Todd Phelps vpgsales@nppga.org

 

Todd is currently the Chairman of Potato Bowl USA. Todd is the General Manager for the Valley Potato Grower magazine and has worked with the magazine since April 2001. Todd has been a member of the Potato Bowl committee for the last five years. He is a member of the Potato Associates and serves on their Steering Committee. He has been involved in the planning of the International Crop Expo and has been on their committee since 2001. Todd has been a member of the National Agri-Marketing Association since 2001.

Brad Durick bdurick@wdaz.com

Brad is an Account Executive from WDAZ TV Channel 8 and has been on the Potato Bowl Committee since 2000. In 2001 he took over as the chair of the marketing and advertising committee where he still sits today. WDAZ TV, a division of Forum Communications has been a proud media sponsor for the Potato Bowl for many years.

 

Ted Kreis tkreis@nppga.org

 

Ted has been the Marketing Director at the Northern Plains Potato Growers Association since August 2004. Ted chairs the Potato Bowl Ad & Promotion Committee. Ted is a 1976 graduate of UND with a BA in Communications.

 

Diane Peycke dpeycke@nppga.org

Diane has been involved with the Northern Plains Potato Growers Association in one capacity or another since 1986. Her current position is Finance/Operations Director. She has been on the Potato Bowl Committee since 2004.

 

Lowell Schweigert lowell.schweigert@ml.com

 

Lowell is a Financial Advisor with Merryl Lynch. He has served as President of Sioux Boosters, as well as UND Letterwinners. Currently he is Football Chair for the Sioux Boosters and is an alumni representative on the UND Intercollegiate Athletic Committee. Lowell lettered in football and baseball while getting his undergraduate degree from UND. Prior to his position with UBS, Lowell taught and coached in Wahpeton, ND and Cambridge, MN.

Mike Elsberry michael_elsberry@ml.com

 

Mike is a Financial Advisor with Merryl Lynch since June of 2005. He graduated from UND in May 2005 with a bachelor's degree in financial management. Mike is currently active with the Greater Grand Forks Jaycees and serves as the chairman for the Potato Bowl parade in 2008 and 2009. He is also chairman for the Grand Forks chapter of Ducks Unlimited.

 

Brian Faison brianfaison@mail.und.nodak.edu

 

Brian has been the Athletic Director at UND for just over a year and he brings more than 30 years of experience in athletic administration, fundraising, marketing and media relations to UND. Faison was the athletic director and a special assistant to the president and major gifts officer at New Mexico State before coming to UND. He has also served as the athletics director at Indiana State.

Lisa Persuitti lisa.persuitti@mail.und.edu

 

Lisa is the Athletic Director of Marketing for UND. Her responsibilites include the marketing of UND athletics, coordination of event management, in-game promotions, student ticket plans, coach and student-athlete appearances. She also oversees and advises Sioux Crew, the department's student-athletic booster organization.

 

Sean Johnson seanjohnson@mail.und.edu

Sean serves as Associate Athletics Director for external operations for UND athletics. Johnson oversees all marketing, broadcasting, ticket sales efforts and corporate relationships for the department as well as serving as a sport supervisor.

 

 

Gwen Riskiey gwenriskiey@clearchannel.com

 

Mike Moen nokota@excite.com

Misty Paul misty@kcnn.com

 

Scott Lund slund@simplot.com

Kelly Bethke kbethke@gfherald.com

 

Sandy Dobmeier sandy@visitgrandforks.com

 

Rick Hogan rhogan@gohugos.com