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www.bismarckmandan.com The Painters Inc. & Precision Wood Finish Announce Promotions and New Team Members

Tony Michlitsch has been promoted to Production Manager. He started with Precision Wood Finish in July of 2012 and has a background in management. Tony is in charge of production and quality control, as well as our safety Tony Michlitsch and compliance specialist. He ensures all work is carried out safely, done correctly, and completed on time. In his spare time, Tony enjoys hunting, fishing, and spending time with his grandkids. Kay Barstad started with The Painters Inc. in September Kay Barstad of 2013 as an Administrative Assistant and was promoted to Office Manager for Precision Wood Finish. Kay leads our office as manager and is in charge of many tasks ranging from job scheduling, invoicing, database maintenance, and project details. In her spare Chris Braun time she, enjoys spending time with her children, gardening, running, fishing and hunting. Chris Braun has recently joined our team as Sales Representative and has background in materials science and carpentry. Chris provides estimates for projects and is the Ella Uhlich communication link between our customers, the office and production staff. He ensures projects are completed on schedule. In his spare time, Chris enjoys spending time with his wife and children, hiking, and playing the drums. Ella Uhlich joined The Painters in June of 2015, as Administrative Assistant, with many years of clerical and office managerial experience. Ella does a wide variety of duties from answering our phones, greeting customers and managing project details to estimate scheduling, invoicing and processing accounts receivables. She also provides our customers with the highest level of professionalism that they have come to expect from our company. In her free time, Ella enjoys spending time with her family and pets, going to the gym, working on computers, spending time outdoors, target practice and gardening

Cedric Theel Staff Additions

Sean Kleinsasser has joined Cedric Theel Toyota in their Recon department. Kleinsasser is a Dickinson native. He previously was employed by Acme Tools as an electrical technician. Kyle Opp has joined Cedric Theel Toyota in their Recon department. Opp is originally from Jamestown.

Sanford Health Welcomes Neurosurgeon

Sprynczynatyk Joins HDR as Strategic Program Manager for North Dakota, Surrounding Region

Retired Maj. Gen. David Eric Belanger, MD, Sprynczynatyk has joined neurosurgeon, recently joined HDR as the strategic program Sanford Health in Bismarck. manager for North Dakota Dr. Belanger is a long-time Eric Belanger, MD and the surrounding region, Bismarck neurosurgeon and has based in the firm’s Bismarck cared for patients in the region office. His responsibilities for more than a decade. David Sprynczynatyk include planning, directing Dr. Belanger graduated from and completed and monitoring all aspects of his residency in neurosurgery at Laval University in Quebec, Quebec. He is board certified in neurosurgery multi-discipline programs, and overseeing technically complex projects.. by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. Prior to joining HDR, Sprynczynatyk held key leadership positions for the State of North Dakota, Community Options Hires New including state engineer and secretary of the State Director of Services Water Commission, director of the Department of Heather Dragoo was recently Transportation and, most recently, the North Dakota hired as Director of Services at director of Emergency Services and National Guard Community Options. Dragoo adjutant general. He has more than 44 years of inwill oversee the Bismarckdepth leadership experience and expertise on a wide Dickinson area. Dragoo, is variety of infrastructure challenges and solutions. a 2015 graduate of Black Major projects that Sprynczynatyk oversaw include the Hills State University with a Southwest Pipeline Project, the Northwest Area Water Heather Dragoo BS in Human Services and Supply, Liberty Memorial Bridge, Four Bears Bridge, Psychology. the four-laning of Highway 2, the state response to the floods of 2009 and 2011, and the overseas Aitchison Becomes deployment of more than 2,500 soldiers and airmen Certified Recreational in the Global War on Terror. Off-Highway Sprynczynatyk is a registered professional engineer in North Dakota and a member of the North Dakota Vehicle (ROHVA) Society of Professional Engineers and the National DriverCoach Society of Professional Engineers. His community Dana Aitchison is now a involvement includes serving as a member and past certified Recreational OffDana Aitchison Highway Vehicle DriverCoach. president of the Far West Rotary Club, a member Aitchison attended a week long of the board of directors for the Gateway to Science hands-on training course offered by American Honda Center and executive board member of the Northern Motor Company in Colton, CA. The class focused on Lights Council of the Boy Scouts of America.

how to best instruct and impart safety principles to ROHV drivers. The class concluded with Aitchison and fellow students teaching the safety course to the Laguna Beach Police Department. Aitchison will offer both the ROV Basic Driver Course and ATV Rider Couse throughout the summer and fall. Aitchison works at Open Road Honda.

Cloverdale Food Company Names Russell as New President/CEO

Cloverdale Foods Company names Scott Russell as new President/CEO. As of June 1st, 2016, TJ Russell has assumed the role of Chairman of the Cloverdale Foods Company, after spending 15 years as President/CEO of the family Bjelland Joins Dakota Eye Institute owned company. Dakota Eye Institute recently Scott Russell has been with the company for 18 hired Brooke Bjelland as a years, and spent the last five years as Executive Vice Patient Accounts Representative President. Scott takes over in Cloverdale’s 101st year and Medical Coder. Bjelland of operation. He is the fifth President/CEO of the is a Bismarck native and is a company that spans four generations of the Russell registered Health Information Family. Technician with an Associate degree in Health Information Brooke Bjelland Technology and a diploma for Medical Billing and Coding.

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