North Dakota Leadership

OFFICERS

Marcus Lewis
President

CEO, First Care Health Center

Sandy Rittel
President-Elect

Reimbursement, Sanford Health

Derek Schaff
Vice President

CFO, Linton Hospital and Clinics

Ryan Messer
Treasurer

CFO, Heartview Foundation

Teresa Moe, MBA, RHIT
Secretary

Director of Payor Contracting, Altru Health System

Ashley Brandt-Duda, CPA
Past President
Partner, Eide Bailly

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

Brade Schweitzer
Manager, Eide Bailly

Scott Ostenson
CFO, Jacobson Memorial Health

Robert Chandler, CHFP
Manager of Revenue Management & Financial Planning, Trinity Health

Dashell Thunder, CMPE, CHFP, CPHQ
Health Operations and Finance Consultant, Good Road Recovery Cent

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

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