Who's involved

North Dakota Compass involves a partnership between the Center for Social Research at North Dakota State University and Wilder Research (who developed Minnesota Compass).

Several funders and more than 50 people have shared their expertise in the development of North Dakota Compass. Their contributions are in addition to the more than 500 people who helped to develop the Minnesota Compass site on which our site is modeled. Current involvement includes:

Funders

Bush Foundation

Otto Bremer Foundation

In previous years, the following people helped North Dakota Compass in various committees. Please note: affiliations are as of the time that input was provided.

ND Compass Steering Committee

Margaret Arzdorf-Schubbe, Bush Foundation, Consultant
Scott Davis, North Dakota Indian Affairs Commission, Executive Director
Lynette Flage, NDSU Extension Service, Assistant Director
Brad Gibbens, Center for Rural Health, Deputy Director and Associate Director
Thomas Hill, Community Impact Director, United Way of Cass-Clay
Deb Nelson, Vision West ND, Consortium Administrator
Lexi Oestreich, FM Area Foundation, Program Officer
Erica Orton, Bush Foundation, Learning and Evaluation Manager
Terry Traynor, ND Association of Counties, Executive Director
Deb Watne, Dakota Medical Foundation, Donor Impact Director

ND Compass Advisory Group

Gene Buresh, Roosevelt Custer Regional Council for Development
Blake Crosby, ND League of Cities, Executive Director
Ben Ehreth, Department of Transportation
Kevin C. Iverson, North Dakota Census Office
Neil Scharpe, North Dakota Center for Persons with Disabilities
Kathy Strombeck, North Dakota Tax Department
Ryan Volk, ND Department of Commerce, Workforce Development Division

ND Compass Technical Working Groups

The following are the committees who have helped to shape the Compass topic areas.  Please let us know if we have included or omitted your name in error.

Aging Technical Working Group
Brian Arett, Valley Senior Services, Executive Director
Gretchen Dobervich, NDSU Masters of Public Health Program, Policy Manager
Shelly Peterson, North Dakota Long Term Care Association, President
Greg Sanders, NDSU Gerontology Program, Associate Dean/Professor/Program Coordinator
Jane Strommen, NDSU Extension, Nursing, PIN Project Coordinator, and gerontologist
Doug Wegh, Social Services, Director
Sheryl Pfliger, North Dakota Department of Human Services, Acting Director

Children and Youth Technical Working Group
Chip Ammerman, Department of Social Services, Social Service Director
Thomas Hill, United Way of Cass-Clay, Coordinator
Ethan Hoepfner, Youthworks,
Allie Mahoney, Prevent Child Abuse North Dakota, Program Support Manager
Brandy Randall, NDSU Department of Human Development and Family Science, Associate Professor
Molly Secor-Turner, NDSU Nursing, Assistant Professor,
Lisa Bjergaard, Division of Juvenile Services, Director

Civic Engagement Technical Working Group
Kris Fehr, Best Friends Mentoring Program, Executive Director
Marie Hvidsten, NDSU Extension, Rural Leadership Specialist
Al Jaeger, Secretary of State,
Dana Schaar, North Dakota Association of Nonprofit Organizations, Executive Director

Community Building Technical Working Group
Lynette Flage, NDSU Extension, Center for Community Vitality, Director
Gary Goreham, NDSU Department of Sociology, Professor

Disparities Technical Working Group
Jaclynn Davis-Wallette, NDSU Tribal College Partnership Program, Coordinator
Patrick Gulbranson, Family HealthCare Center, Chief Operating Officer/Deputy CEO

Early Childhood Technical Working Group
Tara Bitz, North Dakota Department of Public Instruction, Title I, Assistant Director

Economy and Workforce Technical Working Group
Everette Enno, Tri-County Regional Development Council
Patricia Moulton, North Dakota Center for Nursing, Executive Director
Ryan Volk, North Dakota Department of Commerce Workforce Development Division, Program Administrator (and member of the Workforce Data Resource Group)

Education Technical Working Group
Erin Stangeland, Cass County Youth Commission, member; North Dakota Juvenile Justice State Advisory Group, member
Gerry Teevens, North Dakota Department of Public Instruction, Special Education, Regional Coordinator
 Lodee Arnold, ND Department of Public Instruction, Office of Indian/Multicultural Education, Assistant Director

Environment Technical Working Group
Becky Jones Mahlum, Ducks Unlimited, Communications Manager for the Great Plains Regional Office
Joshua Kadrmas, Houston Engineering Inc., Environmental Engineer
Malini Srivastava, NDSU, Dept. of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, Assistant Professor
Mary Podoll, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in North Dakota, State Conservationist
Michael Noone, ND State Water Commission, Natural Resources Economist for Planning and Education

Health Technical Working Group
Ruth Bachmeier, North Dakota State Association of City/County Health Officials, Fargo/Cass Public Health, Chair
Tami Dillman, Central Valley Health District, Finance Director/ND SACCHO Director
Patricia Moulton, North Dakota Center for Nursing, Executive Director
Susan Sisk, St. Alexius Medical Center, VP of Accounting and Finance
Mandi-Leigh Peterson, Center for Rural Health, Research Analyst
Patrick Gulbranson, Family HealthCare Center, Chief Operating Officer/ Deputy CEO

Housing Technical Working Group
Lynn Fundingsland, Fargo Housing and Redevelopment Authority, Executive Director
Max Wetz, North Dakota Housing Finance Agency, Public Affairs, Director

