Taking care of business.

Traill County EDC董事会成员由Traill County Commission任命，代表整个县的各个地区.

Gary Nysveen, Chair, Hillsboro Representative

Gary Nysveen在TCEDC董事会中代表希尔斯伯勒市. He grew up on his family farm in rural Cummings, N.D., where he and his wife, Judy, currently reside. 2005年，Gary和Judy创办了Hillsboro Cooling Heating Refrigeration，后来更名为Envirotech. Gary在Wahpeton的北达科他州立科学学院获得了供暖和制冷服务以及暖通空调布局和设计证书. He has more than 35 years of experience in HVAC. 他是制冷服务工程师协会(红河分会-法戈)和上中西部地区制冷服务工程师协会的认证会员和前任主席. 他是希尔斯伯勒商业协会的前主席和希尔斯伯勒经济发展公司的成员. 他还是挪威路德教会的执事，也是北达科他州特奥会的长期支持者. 他毕业于希尔斯伯勒公立学校，在那里他参与了体育，FFA和4-H. 他喜欢打高尔夫球、钓鱼、观看高中和北达科他州大学的体育比赛. He and Judy have three daughters and three grandchildren. They raise assorted animals, including cattle, on their farm. Reach Gary at (701) 430-1003 or hchr@rrv.net.

Scott Hovde, Vice Chair, Portland Representative

斯科特·霍夫德(Scott Hovde)是梅维尔鹅河银行和波特兰西部农场的一名信贷员. He was appointed to TCEDC in 2011. A Traill County native, Scott was raised on a rural Portland farm, graduating from MayPort-CG High School. 他拥有农业系统管理学士学位和农业综合企业和应用经济学硕士学位, both from NDSU. He previously was employed as a banker in Grafton, N.D., before returning to live in Portland. 斯科特喜欢体育赛事和户外活动，是埃比尼泽路德兄弟教会的成员. Scott and his wife, Meghan, live in Portland.

Sarah Lovas, Treasurer, Director-at-Large

Sarah于2020年1月被任命为Traill County EDC董事会成员. 她拥有农业系统管理理学学士学位，辅修植物科学和音乐, with a Master’s of Science in soil science. She and her husband, Jason, and son, Axel, live in Hillsboro, where she works as an agronomist, independent crop consultant and farmer. Sarah also is involved with Hillsboro Kiwanis, the North Dakota State Board of Agricultural Research and Education, 北达科他州认证作物顾问委员会和特拉尔县农业局. She enjoys music in her spare time.

Roxanne Phipps, Past Chair, Hatton Representative

罗克珊·菲普斯是哈顿市在TCEDC董事会的代表, and she joined TCEDC in 2012. Roxanne grew up in New Town, N.D. 她在美国迈诺特大学获得工商管理学士学位.D.) State University. She is married with two children and lives in Hatton, working as Business Manager at Hatton Eielson Public School. She previously traveled with her husband while he served in the U.S. Air Force and experienced living in Portsmouth, N.H., Azores Island, Portugal, Mountain Home, Idaho and the Grand Forks (N.D.) AFB. During times of relocation, she worked at various entities. Roxanne serves on the St. John. Lutheran Church Mission Endowment committee. 她的爱好包括打高尔夫球、剪贴簿和与家人共度时光. You can contact her at Roxanne.Phipps@k12.nd.us.

Ben Hershey, Director, Buxton Representative

本·好时是Iteris公司气象服务运营副总裁. located in Grand Forks. He has served on the TCEDC board since 2015. 本来自明尼阿波利斯地区，2000年搬到大福克斯，在北达科他州大学攻读大气科学学位. 他于2004年完成了他的本科研究，并于2007年继续在UND获得了他的大气科学硕士学位. 本目前居住在巴克斯顿与他的妻子和孩子，是一个活跃的成员在社区. He currently is president of Buxton Improvement Group (BIG), 他是巴克斯顿消防局的助理消防队长，也是中央山谷学校CTE咨询委员会的社区成员. You can contact him at ben.hershey81@gmail.com.

Kurt Elliott, Director, Traill County Commission Representative

布兰查德的库尔特·埃利奥特在特拉尔县委员会中代表第二区, where he serves as vice chair. 他毕业于Clifford-Galesburg高中，后来获得北达科他州立大学农业经济学学士学位. 除了在Traill County EDC董事会和县委员会任职, 他还担任AgCountry Farm Credit Services的董事会成员, Lake Agassiz Regional Development and Traill United Group. He and his wife, Cheryl, farm and raise livestock near Blanchard. They have three children – Chase, Dani and Levi – and a grandson, Bridger. 在业余时间，库尔特喜欢和他的牛、朋友和孙子在一起.

Ken Nesvig, Director, Traill County Commission Representative

来自巴克斯顿农村的肯·内斯维格代表特拉尔县委员会在TCEDC董事会. He represents District 3, consisting of the following Townships – Belmont, Bingham, Buxton, Caledonia, Eldorado, Ervin, Herberg, Hillsboro, Stavanger, Wold; all of Buxton City; and all that part of Reynolds City located in Traill County. You can contact him at ken.nesvig@co.traill.nd.us.

Cassie Braaten, Director, Mayville Representative

Cassie是Mayville本地人，毕业于May-Port CG高中. 她有八年的房地产经验，其中五年是经纪人/业主. 她住在梅维尔的乡村，热衷于促进我们小镇的积极社区和经济增长.

David Knudsvig, Director, Townships Representative

David Knudsvig, 从2020年1月开始，一位来自巴克斯顿农村的农民和牧场主被任命为董事会成员. 他获得了北达科他州大学的中等教育和工业技术学士学位, 他说他很高兴来到特雷尔县，因为这是一个生活的好地方. David is very active in the area, serving on the board of Valley United Co-op, Central Valley School Board, Buxton Fire Department and Traill County Soils Committee, and also is a Buxton Township supervisor. His wife, Erica, is a flight attendant for United Airlines and the couple has a daughter, Ellie, who is a sophomore at Central Valley School and a son, Jack, who is a seventh-grader at Central Valley. In his spare time, David enjoys farming and ranching, 打高尔夫球，帮助别人完成他们的项目——除了那些他妻子想要完成的. You can reach him at dksgcowboy@gmail.com.

Dr. Brian Van Horn, Director, Mayville State University Representative

Dr. Brian Horn于2020年1月被任命为梅维尔州立大学TCEDC董事会的代表. Brian became the president of Mayville State University on July 1, 2018, 曾任默里州立大学副教务长兼院长, Murray, Ky. Coming from a rural background, he understands the challenges faced in meeting critical workforce needs. A native of Benton, Ill., 布莱恩毕业于本顿联合高中，然后进入南伊利诺伊大学卡本代尔分校读大学, where he played baseball. He then transferred to Murray State University, 他在那里获得了理学学士学位和公共管理硕士学位. 后来，他在孟菲斯大学(University of Memphis)获得领导与政策研究博士学位. 布莱恩住在梅维尔郊外的一个农场里，有两个孩子，威尔和艾拉.