📆 January 29th
📍 701 Coworking Space | 3012 University Avenue, Grand Forks, ND
⏰ 12:00PM – 1:00PM

As we enter the new year and start setting up our resolutions, it is a good time to remember that it is OK to fail. Failure is a part of learning. Come enjoy a free lunch with us and listen to Tom Ford discuss how “It’s OK to Fail”.

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An Introduction to Tom Ford:

Tom Ford serves as the Grand Forks County Administrator. He has been with the County for twelve years. Ford is responsible to the Grand Forks County Commission for the daily administration of County affairs, counseling the Commission, and County departments in areas of administration, county internal and external affairs, policy, laws, and procedures.

Ford represents the County and manages, directs, and coordinates programs and activities for governmental relations, to include working with Federal and State legislative and executive officers, officers of local government and community groups. At the State level, Ford manages, directs, coordinates, and communicates the County’s legislative priorities/concerns prior to and during each North Dakota Legislative session. He also oversees the Grand Sky project on Grand Forks AFB, a 50-year Enhanced Use Lease partnership with the United States Air Force.

Ford serves the community through various other activities such as Governor Armstrong’s North Dakota Military Commission, Grand Forks Region Base Retention & Investment Committee, Grand Forks Region EDC Board of Directors, Grand Forks Region Community Foundation Board of Directors, Grand Forks Young Professionals Advisory Board, Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Committee, UND’s Research Institute for Autonomous Systems’ Public Sector Board of Directors and serves as Vice President on the Association of Defense Communities Board of Directors.

Ford graduated with a Master of Public Administration degree from the University of North Dakota. He currently resides in Grand Forks, ND with his wife, and son.