Staff Directory by Location
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NDSU-North Dakota Forest Service
State Headquarters - Molberg Center
307 - 1st Street East
Bottineau ND 58318-1100
Telephone: (701) 328-9944
E-mail: forest@nd.gov
Tom Claeys - State Forester
Tel: (701) 328-9945 • E-mail: Thomas.Claeys@ndsu.edu
Loretta Forsberg - Administration Team Leader
Tel: (701) 228-5486 • E-mail: Loretta.Forsberg@ndsu.edu
Cody Clemenson - Forest Stewardship Specialist
Tel: (701) 228-5490 • E-mail: Cody.S.Clemenson@ndsu.edu
Tammy Krebs - Accounting Manager (Remote)
Tel: 701-425-1333 • E-mail: Tammy.Krebs@ndsu.edu
Bottineau Field Office
1037 Forestry Drive
Bottineau ND 58318-1511
Telephone: (701) 228-3700 - Fax: (701) 228-5111
Mitchell Thompson - State Forests Manager
Tel: (701) 228-3700 • E-mail: Mitchell.Thompson@ndsu.edu
Ben Potts - State Forests Specialist
Tel: (701) 228-3700 • E-mail: Benjamin.J.Potts@ndsu.edu
Vacant - State Forests Technician
Bismarck Field Office
916 East Interstate Avenue Suite #4
Bismarck ND 58503-1227
Telephone: (701) 328-9944
Tom Claeys - State Forester
Tel: (701) 328-9945 • E-mail: Thomas.Claeys@ndsu.edu
Mary Fisk - Office Manager
Tel: (701) 328-9944 • E-mail: Mary.Fisk@ndsu.edu
Beth Hill - Outreach and Education Manager
Tel: (701) 220-5986 • E-mail: Beth.Hill@ndsu.edu
Emily Hoyt - Forest Stewardship Specialist
E-mail: Emily.Hoyt@ndsu.edu
Joel Allen - Community Forestry Specialist
Tel: (701) 328-9941 • E-mail: Joel.Allen@ndsu.edu
Beth Peske - Community Forestry Assistant
E-mail: Beth.Peske@ndsu.edu
Ryan Melin - Fire Management Officer
Tel: (701) 328-9985 • E-mail: Ryan.Melin@ndsu.edu
Aaron Bucholz - Cooperative Fire Program Lead Technician
Tel: (701) 328-9946 • E-mail: Aaron.Bucholz@ndsu.edu
Peter Warmuth - Wildland Fire Crew Lead Technician
Tel: (701) 328-9629 • E-mail: Peter.Warmuth@ndsu.edu
Hunter Noor - Wildland Fire Operations Technician
Tel: (701) 328-9539 • E-mail: Hunter.Noor@ndsu.edu
Ryan Akkanen - Wildland Fuels Management Technician
Tel: • E-mail: Ryan.Akkanen@ndsu.edu
Sean White Mountain - Wildland Fire Training Technician
Tel: (701) 328-9916 • E-mail: Sean.WhiteMountain@ndsu.edu
John Floberg - Wildland Fire Technician
Email: John.Floberg@ndsu.edu
Kelly Scholl - Fire Administrative Assistant
Tel: (701) 328-9990 • E-mail: Kelly.Scholl@ndsu.edu
Lisbon Field Office
PO Box 604
6824 Highway 32 South
Lisbon, ND 58054
Telephone: (701) 683-4323
Matt Olson - Forest Stewardship Manager
Tel: (701) 683-4323 • E-mail: Matthew.P.Olson@ndsu.edu
Noah Schaeffer - Volunteer/Partnerships Coordinator
Tel: (701) 683-4323 • E-mail: Noah.Schaeffer@ndsu.edu
Towner State Nursery
878 Nursery Road
Towner ND 58788-9500
Telephone: (701) 537-5636
Jeff Smette - Nursery Manager
E-mail: Jeffrey.Smette@ndsu.edu
Rhonda Schell - Sales and Office Manager
E-mail: Rhonda.Schell@ndsu.edu
Edwin Jacobson - Systems/Irrigation Specialist
E-mail: Edwin.Jacobson@ndsu.edu
Dominic Anderson - Nursery Specialist
E-mail: Dominic.G.Anderson@ndsu.edu
Shea Brandt - Field Production Technician
E-mail: Shea.Brandt@ndsu.edu
Walhalla Field Office
101 Fifth Street
Walhalla ND 58282-4623
Telephone: (701) 549-2441
Vacant - Forest Stewardship Specialist
E-mail:
North Dakota State University
Fargo Campus
School of Natural Resources
NDSU - Dept. 7680
PO Box 6050
Fargo ND 58108-6050
Michael Kangas - Nursery and State Forest Team Leader
Tel: (701) 231-5936 • Fax: (701) 231-6186 E-mail: Michael.Kangas@ndsu.edu
Lezlee Johnson - Forestry and Fire Management Team Leader
Tel: (701) 871-7887 • Fax: (701) 231-7851 E-mail: Lezlee.Johnson@ndsu.edu
Martin Shervey - Forest Health Manager
Tel: (701) 809-4386 • E-mail: Martin.Shervey@ndsu.edu
Grace Ivesdal - Community Forestry Specialist
Tel: (701) 231-4234 • Email: Grace.Ivesdal@ndsu.edu
Craig Lingen - Community Forestry Manager
Tel: 701-652-5055 • Email: Craig.Lingen@ndsu.edu
