Staff Directory by Location
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NDSU-North Dakota Forest Service
State Headquarters - Molberg Forestry Center
307 - 1st Street East
Bottineau ND 58318-1100
Telephone: (701) 228-5422
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
Jennifer Dragseth - Accounting Manager
Tel: (701) 228-5622 • E-mail: Jennifer.Dragseth@ndsu.edu
Cody Clemenson - Forest Stewardship Specialist
Tel: (701) 228-5490 • E-mail: Cody.S.Clemenson@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
Keith Broe - State Forests Technician
Tel: (701) 228-3700 • E-mail: K.Broe@ndsu.edu
Bismarck Field Office
916 East Interstate Avenue Suite #4
Bismarck ND 58503-1227
Telephone: (701) 328-9944 - Fax: (701) 328-9980
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
Ryan Melin - Fire Manager
Tel: (701) 328-9985 • E-mail: Ryan.Melin@ndsu.edu
Aaron Bucholz - Cooperative Fire Protection Technician
Tel: (701) 328-9946 • E-mail: Aaron.Bucholz@ndsu.edu
Zachary Kellerman - Fire Technician
Tel: (763) 234-8473 • E-mail: Zachary.Kellerman@ndsu.edu
Deanne Mahon - Fire Accounting Manager
Tel: (701) 328-9990 • E-mail: Deanne.Mahon@ndsu.edu
Peter Warmuth - Fuels Technician
E-mail: Peter.Warmuth@ndsu.edu
Beth Hill - Acting Outreach and Education Manager
Tel: (701) 328-9948 • E-mail: Beth.Hill@ndsu.edu
Liz Smith - Forest Stewardship Manager
Tel: (701) 537-3584 • E-mail: Liz.Smith@ndsu.edu
Carrington Field Office
PO Box 219
Carrington ND 58421-0219
Telephone: (701) 652-2951 - Fax: (701) 652-2055
Gerri Makay - Community Forestry Manager
Tel: (701) 652-2951 E-mail: Gerri.Makay@ndsu.edu
Lisbon Field Office
PO Box 604
6824 Highway 32 South
Lisbon, ND 58054
Telephone: (701) 683-4323 - Fax: (701) 683-5895
Mary O'Neill - Community Forestry Specialist
Tel: (701) 683-4323 ext. 2 • Email: Mary.Oneill@ndsu.edu
Liz Mars - Forest Stewardship Specialist
Tel: (701) 683-4323 ext. 1 • Email: Elizabeth.Mars@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
Vacant - Nursery Technician
Jerome Suchor - Field Operations Specialist
E-mail: Jerome.Suchor@ndsu.edu
Walhalla Field Office
101 Fifth Street
Walhalla ND 58282-4623
Telephone: (701) 549-2441 - Fax: (701) 549-2442
Joshua Wolk - Forest Stewardship Specialist
Email: Joshua.Wolk@ndsu.edu
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) 231-1722 • Fax: (701) 231-7851 E-mail: Lezlee.Johnson@ndsu.edu
Peter Gag - Forest Health Manager
Tel: (701) 231-5138 • Email: Peter.gag@ndsu.edu