North Dakota Chapter Leaders
OFFICERS
Ashley Brandt-Duda, CPA
President, Membership Chair
Partner, Eide Bailly
Marcus Lewis
President Elect
CEO, First Care Health Center
Sandy Rittel
Vice President
Reimbursement, Sanford Health
Ryan Messer
Treasurer
CFO, Heartview Foundation
Derek Schaff
Secretary
CFO, Linton Hospital and Clinics
Michelle Bucy
Immediate Past President
Director, Providor Contracting, Sanford Health Plan
DIRECTORS
John Cozby
Regional Client Relations Manager, Credit Collections Bureau
Kate Frederick
Reimbursement Sr. Management
Essentia Health
Kim Granfor
Vice President
Hospital Services, Inc.
Amy Hornbacher |
Director of Revenue Cycle Optimization, CHI St. Alexius Health Bismarck
Teresa Moe, MBA, RHIT
Director of Payor Contracting, Altru Health System
Scott Ostenson
CFO, Jacobson Memorial Health
Derek Schaff
CFO, Linton Hospital and Clinics
Dashell Thunder, CMPE, CHFP, CPHQ
Health Operations and Finance Consultant, Good Road Recovery Cent
Past Presidents | North Dakota Chapter
| 1958-1959 | Howard J. Semingson | Trinity Hospital, Minot |
| 1959-1960 | Howard J. Semingson | Trinity Hospital, Minot |
| 1960-1961 | Howard J. Semingson | Trinity Hospital, Minot |
| 1961-1962 | Sister DePaul | St. Michael’s Hospital, Grand Forks |
| 1962-1963 | Mayo Christianson | Blue Cross, Fargo |
| 1963-1964 | Richard W. Hall | Jamestown Hospital, Jamestown |
| 1964-1965 | Glen Benson | Trinity Hospital, Minot |
| 1965-1966 | Elmer O. Eid | NDHA, Grand Forks |
| 1966-1967 | Sr. Ann Louise Kolhoff | St. Andrew’s Hospital, Bottineau |
| 1967-1968 | Jack Ravnos | Bismarck Hospital, Bismarck |
| 1968-1969 | Franklin A. Mick | St. Alexius Medical Center, Bismarck |
| 1969-1970 | Thomas Hankey | Deaconess Hospital, Grand Forks |
| 1970-1971 | Marvin A. Bloom | Mandan Hospital, Mandan |
| 1971-1972 | Terrace Brosseau | Bismarck Hospital, Bismarck |
| 1972-1973 | Keith Korman | St. Andrew’s Hospital, Bottineau |
| 1973-1974 | Glenn McCullough | Hospital Services, Inc., Grand Forks |
| 1974-1975 | Villas R. Just | Community Hospital, Hazen |
| 1975-1976 | Terry G. Hoff | St. Alexius Medical Center, Bismarck |
| 1976-1977 | Richard T. Olsen | St. Alexius Medical Center, Bismarck |
| 1977-1978 | Blaine E. Erie | Trinity Medical Center, Minot |
| 1978-1979 | Dale A. Haakenson | St. Luke’s Hospital, Fargo |
| 1979-1980 | Lowell D. Herfindahl | Tioga Community Hospital, Tioga |
| 1980-1981 | John Dahlgren | United Hospital, Grand Forks |
| 1981-1982 | Wayne Furman | Good Samaritan Hospital, Rugby |
| 1982-1983 | Paul Morth | Mercy Hospital, Valley City |
| 1983-1984 | James Bogan | Trinity Medical Center |
| 1984-1985 | Dale Mackenzie | Charles Bailly & Co., Fargo |
| 1985-1986 | Bernard Kieselback | St. Luke’s Hospital-Meritcare, Fargo |
| 1986-1987 | Daryl Wilkens | Cavalier Co. Memorial, Langdon |
| 1987-1988 | Lois Maier | United Hospital, Grand Forks |
| 1988-1989 | Roger Lee | St. Luke’s Hospital-Meritcare, Fargo |
| 1989-1990 | James J. Novak | United Hospital, Grand Forks |
| 1990-1991 | Daryl Balerud | AR Audit Service, Inc., Bismarck |
| 1991-1992 | Gary P. Miller | St. Alexius Medical Center, Bismarck |
| 1992-1993 | Mark Hollan | Medcenter One, Bismarck |
| 1993-1994 | Dwight Thompson | United Hospital, Grand Forks |
| 1994-1995 | Cal Paulson | BCBSND, Fargo |
| 1995-1996 | Dennis Dahlen | Lutheran Health Systems, Fargo |
| 1996-1997 | Chris W. Champ | Eide Bailly, LLP, Fargo |
| 1997-1998 | Chris W. Champ | Eide Bailly, LLP, Fargo |
| 1998-1999 | Randy Pederson | Tioga Medical Center |
| 1999-2000 | Ralph J. Llewellyn | Eide Bailly, LLP, Fargo |
| 2000-2001 | Phillip J. Schmid | St. Alexius Medical Center, Bismarck |
| 2001-2002 | Donald P. Schott | BCBSND, Fargo |
| 2002-2003 | Steven P. Ilse | Eide Bailly, LLP, Bismarck |
| 2003-2004 | Douglas W. Okland | MeritCare Health System, Fargo |
| 2005-2006 | Ron Whetter | Edgewood Vista Senior Living, Grand Forks |
| 2006-2007 | Becky L. Hansen | Southwest Healthcare Services |
| 2007-2008 | Michael R. Schumacher | Eide Bailly, LLP, Fargo |
| 2008-2009 | Jodi L. Atkinson | St. Andrew’s Hospital, Bottineau |
| 2009-2010 | Steven G. Lindemann | BCBS of North Dakota, Fargo |
| 2010-2011 | Paula Wilkie | Presentation Medical Center, Bottineau |
| 2011-2012 | Lori Blees | Sanford Bismarck, Bismarck |
| 2012-2013 | Sandra Teubner | St. Aloisius Medical Center, Harvey |
| 2013-2014 | Bradley DeJong | Eide Bailly, LLP, Fargo |
| 2014-2015 | Tim Blasl | North Dakota Hospital Association |
| 2015-2017 | Cindy Fischer | Catholic Health Initiatives, Fargo |
| 2017-2018 | Trent Chastain | Trinity Health System, Minot |
| 2018-2019 | Brianna Engeseth | Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota |
| 2019-2020 | Michelle Bucy | Sanford Health Plan |