NEXT GENERATION
What are some of your favorite projects you’ve worked on?
Hopefully that’s our legacy, that we’ve created something unique and original where people gather and enjoy being here.”
that are downtown didn’t really have a lot of
What is a book/podcast/ author/TED Talk/etc. that has inspired you?
greenery in them. What we did was implement
“Chuck Marohn, from Strong Towns, he’s like
native plants that were beneficial to pollinators.
our guru... Great Art Explained is a really good
These beds help to beautify and soften an urban
YouTube Series. Basically, they take one of the
area. It also helps the declining pollinator species
most famous paintings or pieces of art in history
like the honey bees, different types of wild bees,
and explain what it’s about and go through it.
butterflies, that kind of thing. That’s been really
It’s about a 15 minute segment. It’s been really
exciting.”
interesting.”
What do you hope your legacy will be?
Where do you see yourself in ten years?
“I would like to see that our team, and it’s always
“Still here, I hope.”
“I was part of bringing pollinator beds downtown and that was really exciting because since about 2011 the established flower beds or planter beds
been a team effort, has been able to establish
to be and then ultimately want to stay as well.
How long have you been doing this?
That they can really appreciate and enjoy where
"Almost 15 years. I’m the longest reigning CEO
they live because Bismarck is a great place to be.
of downtown probably within the region, that’s
It doesn’t have to be compared with any other
what we’ve assumed or established, for a
place. We want to make Bismarck, Bismarck.
downtown association.”
a community that’s stronger, that’s more welcoming, and it’s a place where people want
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