Jay Schuler
Commissioner
701-328-5300
Justin Dever
Co-Deputy Commissioner
701-328-7258
Sandy McMerty
Co-Deputy Commissioner
701-328-5371
Administrative Staff
LaVonne Stair
Office Manager
701-328-5317
Joleen M. Leier
Human Resources Specialist
701-328-2469
Faye Wangen
Program Assistant
701-328-2697
Finance
Celeste Engelhard
Account/Budget Manager
701-328-5306
Michelle Halone
Accounting/Budget Specialist
701-328-5398
Lori Nitsch
Grants and Contracts Officer
701-328-2693
Peggy M. Anderson
Accounting/Budget Specialist
701-328-7255
Marketing and Communications
Sandy McMerty
Senior Marketing & Communications Manager/Co-Deputy Commissioner
701-328-5371
Brianna Ludwig
Marketing Manager
701-328-5383
Kim Schmidt
Public and Media Relations Manager
701-328-2532
Jesse Bradley
Communications Manager
701-328-5300
Tricia Miller
Digital Systems Manager
701-328-5328
Secretarial
Aasta Stute
Administrative Assistant
701-328-4140
Denise Faber
Administrative Assistant
701-328-7282
Connie Hill
Administrative Assistant
701-328-1031
Pam Heiser
Receptionist
701-328-5300
Information Technology
Brad Rosenfeldt
Information Technology Manager
701-328-5362
Census Office
Kevin Iverson
Census Office Manager/Procurement Manager
701-328-5385
Joe Cicha
Census Specialist
701-328-7283
Office of Innovation & Strategic Initiatives
Justin Dever
Manager/Co-Deputy Commissioner
701-328-7258
Christopher Kalash
Commercialization Manager
701-328-5322
Jared Stober
Entrepreneurship Program Manager
701-328-5373
Carla Hahn
Accountability Manager
701-328-3698
Rachael Flagstad
Boards and Commissions Specialist
701-328-7260
Partners
Tony Richards
Director of Impact Dakota (Manufacturing Extension Partnership)
701-328-5471
Deb Eslinger
Director - Center for Technology & Business
701-223-0707
David Martin
Director - SBDC
701-328-5865
Dean Gorder
Executive Director - North Dakota Trade Office
701-231-1159