Board of Directors

Open positions

- Vice President (3-year Term)
- Reporter (2-Year Term)
- Internal Advisor (2-Year Term)
- Community Involvement Chair (2-Year Term)
- Member-at-Large (2-Year Term)

Board Applications now open!

Open positions

- Vice President (3-year Term)
- Reporter (2-Year Term)
- Internal Advisor (2-Year Term)
- Community Involvement Chair (2-Year Term)
- Member-at-Large (2-Year Term)

Application Process

- Applications Open (Sept 1 – Oct 3)
- Interviews (October)
- Member-at-Large Election (November)
- New Board Member Onboarding (December)

About the ggfyp Board

- The GGFYP Board of Directors determines the organizational and fiscal direction of the organization. The Board is made up of eleven voting members, including an executive team, three committee chairpersons, an internal advisor, and two members at large.

- The Board of Directors meets on the second Thursday of each month at the The 701 Coworking Space by Evolve GF. For more information or for meeting minutes, please contact Gon Carlson.

2025 - 2026 GGFYP Board of Directors

Molly Hane

PRESIDENT

Dan bryant

VICE PRESIDENT

Kaelan reedy

TREASURER

tess wall

REPORTER

Danielle piekarski

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT CHAIR

Caleb eilts

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CHAIR

Linh Lê

SOCIAL EVENTS CHAIR

Zachary tomczik

INTERNAL ADVISOR

Brenna Mathiason

MEMBER-AT-LARGE

Kristy coleman

MEMBER-AT-LARGE

matthew ternus

PAST PRESIDENT

Gon Carlson

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Our Advisory Board

Becky Mindeman

Gate City Bank

Brittany Dvorak

Ralph Englstad Arena

Chris Wolf

Alerus Financial

Derek Holt

FCCU

Derek Hoffert

Alerus Center

Deon Wawryniak

Houton Engineering Inc.

Gee Abdulnur

VantisUAS

Griffin Gillespie

Grand Forks Public Schools

Haley Rosaasen

City of Grand Forks

Jill Proctor

Downtown Development Association

Kathryn Kester, CNP

Xcel Energy

Keith Lund

GF Region EDC

Kristy Hall-Jiran

Altru Health System

Landon Bahl

Hospitality 322

Laura Nash Frisch

CVIC

Maggie Brockling, MPA

City of East Grand Forks

Meloney Linder, MA

UND

Tom Ford, MPA

Grand Forks County

Board of Director Commitments

1. Serve for a two-year term.
2. Attend board meetings & committee meetings, allowing for no more than three board meeting absences per year.
3. Come to meetings prepared and informed.
4. Provide a thoughtful and timely response to issues that arise between meetings.
5. Attend at least three organizational events in each calendar year on the board.

Member-at-Large Elections

- The Members-at-Large elected into their position by the general GGFYP membership. They are your representatives on the Board who represent the feelings of the general YP membership at all board discussions. They are responsible for welcoming new members and are the friendly face of our organization.
- Elections are held annually in November.