Roger Diehl – District 2
Roger Diehl has been a member of the board of directors for Nodak Electric Cooperative since 1975. He has also held the offices of president, vice chairman and secretary treasurer. Diehl has completed many courses for cooperative directors and received numerous awards. He is past director of the North Dakota Power Use Council and was a director of the North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives. Diehl attended Concordia College and received a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanized agriculture from North Dakota State University in Fargo. After graduation in 1959, he worked for the J. I. Case Machine Company as a credit supervisor stationed in Dickinson. Diehl started farming in 1961 near Hillsboro and also taught high school at the Northwest School of Agriculture in Crookston, Minn., for several years. His community involvement includes past trustee, vice president and president of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church council, past master of the Hillsboro Masonic Lodge, past chairman of the 20th District Republican Party and a charter member of the reorganization of the Hillsboro Jaycees. Diehl and his wife, Marlene, reside on the farm south of Hillsboro. The Diehls have four grown children and 11 grandchildren. They have been residents of the Hillsboro area since 1961. Roger farmed for 40 years as the 3rd generation of Diehls on the land and now he helps his youngest son Richard, the 4th generation, whenever he can or is needed.
Bruce Fagerholt – District 1
Bruce Fagerholt and his wife, Sue, farm with their son, Tom. The Fagerholts have three adult children and three grandchildren. He is a graduate of NDSU and served in the U.S. Army as a First Lieutenant. Fagerholt was a platoon leader in Vietnam where he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious achievement in ground operations against hostile forces. He is past president of the Walsh County Fair Association, the Walsh County Farmers Union, the Walsh County Crop Improvement Association, and the North Dakota Weed Control Association. Fagerholt is active in the American Legion.
Donna Grotte – District 3
Donna Grotte served as a director of Sheyenne Valley Electric from 1992 to 1999 and for Nodak Electric since the merger in 2000. During her service as a director, Grotte has taken a course in the training program offered by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. Grotte resides on a farm southeast of Finley where she and her husband, Walter, run a beef herd and grain bin moving business. The Grottes have six grown children, 15 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. They have lived on their farm since they were married.
David Hagert – District 2
David Hagert has been a member of the board of directors for Nodak Electric Cooperative since 1991 and has held numerous offices, including chairman. He has completed the required courses to receive the credentialed cooperative director certificate. He currently serves on the Grand Forks County Planning and Zoning Commission and the North Dakota Atmospheric Resource board. He has served on the Emerado school board, the Emerado-Arvilla Lions Club, the Northwood Jaycees, the Grand Forks County Crop Improvement Association, Grand Forks County Farm Bureau, and was past treasurer of Pleasant View Township. David and his wife, Karen, and their four daughters live near Emerado where he farmed for 24 years in a family partnership. He currently owns and operates AgriData, Inc., a Web-based mapping software company that serves farmers, ranchers and agri-businesses on a national basis.
David Kent – District 2
David Kent was first elected to the board of directors of Nodak Electric in June of 1989. Since that time, he has held various positions on the board and currently serves as Chairman. Kent is a graduate of NDSU with a degree in Agricultural Economics. He is a member of the Holmes United Methodist Church, Farm Bureau, and Goose River Lodge #19. Kent is also a former state legislator, representing District 20 for eight years and is currently an agent for Nodak Mutual Insurance. David and his wife Marguerite have three daughters and live on a farm near Hatton.
Doug Lund – District 3
Doug Lund became a member of the board of directors for Sheyenne Valley Electric Cooperative in 1990 and Nodak Electric since the merger on Jan. 1, 2001. He earned a business education degree from Mayville State University and taught school in Richardton and Prior Lake, Minn., before moving northwest of Sharon to farm. Doug currently serves on the Mid-West Electric Consumer’s board, and the North Dakota Statewide board. In the past, he has served on the Finley-Sharon school board, the Trinity Lutheran Church board, the Sharon Elevator board, the Sharon Township board, and the Steele County Crop Improvement Association. Doug and his wife Carol, farm wheat, barley, flax and soybeans. They have three grown children and three grandchildren.
Lee McLaughlin – District 1 
Lee McLaughlin was elected to Nodak Electric Cooperative’s board in 1991. Since that time, he has held the positions of chairman, vice chairman and secretary-treasurer. He currently represents Nodak on the Minnkota Power board. He has completed the courses necessary to receive the Credentialed Cooperative director award, as well as receiving board leadership certificates. McLaughlin received his Bachelor of Science degree from North Dakota State University in Fargo in agricultural economics. He is past board chairman of the Walsh Rural Water District. McLaughlin has also served on the Walsh County Farmers Union, Walsh County Fair board and several advisory boards. He served 14 years as a 4-H leader. Prior to farming, McLaughlin spent 11 years as vice president of agricultural lending at Bremer Bank in Grafton. McLaughlin and his wife, Judy, farm near Lankin raising small grains, pinto beans, soybeans and canola. The McLaughlins are members of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Lankin where he has served as a trustee. They have three grown children and five grandchildren.
Paul Sigurdson – District 1 
Paul Sigurdson has served on Nodak’s board for District 1 since 1991. He currently serves as president of the Square Butte Electric Cooperative board. He has completed the director courses offered by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association to become a credentialed cooperative director and completed the board leadership program. Paul served as chairman of Pembina County Farmers Union and still serves as director. He is currently chairman of the board of directors of Edinburg Farmers Elevator, and a member of Pembina Hills Lutheran Church. Paul and his wife, Ina, live on a farm near Gardar, N.D. He and his brother grow wheat, soybeans and edible beans. They have four grown daughters and six grandchildren.
Steven Smaaladen – District 3
Steven Smaaladen became a Sheyenne Valley Electric Cooperative board member in 1997 and a Nodak board member during the transition after the merger between Nodak Electric and Sheyenne Valley in 2001. He was re-elected to the Nodak board in 2002.He attended Moorhead State University in Moorhead, Minn., and Trinity Bible College in Ellendale, N.D. Smaaladen farmed with his father and brother until 1997. He then worked in the construction business from 1997 to December 2004 and is now a full-time rural mail carrier out of McVille, N.D. For the past 18 years, Smaaladen and his wife, Marsha, have owned and operated Country Greenhouse located on their farm five miles north of Aneta. Their business includes selling bedding plants, perennials, trees and shrubs, and doing a variety of landscaping projects. As a member of the Finley Assembly of God Church, he serves on the Church board and teaches Sunday school. The Smaaladens have two sons. Zachary Aaron is 13 and Zane Andrew is 4. In 2008, the Smaaladen family traveled to Changsha, China, to bring home Zane, who was then 19 months old. Smaaladen’s hobbies are hunting, fishing, salvaging scrap metal and attending Zachary’s basketball games.
