WORK WELL - Key Persons


Adam Kurtz

Job Titles:
  • Strategic Communication Editor
  • Strategic Communication Editor, UND Communications

Aimee Halstenson

Job Titles:
  • Web Manager

Alexander Kroke

Job Titles:
  • Asst Dir Marketing Strategy

Alissa Hancock

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Community Relations Committee
  • Co - Chair )
  • Medical Curriculum Coordinator
  • Medical Curriculum Coordinator, Education Resources

Alyssa Carlson

Job Titles:
  • Digital Marketing Specialist
  • Digital Marketing Specialist, Marketing & Creative Services

Andrea Velaris

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Constitutions, Bylaws and Elections Committee
  • Payment Services Manager

Andria Spaeth

Job Titles:
  • Member of the EngagementFundraising Committee

Andy Larson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Constitutions, Bylaws and Elections Committee

Anna Marie Kinney

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Legislative Committee
  • Vice President - President Elect

Becca Warnke

Job Titles:
  • Marketing Coordinator
  • Marketing Coordinator, Marketing & Creative Services

Brandon Wallace - Treasurer

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Staff & Professional Development Committee
  • Treasurer
  • Senior Financial Accountant
  • Senior Financial Accountant, Controller

Brenda Halle

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant
  • Member of the Community Relations Committee
  • Administrative Assistant, VP Research & Economic Dev
  • Co - Chair )

Brian Schill

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Legislative Committee
  • Dir of Alumni & Comm Relations
  • Dir of Alumni & Comm Relations, Alumni & Community Relations
  • Legislative Committee Chair

Brooke Conlin

Job Titles:
  • Dir Ceremonies & Univ Events
  • Dir Ceremonies & Univ Events, Ceremonies & University Events

Carl Iseminger

Job Titles:
  • Payment Services Technician

Cassie Niles

Job Titles:
  • Videographer

Cheryl Misialek

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Community Relations Committee
  • Office Manager
  • Secretary
  • Office Manager, Biology

Chester Fritz

Job Titles:
  • Library

Chris Egeland

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Public Relations Committee
  • Public Relations Committee Chair

Chris Larson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Staff Recognition Committee

Connor Murphy

Job Titles:
  • Internal Communications Editor
  • Internal Communications Editor, UND Communications

Danielle Schindele

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Public Relations Committee
  • Member of the Staff & Professional Development Committee

David Dodds - CCO

Job Titles:
  • Director of Communications
  • Director of Communications, UND Communications / Media Engagement, FOIA Facilitations, Media Interview Prep
  • Member of the Division of Marketing & Communications
David Dodds is the UND Communications Director and a member of the Division of Marketing & Communications. In those roles, Dodds develops and implements media and communications strategies for UND, develops strategic media plans, coordinates public relations, UND Today, manages media contacts, pitches stories and responds to media and public inquiries. Dodds began his Communication Director duties on Feb. 19, 2019. He is the founding editor and developer of UND Today. Dodds has been with UND for 15 years, and has worked primarily with media, publications and public relations. Previously, he was a reporter for The Grand Forks Herald, where he mostly covered higher education in North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota. Retired from the North Dakota Army National Guard, Dodds served on several deployments as a military journalist, including to the Middle East and Balkans over his 25-year military career. While in the Army, Dodds managed visits by national and international civilian reporters, helping them embed with troops who were serving overseas. He has been deployed to Iraq, Qatar, Kosovo, Germany, Italy and South Korea. Dodds, who was born in New Rockford, N.D., and grew up in Dickinson, N.D., earned his bachelor's degree in communication from UND in 1998. He is married to Jennifer, an elementary teacher in Grand Forks, where they have chosen to settle and raise five daughters: Emma, Eliza, Josephine, Amelia and Lydia. He succeeded longtime University spokesman and former Interim Vice President for University Relations Peter Johnson.

Diana Duchscherer

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Community Relations Committee

Donna Smith

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Vice President for Equal Opportunity & Title IX

Elizabeth Weber

Job Titles:
  • Editor
  • Graphic Designer

Emily Beck

Job Titles:
  • Content Strategist / Writer

Eric Gutzwiller

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Community Relations Committee

Erin Morrow

Job Titles:
  • Procurement Officer

Grace Brown

Job Titles:
  • Accountant

Hannah Phelps

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Community Relations Committee

Hayley Kuntz

Job Titles:
  • Social Media Manager

HR Listservs

Job Titles:
  • CHRO

Ivy Baird

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Staff Recognition Committee
  • Program Coordinator

Jaime Adams

Job Titles:
  • Graphic Designer

Jamey Holweger

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Legislative Committee

Janelle Vonasek

Job Titles:
  • Special Projects Editor

Jasmine Hurley

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Public Relations Committee

Jason Gallagher

Job Titles:
  • Procurement Officer

Jay Ekren

Job Titles:
  • Procurement Specialist

Jeffrey Capp

Job Titles:
  • Procurement Officer

Jen Curry

Job Titles:
  • Account Technician

Jen Proulx

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Staff Recognition Committee
  • Events & Communication Coordinator

