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 2024
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

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 2024
Director of Environmental Services
CHI St. Alexius Health
701-530-4892
darrel.hellman@commonspirit.org

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 2024
Manager of Safety & Health
ONEOK, Rockies Midstream, LLC
896 25th St SE
Sidney, MT 59270
406-433-8757
max.milne@oneok.com

Jeremy Olson
Term Ending February 2024
ND House of Representatives
Box 692
Arnegard, ND 58835
701-651-7486
jeremy_olson@hotmail.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

Jason Uhlir
Term Ending February 2024
Corporate Services Manager
Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc.
5301 32nd Ave S
Grand Forks, ND 58201
701-795-4264
juhlir@minnkota.com

Julie Vetter
Term Ending February 2026
Retired – Hess
701-240-4028
juliev@srt.com