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Jesse Kolar

ND Game & Fish Upland Game Management Supervisor

Biography: 

Jesse is the current Upland Game Management Supervisor for the NDGF in Dickinson.  He recently moved from a Wildlife Biologist position in Jordan, Montana with the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.  He has worked previously with the NDGF researching mule deer, pronghorn, sharp-tailed grouse, and as a fisheries technician.  He has an undergraduate degree in Wildlife Biology from the University of Montana and completed graduate work in Wildlife Sciences at the University of Missouri.  Dickinson is his home town.

Senator Kelly Michael Armstrong

Partner at Reichert Armstrong Law; Owner, 4 Point Investments; Vice President, Armstrong Corporation, ND State Senator, Chairman NDGOP

Biography:

Family:  Married to Kjersti Armstrong with two children; Anna 8 and Elias 5

Community Involvement:  Former Volunteer Fireman, former President of The Dickinson Baseball Club, and involved in individual fundraising events and coaching.

Career Path:  Graduated from UND School of Law in 2003.  I was hired as an associate at Reichert Law Office in Grand Forks, ND practicing primarily criminal defense.   Became a partner in Reichert Armstrong and opened our Dickinson office in 2006.  In 2012 I began to scale back my criminal practice and become more involved in The Armstrong Corporation, my father’s oil and gas company which has been based out of Dickinson since 1977. I now spend a significant amount of time working for the Armstrong Corporation dealing with a variety of oil and gas issues.  I ran for the ND State Senate in 2012 and was elected to represent District 36. I was re-elected in 2016. I serve on the Senate Natural Resources Committee and am Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. I previously served as Vice-Chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee.

Rob Pepsin

Positioning Account Manager
RDO Integrated Controls 

Biography:

Grew up in Moorhead Minnesota and graduated from Moorhead State University Moorhead. Joined RDO Integrated Controls in 2016 as a Positioning Account Manager serving the state of ND.

Primarily responsible for driving UAS, total station, and GPS equipment sales throughout the state. Partner with various verticals and observed tremendous UAS growth within the survey, engineering, aggregate/mining, and oil & gas industries.

Enjoys spending time with my family, camping, hiking, and playing basketball.

Mike Humann

Surface Division Manager North Dakota Department of Trust Lands

Mike grew up on a diversified small grain and cow/calf farming operation in south central North Dakota.  He has a Master’s degree from NDSU in Botany with an emphasis in rangeland management.  He worked for the USDA Soil Conservation Service and has been employed by the Department of Trust Lands since 1987.  Mike has served as Surface Division Manager since May of 2015.  As Division Manager Mike has oversight of the Department’s rights-of-way processing; surface agricultural leasing; construction aggregate leasing; reclamation program, grazing management; permanent improvements, noxious weed control, land inspection program and special projects.

Cory Barth

Natural Resource Professional North Dakota Department of Trust Lands

Cory is originally from Bismarck, ND, and has worked at the Department of Trust Lands since June, 2012.  He has a Master’s degree in Range Management from NDSU.  Cory’s primary responsibility is reclamation of oil and gas, gravel and coal related disturbance.  Additional responsibilities include ecological evaluation of rights-of-way applications, over sight of the field inspector integrity inspection and Livestock grazing inspection programs, and range improvement projects.