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