Planning Committee

Dave Anderson
Anderson is the director of public affairs for Sanford Health.  A graduate of Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa, he has a bachelor's degree in political science and psychology.

Dr. Carroll Engelhardt
A native of Elkader, Iowa, Carroll Engelhardt received his B.A. (Social Studies Teaching) from the University of Northern Iowa (1963) and his Ph.D. (History) from the University of Iowa (1969). He taught history at Concordia College from 1970 until 2003. He is the author of On Firm Foundation Grounded: The First Century of Concordia College, 1891-1991 (1991) and Gateway to the Northern Plains: Railroads and the Birth of Fargo and Moorhead (2007).

Anne-Marie Fitz
Fitz has a bachelor's degree in family science & gerontology from North Dakota State University.  She is Life Enrichment Assistant at Touchmark at Harwood Groves, a retirement community in Fargo where F/M Communiversity holds courses in the fall and winter. 

Sheldon Green
Green is a senior writer and photographer in the Office of Communications and Marketing at Concordia College. He has been the editor of the Hazen (N.D.) Star weekly newspaper and North Dakota Horizons magazine and helped edit, design and photograph the five-volume North Dakota Centennial Book series. Green is a graduate of the University of North Dakota. He was a collaborator on the award-winning book “Magnificent Churches on the Prairie” and "Unwanted Bread: The Challenge of Farming and Ranching," published by the Institute for Regional Studies, NDSU.

Dr. John Helgeland
Helgeland is a professor of religious studies and history at North Dakota State University. He received his doctorate from the University of Chicago. Helgeland currently serves on the NDSU Bush Ethics Committee.  He also has received the Blue Key Distinguished Educator award.

Dr. Sue Humphers-Ginther
Humphers-Ginther is a professor of sociology and also coordinator of the gerontology program at Minnesota State University Moorhead. She received her B.A. in sociology from the University of California and Ph.D., in sociology from the University of California-San Francisco. She is also a member of the MN Board on Aging serving a second 4-year term.

Dr. Theodore Kleiman
Kleiman is a pediatrician, recently retired from Essentia Health in Fargo.  He has a bachelor's degree in Biology from Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH and a medical degree from New York University.  He participates in numerous community committees.

Rev. Sue Koesterman
Koesterman is the senior pastor at Elim Lutheran Church in Fargo.  She received her B.A. in philosophy from Minnesota State University Moorhead and her MDiv from Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota.  She is actively involved with Churches United for the Homess and serves on the board of directors for Center of Interfaith Projects. 

Wayne Koterba
Koterba is a retired school superintendent who attended the University of Montana in Missoula, obtaining his bachelors and masters in botany. 

Kathy Lande 
Lande is Assistant Activities Director at Riverview Place, a retirement community in south Fargo, where F/M Communiversity holds courses in the fall and winter. 

Bonnie Peters 
Peters is Resident and Public Relations director at Riverview Place, a retirement community in south Fargo, where F/M Communiversity holds courses in the fall and winter.  She is a Certified Activities Consultant in Recreation & Gerontology (NCCAP) and a Nationally Certified Aging Services Professional (CASP).   

Mary Tvedt
Tvedt is Life Enrichment Director at Touchmark at Harwood Groves, a retirement community in Fargo where F/M Communiversity holds courses in the fall and winter.

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