICE PRESIDENT OF OUTREACH, NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION AND ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Sara Wald joined the NDSU Foundation and Alumni Association in 2015 as vice president of outreach. Before that, Wald spent eight years as director of advancement and director of development for NDSU s College of Health Professions and six years with the Alumni Association. She graduated from North Dakota State University with a bachelor s degree in business administration. Wald has served on the Council for Advancement and Support of Education District VI Board of Directors, as Walk MS chair for the North Central States Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, and on the Board of Directors for the NDSU Team Makers TWITTER.COM/PRAIRIEBIZ FACEBOOK.COM/PRAIRIEBUSINESS PRAIRIEBUSINESSMAGAZINE.COM

13 40 UNDER 40 Eric Jendroloves his work. And we love him for that! Jamie Wirth AGE: 39 DIRECTOR, VALLEY CITY STATE UNIVERSITY GREAT PLAINS STEM EDUCATION CENTER VALLEY CITY, N.D. Jamie Wirth joined Valley City State University in 2008 and is a tenured assistant professor of mathematics and director of the Great Plains STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) Education Center. Wirth has transformed the STEM Education Center into a financially viable organization in the past two years, offering professional development workshops for teachers, STEM activities for K-12 students and their parents, and a variety of curriculum support for STEM educators. Wirth received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, a Bachelor of Science from Mayville (N.D.) State University, a Master of Arts from Minot (N.D.) State University and a Doctor of Philosophy from North Dakota State University in Fargo. He serves on VCSU s Academic Policy & Affairs Committee, General Education Council, Marketing Committee and Teacher Education Committee. He also redesigned VCSU s Learning to Live program, is a member of the Viking Athletics Booster Board, and continues to teach math education courses and guide student teachers in the field. A Warm Hug. Eric Jendro, Director of Mechanical Engineering at Widseth Smith Nolting, loves his family, his community, and his work! Congratulations, Eric, on being named to Prairie Business magazine s Under 40 list! WidsethSmithNolting.com 41