Staff Directory
Listed By Location
NDSU-North Dakota Forest Service
State Headquarters - Molberg Forestry Center
307 - 1st Street East
Bottineau ND 58318-1100
Telephone: (701) 228-5422 - Fax: (701) 228-5448
E-mail: forest@nd.gov
Larry Kotchman - State Forester
Tel: (701) 228-5422 • E-mail: Larry.Kotchman@ndsu.edu
Glenda Fauske - Information and Education Coordinator
Tel: (701) 228-5446 • E-mail: Glenda.Fauske@ndsu.edu
Loretta Forsberg - Accounting Manager
Tel: (701) 228-5622 • E-mail: Loretta.Forsberg@ndsu.edu
Brenda Johnson - Administration Team Leader
Tel: (701) 228-5486 • E-mail: Brenda.Johnson@ndsu.edu
Kathy Wyman - Administrative Assistant
Tel: (701) 228-5422 • E-mail: Kathy.Wyman@ndsu.edu
Bottineau Field Office
1037 Forestry Drive
Bottineau ND 58318-1511
Telephone: (701) 228-3700 - Fax: (701) 228-5111
Keith Broe - State Forests Technician
E-mail: K.Broe@ndsu.edu
Dana Carpenter - Stewardship Forester
E-mail: Dana.Carpenter@ndsu.edu
Tom Nowatzki - State Forest Specialist
E-mail: Tom.Nowatzki@ndsu.edu
Bismarck Field Office
916 East Interstate Avenue Suite #4
Bismarck ND 58503-1227
Telephone: (701) 328-9944 - Fax: (701) 328-9947
Tom Claeys - Forestry and Fire Management Team Leader
Tel: (701) 328-9945 • E-mail: Thomas.Claeys@ndsu.edu
Trever Jacobson - Fire Support Technician
Tel: (701) 328-9946 • E-mail: Trever.Jacobson@ndsu.edu
Ryan Melin - Fire Management Specialist - Operations
Tel: (701) 328-9990 • E-mail: Ryan.Melin@ndsu.edu
Joel Nichols - Community Forestry Specialist
Tel: (701) 328-9948 • E-mail: Joel.Nichols@ndsu.edu
Lisa Stone - Office Manager
Tel: (701) 328-9944 • E-mail: Lisa.Stone@ndsu.edu
Sarah Tunge - Fire Manager
Tel: (701) 328-9985 • E-mail: Sarah.Tunge@ndsu.edu
John Wensman - Fire Management Specialist - Grants
Tel: (701) 328-9916 • E-mail: John.Wensman@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
E-mail: Gerri.Makay@ndsu.edu
Jamestown Field Office
NDSU - ND Forest Service
Jamestown Business Center, Suite 208A
300 2nd Avenue NE
Jamestown, ND 58401
Telephone: (701) 400-8330
Liz Smith - Stewardship Specialist
E-mail: Liz.Smith@ndsu.edu
Lisbon Field Office
PO Box 604
6824 Highway 32 South
Lisbon, ND 58054
Telephone: (701) 683-4323 - Fax: (701) 683-5895
Sharon Bartels - Community Forestry Specialist
E-mail: Sharon.Bartels@ndsu.edu
Lorin Fornes - Forestry Technician
E-mail: Lorin.Fornes@ndsu.edu
Bob Harsel - Stewardship Manager
E-mail: Robert.Harsel@ndsu.edu
Towner State Nursery
878 Nursery Road
Towner ND 58788-9500
Telephone: (701) 537-5636 - Fax: (701) 537-5680
Jonathan Bach - Nursery Technician
E-mail: Jonathan.T.Bach@ndsu.edu
Edwin Jacobson - Systems/Irrigation Specialist
E-mail: Edwin.Jacobson@ndsu.edu
Rhonda Schell - Sales and Office Manager
E-mail: Rhonda.Schell@ndsu.edu
Jeff Smette - Nursery Manager
E-mail: Jeffrey.Smette@ndsu.edu
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
Vacant - Riparian Specialist
E-mail: ndsu.edu
Personnel Located at
North Dakota State University
Fargo Campus
Aaron Bergdahl - Forest Health Specialist
Department of Plant Pathology
NDSU - Dept. 7660
PO Box 6050
Fargo ND 58108-6050
Tel: (701) 231-5138 • Fax: (701) 231-7851
E-mail: Aaron.D.Bergdahl@ndsu.edu
Michael Kangas - Nursery and State Forest Team Leader
School of Natural Resources
NDSU - Dept. 7680
PO Box 6050
Fargo ND 58108-6050
Tel: (701) 231-5936 • Fax: (701) 231-6186
E-mail: Michael.Kangas@ndsu.edu
