Bismarck State College hired two faculty members and three professional staff over the past few months.
Brad Anderson has the new grant-funded position of assistant professor, National Energy Center of Excellence, teaching Lineworker/CDL discipline at the Mandan campus. A BSC Lineworker program graduate, Anderson worked seven years for ComEd, an Illinois utility that covers all of Chicago and its suburbs. He obtained his journeyman status and completed CDL certification in Illinois, returning to Bismarck to work for Basin Electric Power Cooperative as an overhead transmission lineman.
Jennifer Kessler, assistant professor of engineering and Professional Engineer (PE), received her B.S. in civil engineering and M.S. in structural engineering from South Dakota State University in Brookings. She also earned a M.S. in fire protection engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Mass. Kessler worked as an engineer consultant at Barr Engineering and at Ulteig Engineers in Bismarck doing project management, analysis and business development the past four years. Kessler also worked for several companies in South Dakota.
Lacey Lange, marketing and communications specialist, spent the past six years as marketing manager and communications coordinator at Cloverdale Foods in Mandan. She also was marketing coordinator for Valley Fair Amusement Park in Shakopee, Minn., and worked in public information at the North Dakota State Library. A Bismarck Tribune Business Watch "40 under 40" recipient in 2011, Lange has a B.S. in media arts and animation from The Art Institutes International Minnesota in Minneapolis.
Matthew Nygard, student finance account analyst, worked at Unisys in Bismarck the past seven years as an accounts payable analyst. He has a BA in business from Concordia College. Nygard also spent time in Cameroon helping a church with its finances.
Mindy Sturn, student finance account analyst, has a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of North Dakota. The past seven years, she worked for St. Alexius Medical Center in the Clinical Research Department as a business development and regulatory specialist. She previously was account manager at Worldwide Express in Minneapolis.
About Bismarck State College
Bismarck State College, an innovative community college in Bismarck, N.D., offers high quality education, workforce training, and enrichment programs reaching local and global communities.
Brad Anderson has the new grant-funded position of assistant professor, National Energy Center of Excellence, teaching Lineworker/CDL discipline at the Mandan campus. A BSC Lineworker program graduate, Anderson worked seven years for ComEd, an Illinois utility that covers all of Chicago and its suburbs. He obtained his journeyman status and completed CDL certification in Illinois, returning to Bismarck to work for Basin Electric Power Cooperative as an overhead transmission lineman.
Jennifer Kessler, assistant professor of engineering and Professional Engineer (PE), received her B.S. in civil engineering and M.S. in structural engineering from South Dakota State University in Brookings. She also earned a M.S. in fire protection engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Mass. Kessler worked as an engineer consultant at Barr Engineering and at Ulteig Engineers in Bismarck doing project management, analysis and business development the past four years. Kessler also worked for several companies in South Dakota.
Lacey Lange, marketing and communications specialist, spent the past six years as marketing manager and communications coordinator at Cloverdale Foods in Mandan. She also was marketing coordinator for Valley Fair Amusement Park in Shakopee, Minn., and worked in public information at the North Dakota State Library. A Bismarck Tribune Business Watch "40 under 40" recipient in 2011, Lange has a B.S. in media arts and animation from The Art Institutes International Minnesota in Minneapolis.
Matthew Nygard, student finance account analyst, worked at Unisys in Bismarck the past seven years as an accounts payable analyst. He has a BA in business from Concordia College. Nygard also spent time in Cameroon helping a church with its finances.
Mindy Sturn, student finance account analyst, has a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of North Dakota. The past seven years, she worked for St. Alexius Medical Center in the Clinical Research Department as a business development and regulatory specialist. She previously was account manager at Worldwide Express in Minneapolis.
About Bismarck State College
Bismarck State College, an innovative community college in Bismarck, N.D., offers high quality education, workforce training, and enrichment programs reaching local and global communities.