The Gateway to Science Board holds regular meetings at noon on the first Thursday of each month at its current location. Occasional exceptions are made when necessary to ensure a quorum or when space is unavailable in the building.
Download the Board Member Position Description to get more information about serving on the Gateway to Science Board. If you are interested, contact Beth Demke, Executive Director, at beth@gscience.org or 701-258-1975.
2023-2024 Board Officers
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Doug Zinke
President
Starion Bank
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Chris Riedman
Vice President
Church of St. Joseph
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Karol Riedman
Treasurer
North Dakota Health & Human Services
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Jeff Eslinger
Secretary
ND Association of Counties
2023-2024 Board Members
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Jason Anderson
North Dakota Information Technology
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Tara Feil, Ph.D.
CHI St. Alexius Health
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Linda Gutensohn, Ph.D.
University of Mary (Retired)
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Tom Hutchens, M.D.
Mid Dakota Clinic (Retired)
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Kay Koch
ND State Water Commission (Retired)
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Dan Leingang
Bismarck State College
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Tim Lervick
Crowley Fleck Attorneys
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Karie Mischel
Starion Bank
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Brett Mitchell
Bismarck Public School
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Eric Olson
Bowman and Brooke LLP
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Gregg Wiche
US Geological Survey (Retired)
Emeritus Board Members
Art Carlson
MDU-Heskett Station, Retired
Brendan Joyce
State of North Dakota
Kevin Oberlander
Dakota Pharmacy
David Sprynczynatyk
ND Army National Guard
Scott Weigum
Bismarck High School
Scott Wild
National Information Solutions Cooperative
Jeff Hruby
AE2S