Michelle Kommer
Commissioner
701-328-5300
Shawn Kessel
Deputy Commissioner
701-328-5300
Administrative Staff
Karla Koenig
Executive Assistant to Commissioner Kommer
701-328-5324
Sherri Frieze
Boards and Commissions Executive Assistant
701-328-5311
Denise Faber
Executive Assistant to Deputy Commissioner/HR Specialist
701-328-7282
Main Street Community
Emily Brown
Main Street Community Engagement Manager
701-328-5312
Maria Effertz Hanson
Community Development Leader
701-328-5300
Brett Gurholt
Community Development Liason
701-328-7264
Fiscal Services
Celeste Engelhard
Account/Budget Manager
701-328-5306
Michelle Halone
Accounting/Budget Specialist
701-328-5398
Megan Reis
Account/Budget Specialist
701-328-7255
Lori Nitsch
Grants and Contracts Officer
701-328-2693
Kerri Kraft
Program Specialist/Procurement Specialist
701-328-7263
Marketing & Communications
Heather LeMoine
Marketing and Research Manager
701-328-5372
Penny Blotsky
Marketing Specialist
701-328-7265
Chris Addison
Graphic Design Specialist
701-328-7260
Kim Schmidt
Communications Manager
701-328-2532
Kayla Jo Finley
Communications Specialist
701-328-5300
Alicia Jolliffe
Social Media Strategist
701-328-2548
Digital Systems
Tricia Miller
Digital Systems Manager
701-328-5328
James (Scooter) Pursley
Content Development Specialist
701-328-2874
Cassie Theurer
Digital Asset Specialist
701-328-5387
Research/Commercialization
Joseph Mwagura
Economic & Market Research Analyst
701-328-5300
Census
Kevin Iverson
Demographer
701-328-5385
Joe Cicha
Census Specialist
701-328-7283
Gabrielle Proffitt
Census Assistant
701-328-5300
Partners
Tony Richards
Director of Impact Dakota (Manufacturing Extension Partnership)
701-354-0976
Christy Dodd
Director - Center for Technology & Business
701-223-0707
David Martin
Director - SBDC
701-777-6825
Drew Combs
North Dakota Trade Office
701-929-6702