North Dakota

Meet the Ascend community partners in North Dakota

NameCohortCityStateOrganizationURLgroup_hfilter
Christopher JonesBismarckNorth Dakota Department of Human Serviceswww.nd.gov/dhs/2018-ascend-fellows ascend-fellows
Laurel VermillionFort YatesSitting Bull Collegesittingbull.edu/psp-leadership-circle psp-community
Nicole Alkire GradyFort YatesSitting Bull College2023-ascend-psp-parent-advisors psp-community
North Dakota Department of Human ServicesBismarkNorth Dakota Department of Human Serviceswww.nd.gov/dhs/ascend-network
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