Board of Directors

Last year, incoming Vice President Bryan Klipfel, who recently retired from leading WSI and Job Service ND, stressed the importance of updating our strategic plan and volunteered to lead the effort. Jena reached out to United Way Worldwide, who generously offered their assistance. At the same time, they would use our United Way as a model for helping other local United Ways with the strategic planning process. And so began the important journey of many stakeholder meetings to help us move into the future.

Taking a close look at our role in the community, we will embark on setting an updated community agenda, increasing the capacity of our small, but mighty, team to deliver on the vision, and increasing volunteerism. This will help to accomplish our mission of uniting people and resources to activate volunteers, support and deliver programs and services, and fund solutions for a stronger community. We look forward to your input!

Executive Committee

Bryan Klipfel - President
Friend of United Way

Jim Haussler - Vice President
Friend of United Way 

Keith Mantz - Treasurer
ND Legislative Council

John Weber - Secretary
National Information Solutions Cooperative (NISC)

Brenda Blazer - Past President
Vogel Law Firm

Karin Haskell - Member-at-Large
Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate - Alliance Group

Board Members

Martin Fritz
Friend of United Way

Nate Hacker
Endeavor North Design

Jon Klein
Basin Electric Power Cooperative

Dorothy Lick
ND Bankers Association

Dawn Belohlavek
Knife River Corporation

Steve Bakken
Townsqaure Media

Amy Dalrymple
States Newsroom

Dr. Mary Dockter
University of Mary

Amy Schmidt
Friend of United Way

Dan White
Scheels

Jody Bjornson
WSI

Brad Hawk
ND Indian Affairs Commission

Dr. Steven Chuppe
Chuppe Health

Jeff Fastnacht
Bismarck Public Schools

Carly Retterath
Mandan Public Schools

Dr. Tara Feil
CHI St. Alexius Health

ShaLee Huntley
Bravera Bank - Bismarck Town Centre

Mark Wagner
Friend of United Way

Deb Kroshus
Friend of United Way

Mike Schneider
Friend of United Way

Kellie Erhardt
MDU Resources Group, Inc.

Shelley Gramling
Eide Bailly