Staff Members

Nancy Holm

NDSU Foundation Team Member since 2006

Nancy, a senior gift processing coordinator, processes all gifts that come into the Foundation.

Her favorite place to be is at home with her four very opinionated dogs, Bella, Ziggy, Lacie, and Jasmine. She loves spending time with her family, especially her nieces, nephews, and great nephews.

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NDSU Foundation Team Member since 2006

Nancy, a senior gift processing coordinator, processes all gifts that come into the Foundation.

Her favorite place to be is at home with her four very opinionated dogs, Bella, Ziggy, Lacie, and Jasmine. She loves spending time with her family, especially her nieces, nephews, and great nephews.

Lana Hillius

NDSU Foundation Team Member since 2007

In her role as a database and reporting specialist, Lana manages and updates the Foundation database and generates requested listings for office and campus staff.

Lana lives in the Minnesota lakes area with her husband. They have two grown sons. She enjoys gardening (mostly flowers, though she has tried tending a small, raised-bed vegetable garden as well), reading, and cross-stitching, which all come in handy as she is not very good at sitting still.

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NDSU Foundation Team Member since 2007

In her role as a database and reporting specialist, Lana manages and updates the Foundation database and generates requested listings for office and campus staff.

Lana lives in the Minnesota lakes area with her husband. They have two grown sons. She enjoys gardening (mostly flowers, though she has tried tending a small, raised-bed vegetable garden as well), reading, and cross-stitching, which all come in handy as she is not very good at sitting still.

Shane Herman

NDSU Foundation Team Member since 2019

Shane, the associate director of technology services, provides information technology systems and support services for staff, oversees the NDSU Foundation web presence, manages platforms for email and event marketing efforts, and plans and implements strategic technology initiatives for staff.

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NDSU Foundation Team Member since 2019

Shane, the associate director of technology services, provides information technology systems and support services for staff, oversees the NDSU Foundation web presence, manages platforms for email and event marketing efforts, and plans and implements strategic technology initiatives for staff.

Justin Helgeson

NDSU Foundation Team Member since 2015

As assistant controller, Justin handles most of the general ledger accounting, including all investments, properties, stock gifts, and gifts-in-kind. He also produces the monthly budget reports.

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NDSU Foundation Team Member since 2015

As assistant controller, Justin handles most of the general ledger accounting, including all investments, properties, stock gifts, and gifts-in-kind. He also produces the monthly budget reports.

Micaela Gerhardt

NDSU Foundation Team Member since 2020

As the editor of storytelling and development communications, Micaela is a storyteller, development writer, and creative strategist.

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NDSU Foundation Team Member since 2020

As the editor of storytelling and development communications, Micaela is a storyteller, development writer, and creative strategist.

Kim Domholt

NDSU Foundation Team Member since 2017

As director of data services for the NDSU Foundation, Kim has built on her successes in project management, targeted analytics delivery, and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) administration to broaden her scope of knowledge in systems and processes related to higher education fundraising.

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NDSU Foundation Team Member since 2017

As director of data services for the NDSU Foundation, Kim has built on her successes in project management, targeted analytics delivery, and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) administration to broaden her scope of knowledge in systems and processes related to higher education fundraising.

Kristi Brink

NDSU Foundation Team Member since 2017

Kristi is part of the accounting team at the NDSU Foundation. As the accounts payable and payroll coordinator, she helps ensure payments flow out of the Foundation smoothly.

Kristi, her husband, and three kids are huge Bison fans! When she’s not at work or enjoying a Bison game, Kristi loves to spend time reading, doing puzzles, spending time at the lake with friends, and working on handicrafts.

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NDSU Foundation Team Member since 2017

Kristi is part of the accounting team at the NDSU Foundation. As the accounts payable and payroll coordinator, she helps ensure payments flow out of the Foundation smoothly.

Kristi, her husband, and three kids are huge Bison fans! When she’s not at work or enjoying a Bison game, Kristi loves to spend time reading, doing puzzles, spending time at the lake with friends, and working on handicrafts.

Josh Andres

NDSU Foundation Team Member since 2015

As the assistant vice president/controller, Josh oversees the accounting functions at the NDSU Foundation.

Josh grew up in Brainerd, Minnesota, and came to the Fargo-Moorhead area in 2000 to attend NDSU. After graduating, he worked for 10 years as an auditor before joining the Foundation. He and his wife, Becky, have three children Liam, Myka, and Finn.

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NDSU Foundation Team Member since 2015

As the assistant vice president/controller, Josh oversees the accounting functions at the NDSU Foundation.

Josh grew up in Brainerd, Minnesota, and came to the Fargo-Moorhead area in 2000 to attend NDSU. After graduating, he worked for 10 years as an auditor before joining the Foundation. He and his wife, Becky, have three children Liam, Myka, and Finn.

Gwen Allred

NDSU Foundation Team Member since 2016

As executive manager, Gwen provides day-to-day leadership, system, and administrative support to the senior vice president of principal gifts to coordinate principal gifts activities and presidential engagement. Prior to this role, Gwen served as the director of development operations for the Foundation.

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NDSU Foundation Team Member since 2016

As executive manager, Gwen provides day-to-day leadership, system, and administrative support to the senior vice president of principal gifts to coordinate principal gifts activities and presidential engagement. Prior to this role, Gwen served as the director of development operations for the Foundation.

Gail Dancer

NDSU Foundation Team Member since 1984

Gail, the vice president of information services, leads the information services department and oversees the management and maintenance of the NDSU alumni and friends database, including data security and governance. She works to facilitate the dissemination of information through reports and data analytics to support philanthropy for NDSU.

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NDSU Foundation Team Member since 1984

Gail, the vice president of information services, leads the information services department and oversees the management and maintenance of the NDSU alumni and friends database, including data security and governance. She works to facilitate the dissemination of information through reports and data analytics to support philanthropy for NDSU.