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Michelle Barnhart started with Consolidated on February 1st in the Accounting Department. She and her husband, Shannon live in Dickinson. They have three children, Austin, Brayden, and Brooke. Michelle enjoys spending time with family, camping, crafts, genealogy, and motorcycle rides with her husband. She likes to work with numbers, and chose Consolidated because of the friendly work environment.

Isaac Clifton started with Consolidated on December 5th as a Construction Technician. He attended Bismarck State in automotive collision, and looks forward to working to extend the fiber facilities Consolidated uses to provide service to customers. Isaac enjoys hunting and fishing, and came to Consolidated because of the positive work environment.

Ty Praus started with the Consolidated in the summer of 2022 in a part time position and moved into a CPE Technician position in November. He will be programming and installing business phone and camera systems. Ty is a graduate of Trinity High School and enjoys time at the lake, fishing, playing basketball, and spending time with friends. Ty is looking forward to the diversity of the CPE position, and appreciates the way Consolidated treats employees.

Position Changes!

Barry Braun was promoted to CPE Lead Technician. He has been with Consolidated for 29 years, most of that time in CPE installing business telephone systems. Barry and his wife, Tammie live in Dickinson. They have two children, Brady and Sarah.

Todd Berger has moved into a new Business Sales Engineer role. He has been with Consolidated for 33 years, most of that time in CPE installing business telephone systems. In his new role, he will help customers by designing phone, network, security systems and a host of other Consolidated products for their businesses. Todd and his wife, LuAnn live in Dickinson. They have three children, Damian, Devin, and Dalton and 3 grandchildren.

Mike Belland has moved into a Combination Technician position. He has been with Consolidated for 8 years with the Construction Department. Mike and his wife, Sheila live in Dickinson. They have three children, Dalton, Avery, and Jace.

Jeremy Locken has moved to the CPE team as a technician. He has been with Consolidated for 18 years, as a Construction Tech, a Combination Tech, and a CPE Tech. Jeremy and his wife, Lynette live in Dickinson. They have three children, Celina, Alayna, and Samuel.