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Who We Are

The North Dakota Afterschool Network

Who We Are

The North Dakota Afterschool Network

What it’s all about

How it started

Our Story

The efforts to form an Afterschool Network in North Dakota first began in 2012 and a formal proposal was submitted to the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation in February 2015. This initial request served to support the development of the North Dakota Afterschool Partnership. In 2016, the Partnership submitted an advancement request to form what we are today, the North Dakota Afterschool Network.

The ND Afterschool Network promotes access to high-quality, safe, and affordable out-of-school-time programming that supports positive outcomes for youth in grades PreK-12 across North Dakota.

By working in partnership with out-of-school time programs, schools, state and community-based organizations, the ND Afterschool Network works to connect, support, and advocate at the local, state and national level to support funding afterschool programs and raise awareness of the benefits of afterschool for children, families, and communities- ND’s current and future workforce.

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Our Leadership

Matthew Anderson

Arts in Education Director
North Dakota Council on the Arts

Jennifer Carlson

Executive Director
Northeast Education Service Cooperative

Leslie Dawson

Community Impact Manager
United Way Cass Clay 

Beth Demke

Executive Director
North Dakota’s Gateway to Science

Becky Eberhardt

Director of School Relations
Waterford.org

Michael Hanson

Director 
North Valley Career & Technology Center

Joel Hektner

Professor/Department Head Human Development & Family Science
North Dakota State University

Keely Ihry

Director of Student Services
South East Education Cooperative

Robin Nelson

Chief Executive Officer
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Red River Valley

Arlene Wolf

21CCLC Program Administrator
North Dakota Department of Public Instruction

Lori Zahradka

21CCLC Project Director
North Valley Extended School Project

Becky Eberhardt

N.D. Department of Public Instruction
21CCLC State Program Administrator

Michael Hanson

North Valley Career & Technology Center
Director

Shari Sandwick Mosser

N.D. State Library
Literacy Specialist

Joel Hektner

North Dakota State University, Professor & Department Head
Human Development & Family Science

Rebecca Engelman

N.D. Council on the Arts
Arts in Education Director

Megan Jenson

United Way of Cass-Clay
Senior Community Impact Manager

Amy Walters

Twin Rivers Activity Center
Facility Manager

Jolene Garty

South East Education Cooperative
Director of Student Services

Beth Larson-Steckler

N.D. Department of Public Instruction
Federal Title Programs, Program Administrator

Lori Zahradka

North Valley Extended School Project
21CCLC Project Director

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