John Hertsgaard is Partner/Owner of Hertsgaard Farms and President/CEO of SpaceAge Synthetics. His previous positions include Director of Far East Operations for Amphenol Corporation in Hong Kong from 1985 – 1989. He is a member of Kindred Lions, the North Dakota Farm Bureau, and the North Dakota Corn Growers. He serves on the Board of the Kindred Economic Development Corporation and the Kindred Cemetery.

Rick Steen is a retired CPA from Eide Bailly, where he worked for 38 years and was a partner with the firm for 24 years. He most recently completed 8 years (two terms) as a Cass County Commissioner. He is a member of the American Institute of CPAs and a member of the North Dakota Society of CPAs. He serves as the vice-chair on the FargoDome Authority Board and is a board member for the Greater Fargo Moorhead Economic Development Corporation.

Cheryl Anderson is a retired nurse from Sanford Health.  She and her husband, Keith, own and operate KCA Farms.  Cheryl serves as President of Shepherd of the Prairie Parish, President of Walcott Lutheran Church, Sexton of Walcott Cemetery, and President of the Walcott Veteran’s Memorial project.

Jerilyn Brantner-Adams of Fargo ND is a partner with the Vogel Law Firm.  She serves as Vice-Chair of the Board of Regents and Oak Grove Lutheran School and is a member of the Cass County Bar Association and the Family Law Sections of both the North Dakota State Bar and the American Bar Associations.

Laura Ness Owens is Chief Marketing Officer for Doosan Bobcat, Inc. She serves on the Association of Equipment Manufacturers Board of Directors, the Wall Street Journal CMO Council and is a Registered Yoga Teacher. Laura is married with two children in the JPII Catholic School System and is a member of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church.

Beth Renner retired as head of the Advice Center within the Advice and Planning Center of Excellence for Wealth and Investment Management at Wells Fargo. She has more than 30 years of experience in the financial service industry and the field of philanthropy. Beth is a member of the Concordia College Board of Regents.

Lianne Rockstad is a retired Business Owner of AB Art Gallery. Lianne has served as a past board member of the Kindred Area Dollars for Scholars and the ND State Dollars for Scholars and is a member of the Ladies Oriental Shrine Waheed Court #81. In her past employment with H.C. Price Company, she spent 23 years working in a subcontractor role on the Trans-Alaska pipeline.