NDSC BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Executive Committee
PRESIDENT
Dave Hoekstra
Term Ending February 2025
Chief Banking Officer
Starion Bank
333 N 4th Street
Bismarck, ND 58502-0777
701-250-1492
daveh@starionbank.com
VICE PRESIDENT
Denise Kolpack
Term Ending February 2026
City of Fargo, City Commissioner
denisekolpack@yahoo.com
SECRETARY/TREASURER
Randy Niles
Term Ending February 2025
Safety Manager
American Crystal Sugar
101 N 3rd Street
Moorhead, MN 56560
218-236-4400
rniles@crystalsugar.com
BOARD CHAIR
James Thorson
Term Ending February 2026
Safety Coordinator
City of Grand Forks
701-746-2669
jthorson@grandforksgov.com
Board Members
Glenn Baranko
Term Ending February 2027
President
Baranko Companies
PO Box820
Dickinson, ND 58601
701-483-5868
glenn@barankoinc.com
Christin Fine
Term Ending February 2025
Director, Environment, Health & Safety
UND EERC
15 N 23rd St Stop 9018
Grand Forks, ND 58202
701-777-5289
cfine@undeerc.org
Cheryl A. Froelich, PHR, SHRM-CP
Term Ending February 2027
Director Human Resources
BNI Coal
PO Box 897
1637 Burnt Boat Drive
Bismarck, ND 58502
O: 701-355-5504
M: 701-226-1961
CFroelich@BNIEnergy.com
Patty Furuseth
Term Ending February 2026
Personal Safety Professional
Marathon Petroleum Corporation
2972 108 S Avenue SW
Dickinson, ND 58601
701-290-8576
hfuruseth@marathonpetroleum.com
Darrel Hellman
Term Ending February 2027
Director of Environmental Services
CHI St. Alexius Health
701-530-4892
darrel.hellman@commonspirit.org
Jay Ivey
Term Ending February 2026
Environment Health & Safety Manager
North Dakota Midstream & Infrastructure
HESS Corporation
3015 16th St SW, Ste 20
Minot, ND 58701
281-229-4108
john.w.ivey@hess.com
Rod Koch
Term Ending February 2026
Plant Manager
WCCO Belting, ContiTech USA, Inc.
1998 9th St. North
Wahpeton, ND 58075
701-642-8787
rodney.koch@continental.com
Bill Kopp
Term Ending February 2025
Executive Director
Sanford Health Bismarck
701-516-3545
william.kopp@sanfordhealth.org
Max Milne
Term Ending February 2027
Manager of Safety & Health
ONEOK, Rockies Midstream, LLC
896 25th St SE
Sidney, MT 59270
406-433-8757
max.milne@oneok.com
Jeffrey Rust
Term Ending February 2025
Vice President of Operations
WBI Energy
1250 W Century Ave
Bismarck, ND 58503
701-530-1064
jeff.rust@wbienergy.com
Nathan Sandberg
Term Ending February 2027
Safety/Environmental Manager
Northern Improvement Company
1721 Burlington Drive
Bismarck, ND 58504
701-223-6695
nsandberg@nicnd.com
Jason Uhlir
Term Ending February 2027
Corporate Services Manager
Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc.
5301 32nd Ave S
Grand Forks, ND 58201
701-795-4264
juhlir@minnkota.com