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Emily O'Brien's Biography

Office:

On The Ballot: Running, Republican for State House (ND) - District 42

Contact Information

State Capitol, 600 East Boulevard
Bismarck, ND 58505-0360

5021 West Elm Court
Grand Forks, ND 58203-0606

Full Name:

Emily O'Brien

Gender:

Female

Family:

Husband: Jake; 4 Children

Birth Place:

Lakeville, MN

Home City:

Grand Forks, ND

Master's, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies, University of North Dakota, 2015-2018

Bachelor's, Entrepreneurship/Business Administration and Management, University of North Dakota, 2010-2015

Representative, North Dakota State House of Representatives, District 42, 2016-present

Candidate, North Dakota State House of Representatives, District 42, 2020

Former Member, Joint Committee on Commerce, North Dakota State House of Representatives

Fellow, University Innovation Fellows, 2015-present

Chief Operating Officer, BioScience Association, 2019

President/Director of Marketing, Dakota Venture Group, 2013-2018

Manager/Buyer/Sales Associate, Pink Door Botique, 2008-2018

Director of Marketing, BioScience Association of North Dakota, 2016

Entrepreneur Specialist/Coach, Center for Innovation, University of North Dakota, 2013-2016

General Manager, Sublime Aesthetic Professionals, 2014-2016

Member, Advisory Board, Nordic Waffles, 2016-present

Member, Business Advisory Group, University of Minnesota Office for Technology Commercialization, 2015-present

Member, Chacala Cultural Foundation, 2015-present

Ambassador, East Grand Forks/Grand Forks Chamber of Commerce, 2014-present

Board Member, Grand Forks Herald Business Advisory Group, 2014-present

President/Secretary, Business and Public Administration Student Advisory Council, University of North Dakota, 2013-present

Member, Gamma Phi Beta

Coordinator, Special Olympics

Ex Officio Board Member, Advisory Board, Center for Innovation Foundation, 2016-2018

Lead Organizer, Startup Weekend, 2015

Lead Organizer, One Million Cups Organizer, 2014

Awards:

Ethel Torreson Stone and Charlotte Klein Torreson Entrepreneur Endowment, UND Center for Innovation Foundation, January 2015;
Thomas J. and Gayle A. Clifford Entrepreneur Endowment, UND Center for Innovation Foundation, June 2015;
40 Under 40, Prairie Business Magazine, December 2015;
University Innovation Fellow, Venture Well, March 2016

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