Jen Rogers

Job Titles:
  • Director of University Policy

Jennifer Rogers

Job Titles:
  • Director of University Policy

Jennifer Swangler

Job Titles:
  • Dir Mktg & Creative Strategies

Jennifer Weigel

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant
  • Member of the Staff & Professional Development Committee

Jessica Craig

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Public Relations Committee

Jessica Kinneberg

Job Titles:
  • Creative Director & Brand Mgr

Jill Novotny

Job Titles:
  • Asst to the VP Marktng & Comm

Jim Reid

Job Titles:
  • Account Technician

Joe LaDoux

Job Titles:
  • Procurement Officer

Jordan Eberhardt

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the EngagementFundraising Committee
  • Engagement Committee Chair
  • Engineering IT Coordinator

Joseph Banish

Job Titles:
  • Strategic Communication Writer

Kaitlin Lockett

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Staff Recognition Committee
  • Membership Officer
  • Financial

Karla Mongeon-Stewart

Job Titles:
  • Vice President for Finance & Operations / COO
  • VP Finance & Operations / COO

Kathryn Wise

Job Titles:
  • Coordinator
  • Member of the Staff Recognition Committee
  • Staff Recognition Committee Chair

Katie Kucera

Job Titles:
  • Member of the EngagementFundraising Committee

Kellie Ebertowski

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Constitutions, Bylaws and Elections Committee
Responsible for both the year-round Jeans Give Back fundraiser and the annual Tubs of Love donation drive.

Kristi Embry

Job Titles:
  • Member of the EngagementFundraising Committee

Kristin Ellwanger

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Community Relations Committee

Kyle Kinnamon

Job Titles:
  • Marketing Manager

Kylie Schroeder

Job Titles:
  • Program Assistant

Laura McDaniel

Job Titles:
  • Senior Graphic Designer

Lindsay Sannes

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Public Relations Committee

Linnea Nelson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Legislative Committee

Lori Shafer

Job Titles:
  • Budget & HR Manager

Madison Kunz

Job Titles:
  • Graphic Designer

Marcie Simpson

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant

Matthew Schill

Job Titles:
  • Senior Videographer

Meloney Linder - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President

Michael Ullrich

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Legislative Committee

Mike Hess

Job Titles:
  • Photographer

Mike Pieper

Job Titles:
  • Associate Vice President for Facilities

Mike Wozniak - President

Job Titles:
  • President

Monica Evavold

Job Titles:
  • Member of the EngagementFundraising Committee
  • Events & Projects Coordinator

Nancy Nelson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Public Relations Committee

Natalie Talk

Job Titles:
  • Member of the EngagementFundraising Committee
  • Procurement Systems Adminstr

Nicole Massie

Job Titles:
  • Events & Projects Coordinator

Odella Fuqua

Job Titles:
  • Associate Vice President for Finance

Paula Cox

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Constitutions, Bylaws and Elections Committee
  • Member of the EngagementFundraising Committee
  • Honors Program Associate

Peggy Varberg

Job Titles:
  • Associate Vice President for Human Resources & Payroll Services
  • Associate Vice President, Human Resources

Peni Rosten

Job Titles:
  • Marketing Coordinator

Priya Chimote

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Staff Recognition Committee

Rachel Langley

Job Titles:
  • Web Specialist

Robert Benda

Job Titles:
  • Videographer

Robert Frasier

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Officer
  • Executive Assistant

Rodney Clark

Job Titles:
  • Associate Vice President for Public Safety / Chief of Police

Sabina Haase

Job Titles:
  • Marketing Coordinator

Sammy Bales

Job Titles:
  • Procurement Manager

Samuel Kontz

Job Titles:
  • Procurement Officer

Samuel Larson

Job Titles:
  • Procurement Officer

Sara Haugen

Job Titles:
  • Marketing Manager

Sara Westall

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Staff & Professional Development Committee

Shawna Schill

Job Titles:
  • Senior University Photographer

Tanner Rosendahl

Job Titles:
  • Digital Marketing Manager

Taylor Hanson Wald

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Legislative Committee

Tera Buckley

Job Titles:
  • Director Web / Digital Strategy

Tom Dennis

Job Titles:
  • Editor, UND Today

Tom Scrivener - Chief Procurement Officer

Job Titles:
  • Chief Procurement Officer

Vaafusuaga Boese

Job Titles:
  • Classrooms Manager

Walter Criswell

Job Titles:
  • Writer / Editor

Zachary Aubol

Job Titles:
  • Staff & Professional Development Committee Chair

Zak Aubol

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Staff & Professional Development Committee