Bringing Together Students, Educators, and Leading Employers

Satisfy your entrepreneurial appetite! Visit with top CEO's and entrepreneurs as they share their recipes for success. For more information on how students can participate, please see "Opportunities for High School & College Students Brochure" in the Documents and Files section to the right.

2009 Participating CEOs

• Chris Baumgartner
  Basin Electric 
• John Berger
  Tesoro Refinery
• Nathan Berseth
  Procurement Assistance Center and the ND American Indian Business Development Center
• Joel Bleth
  Medora Environmental, Inc., SolarBee, Inc. & SolarBee Transport Corporation
• Brent Brannon
  Aurora Land Services, LLC
• John Calvert
  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
• Kent Ellis
  Paladin Resources, Inc.
• Joel Erickson
  Bank of North Dakota
• Mike Fladeland
  Montana-Dakota Utilities Company
• Donald Frye
  Otter Tail Power Company
• Shannon Gangl
  Seven Seas Hotel, Double Inn, & KO Construction
• Patrick Garrity
  Iowa State University Leopold Center
• Gerald Groenewold
  Energy and Environmental Research Center
• Curt Heidt
  Federal Home Loan of Des Moines
• Niles Hushka
  Kadrmas, Lee & Jackson Solutions, Inc.
• Joe Jaszkowiak
  NAVTEQ
• Scott Macintosh
  ND Chamber of Commerce
• Brenda Nagel
  Aetna
• William Nelson
  CHS Foundation
• Sarah Otte Coleman
  ND Tourism
• Dean Rummel
  TMI
• John Sanstead
  Pearce & Durick
• Don Senechal
  The Windmill Group, LLC
• Dewey Tietz
  CrossCountry Courier
• Stuart Tracy
  Pirogue Grill
• Mark Watne
  Agraria Restaurant & ND Farmers Union
• Keith Witt
  Bismarck Police Department

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