Nicholas Killoran

AGE: 38

FOUNDER/PRESIDENT, GREAT NORTH INSURANCE SERVICES

WEST FARGO, N.D.

Nicholas Killoran started working at Wells Fargo Financial after graduating from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn., in 2001. 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.

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.

AGE: 31

OWNER, LIMELIGHT BUILDERS BULLS-EYE LAWN CARE BLACK DIAMOND CATTLE CO. BASTILLE VENTURE PARTNERS FARGO

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.

Steve Mattern

AGE: 36

GENERAL OPERATIONS MANAGER, MIDCO FARGO

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 2014. 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

AGE: 29

PRESIDENT, PICEK CONSTRUCTION CO. INC. HURON, S.D.

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 FARGO

AnnaLisa Nash

AGE: 39

MANAGER OF GLOBAL TRADE AND COMPLIANCE, BOBCAT/DOOSAN WEST FARGO, N.D.

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 2011. 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 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 2004. 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.

AGE:

39 CEO, RAZOR CONSULTING SOLUTIONS INC. FARGO

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.

AGE: 29

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.

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.

Adrienne Salentiny

AGE: 33

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 2012. 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.

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. FARGO

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 FARGO

Peter Stenehjem is a fourth-generation banker with his family’s company, First International Bank & Trust, where he started as a teller in 2000. 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 FARGO

Todd Stewart is safety manager for Mortenson’s North Dakota operations, responsible for safety on all Mortenson construction projects across the state. A 15year 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.

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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.

Sara Wald

AGE: 37

VICE PRESIDENT OF OUTREACH, NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION AND ALUMNI ASSOCIATION FARGO

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.

Scott Tschetter

AGE: 37

VICE PRESIDENT/BUSINESS BANKER, CORNERSTONE BANK DICKINSON, N.D.

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.

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