Immigration Technical Working Group
Abby Gold, NDSU Extension Service and University of Minnesota Extension, Nutrition/Wellness Specialist and Assistant Professor
Kerri Whipple, North Dakota Department of Public Instruction, ELL Programs for Title I Unit, Assistant Director

Public Safety Technical Working Group
Tom Erhardt, North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Transitional Planning Services, Deputy Director
Cecily Fong, North Dakota Department of Emergency Services, Public Information Officer
Janelle Moos, North Dakota Council on Abused Women’s Services, Executive Director

Transportation Technical Working Group
Ben Ehreth, Bismarck Metropolitan Planning Organization, Transportation Planner
Jeremy Mattson, North Dakota Small Urban and Rural Transit Center for the Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute, NDSU, Associate Research Fellow

Original Start-up Funders

Bush Foundation
Otto Bremer Foundation
Dakota Medical Foundation
North Dakota State University Development Foundation

 

These committee members provided feedback and assistance in creating the North Dakota Compass website.

Please note: affiliations are as of the time that input was provided.

Allison Barmann, Bush Foundation, Vice President of Strategy and Learning
Pat Berger, United Way of Grand Forks, East Grand Forks and Area, President
Debra Gebeke, NDSU Extension, Family & Consumer Sciences, Asst. Director
Tony LookingElk, Otto Bremer Trust, Regional Director
Pat Traynor, Dakota Medical Foundation/Impact Foundation, Executive Director
Andy Peterson, North Dakota Chamber of Commerce, President
Diane Benjamin, Otto Bremer Foundation, Program Officer
Max Wetz, North Dakota Housing Finance Agency, Public Affairs
Alison Dollar, North Dakota Department of Public Instruction, Director of Special Education
Raymond Goldsteen, Dr.P.H, UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Population Health
Dave Leftwich, North Dakota Department of Transportation, Deputy Director for Business Support
Don Scott, Alex Stern Foundation, Executive Director
Emily Klym, ND Small Business Center, Strom Center
Gen Smith, Common Enterprise Development Corporation
Gordon La France, Department of Commerce, Compliance Manager
Jill Hough, North Dakota Small Urban and Rural Transit Center for the Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute, NDSU, Program Director
Kathy Tweeten, NDSU Extension, Center for Community Vitality
Kayla Pulvermacher, North Dakota Education Association, UniServ Director and Government Relations Specialist
Kevin Dvorak, North Dakota Community Foundation, President and CEO
Lisa Jahner, ND Association of Counties, Juvenile Justice Program
Patricia Patron, Family HealthCare Center, Executive Director
Paul Ronningen, Children’s Defense Fund, State Coordinator
Randi Roth, Otto Bremer Foundation, Executive Director
Rod Landblom, Roosevelt Custer Regional Council for Development
Susan Davis, Common Enterprise Development Corporation
Tara Muhlhauser, ND Dept. of Human Svcs., Children & Family Svcs.
Nicole Peske, ND League of Cities, Education and Training
Ray Ann Kilen, ND Small Business Center, Strom Center, Interim Associate Director
Tyrone Grandstrand, Common Enterprise Development Corporation
Jan Engan, North Dakota Department of Human Services, Aging Services Division, Director
Kara Gravley-Stack, NDSU Equity and Diversity Center, Director
Susan Helgeland, Mental Health America of North Dakota, Executive Director
Lisa Bjergaard, Division of Juvenile Services, Director
Zach Lipp, Venture Youth Alliance
Doreen Riedman, North Dakota Association of Builders, Executive Director
Cher Hersrud, Independent Consultant
Reba (Rebecca) Mathern-Jacobson, March of Dimes, ND chapter, Director of Program Services
Michael Carbone, North Dakota Coalition for Homeless People, Executive Director
Michael Ziesch, Job Service North Dakota
Karen Olson, Venture Youth Alliance for Fargo-Moorhead, Coordinator
Jessica Gilbertson, North Dakota Association of Nonprofit Organizations, Executive Director
Mark Schaefer, ND Head Start State Collaboration Office, Administrator
Frank “Steve” Snow, North Dakota Department of Public Instruction, Management Information Systems Director; K12 Longitudinal Data System Project, Project Director
Kerri Whipple, North Dakota Department of Public Instruction, ELL Programs for Title I Unit, Assistant Director
Keely Ihry, Dakota Medical Foundation, Grants Director

At-Large Community Members

These community members have provided data and assistance to the North Dakota Compass website.

Please note: affiliations are as of the time that input was provided.

Carmell Barth, ND Department of Health, Division of Vital Records
Kim Mertz, ND Department of Health, Division of Family Health
Deb Pilon, ND Department of Public Instruction, Safe & Healthy Schools

Center for Social Research

The Center for Social Research (CSR) is a social research unit at North Dakota State University dedicated to providing high quality data, research, and evaluation services to an array of entities including federal, state, and local governments, foundations and nonprofit organizations, and educational institutions. CSR staff contributing to the ND Compass social indicators website include:

Nancy Hodur, Center for Social Research Director

Mihaela "Ina" Cernusca, Project Director

Kaeleigh Schroeder, Research Specialist

Kendra Erickson-Dockter, Research Specialist

Jerry Dogbey-Gakpetor, Research Specialist

Student support from David Adeleke - Doctoral program in Bioinformatics
Rakibul Hasan Khan - Master's program in Business Analytics
Khalifa Muyideen - Master's program in Business Analytics

North Dakota Compass

Center for Social Research
North Dakota State University

Compass created by:
Wilder Research

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