Stacey Dahl

Minnkota Power Cooperative congratulates Stacey Dahl for being selected as one of the region’s top business professionals under the age 40.

We are pleased to know the talents and leadership skills we witness every day are being recognized by others in the region.

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These are the qualities of many of our leaders at First International Bank & Trust who are entrusted with leading an employee and customer-centric culture. Congratulations Brock DesLauriers for being named to the 2018 Prairie Business 40 Under 40 list.

Congratulations to Joel Paulsen, Senior Associate in Fargo, North Dakota, for being recognized in Prairie Business Magazine’s 2018 40 Under 40!

Our team and clients have experienced Joel’s exemplary leadership and tireless commitment to excellence first-hand. #stantecproud Design with community in mind stantec.com/fargo-nd

Greg Thompson

AGE:

39

PROJECT MANAGER/PRINCIPAL, HOUSTON ENGINEERING FARGO, N.D.

At six-foot-five, Greg Thompson is easy to spot in a crowd – but it’s his demeanor and accomplishments that truly make him stand out.

Thompson is a water resources engineer trusted by clients throughout the Upper Midwest. He leads a team of engineers who provide hydraulic and hydrologic modeling support for flood mitigation, rural and urban drainage and other infrastructure projects.

Recognized by various organizations, Thompson received the North Dakota Young Engineer of the Year award in 2012, was chosen as an Emerging Leader through the American Council of Engineering Companies of North Dakota in 2014 and served as president of the North Dakota Society of Professional Engineers in 2015.

Outside of work, Thompson sits on a Boy Scouts of America Properties Committee, annually volunteers to lead construction projects for the Boy Scouts, leads his church’s Parking/Doors First Impressions team, has volunteered for STEM youth activities and has coached youth basketball and baseball.

Greg has emerged as a trusted expert and has served in a key role in some of North Dakota’s most vital flood protection and water resources projects. In fact, he is one of the original authors of the F-M Diversion model and now oversees the detailed modeling.

During the 2009 flood in Fargo, Greg worked with the city engineer the night before the crest to develop contingency plans. At 11 p.m. that same night, he went out to the 4th Street levee to direct and supervise residents to build sandbag levees on top of the permanent levees. He logged 36 hours straight in his efforts as a civil engineer to protect Fargo from the flood.

Jeremy Wohletz

AGE: 35

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF MUSIC, DICKINSON STATE UNIVERSITY DICKINSON, N.D.

At Dickinson State University, Jeremy Wohletz teaches music theory and woodwind lessons/pedagogy, and he directs the DSU Jazz Ensemble.

As a performer, he is an advocate for new music, both performing and commissioning new compositions. As a solo recitalist, he has presented performances and master classes throughout the United States, Canada and Portugal.

He also is one of the founding members of Dakota Jazz, a jazz combo that performs throughout North and South Dakota.

In addition to regular classroom teaching, Wohletz has been published in peer-reviewed journals and won second place in the 2014 International Clarinet Association research competition.

He has received several grants that let him travel to Bali, Indonesia, where he studied Balinese gamelan from a gamelan master. He continues to research, present and compose gamelan music.

Dr. Wohletz has a passion for music unlike any I have ever seen. He is always pushing himself to learn more about the overall field of music. He is always encouraging his students and motivating them to grow through their own skills as well. He takes every challenge head on and finds the best approach to handle it.

Nick Woodard

AGE: 37

PRESIDENT/CEO, UNITED SAVINGS CREDIT UNION DILWORTH, MINN.

Nick Woodard has been the president/CEO of United Savings Credit Union since the beginning of 2013. In 2017, he was named the Credit Union Association of the Dakotas Professional of the Year as well as being named a 2018 Credit Union Rock Star by Credit Union Magazine.

In Woodard’s time as CEO, United Savings Credit Union has experienced tremendous growth, built a new facility and updated the credit union’s products/services.

He currently serves on the CUAD/MASC Board and the Credit Union National Association’s Small Credit Union Committee Board, and is a member of the Moorhead Schools Citizens’ Finance Committee.

Woodard lives in Moorhead, Minn. with his wife, Christy, and their three sons.

During Nick’s time at United Savings Credit Union, he has driven a 28 percent increase in membership, doubled the organization’s loan portfolio and now manages $61 million in assets.

He has accomplished a great deal in his professional career, fosters a culture of teamwork, growth and giving back and is a clear leader in his industry.

Attorney Aubrey Zuger is a shareholder at Fredrikson & Byron, where she assists businesses and individuals in complex commercial and employment matters.

Zuger is a trial attorney, representing clients in court and in arbitration, as well as before federal and state agencies. She has handled multiple lawsuits with claims in excess of $20 million.

In addition to maintaining a busy private practice, Zuger provides pro bono services to those in need, including in asylum and family law matters, as well as to nonprofit organizations.

Zuger serves as the president-elect of the State Bar Association of North Dakota and on the board of the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Red River Valley.

Before joining Fredrikson & Byron, Zuger served as a law clerk for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and the North Dakota Supreme Court. Aubrey was named shareholder less than 10 years after entering private practice following distinguished clerkships with the North Dakota Supreme Court and United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. She is known in her profession to be a savvy advisor to her clients and a zealous but ethical and practical opponent in litigation.

And in addition to a flourishing practice, she is a mother of three, is involved in the legal community and is an active contributor to local nonprofits.

Aubrey Zuger

AGE: 35

ATTORNEY, FREDRIKSON & BYRON FARGO, N.D.