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  • TAYN Ep. 46 - Emily Yanish

    TAYN Ep. 46 - Emily Yanish
    2024/12/17
    Emily Yanish is currently the Development Director for Youthworks, and a LicensedProfessional Clinical Counselor. She received her undergraduate degree from St. OlafCollege in 2003, and her Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from the Universityof St. Thomas in 2007. Emily has been employed with Youthworks since December2007, and has enjoyed numerous roles at the organization, including Coordinator for theShort Term Care and Assessment Center, Family Counselor, Program Manager, and nowDevelopment Director. Her work entails raising awareness and support for the work thatYouthworks does throughout North Dakota. Emily is married to her husband Lance, and together they have two children.
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    32 分
  • TAYN Ep. 45 - Holly Triska

    TAYN Ep. 45 - Holly Triska
    2024/12/03
    Holly Triska grew up in Wilton, North Dakota and began her career as a Peace Corps volunteer working in both Nicaragua and Guatemala. After 4 years in Central America, she moved to Washington, DC where she led the Federal Programs Division at the Hispanic College Fund. Holly went on to serve as the Director of Graduate Studies in Int’l Economic Development at The Catholic University of America where she earned a Master of Arts from the Busch School of Business and Economics.

    Following her mother’s diagnosis with a terminal illness, she returned to ND to focus on family. While she did not intend to stay, ND quickly reestablished itself as home. Community life was welcoming, filled with heritage, and opportunity. Holly became actively involved in welcoming and connecting newcomers to local resources and networks. She became ND’s State Refugee Coordinator in 2021.
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    34 分
  • TAYN Ep. 44 - Commisioner John Risch

    TAYN Ep. 44 - Commisioner John Risch
    2024/11/19
    John Risch was the highest-ranking union official ever to be elected from the state of North Dakota.
    He served the nation’s railroad workers at the national level full time in Washington DC from August 2009 through September 2019. Risch was elected national legislative director of the SMART Transportation Division (formerly the United Transportation Union) in 2014. He led the union in developing, communicating and executing the legislative, regulatory, safety and political positions. As national director he testified before Congress and at regulatory forums. He was also a presenter at numerous transportation, labor and Wall Street analyst forums.

    Risch is a native of Mandan, N.D. He was the North Dakota State Legislative Director for the United Transportation Union from 1986 to 2009, while also working as a locomotive engineer. He is retired member of Local 1344 at Mandan. Risch began his railroad career on Burlington Northern Railroad, working in the track department for two summers while attending college. In the fall of 1978, he hired out in train service and in 1979, he entered engine service in what is now BNSF Railway. He was a long-time international union officer, serving on the union’s executive board from 1991 until 2009.

    While serving as the UTU North Dakota State Legislative Director, he testified hundreds of times at the state legislature. His focus at the state legislature included railroad, labor, tax, insurance and other issues important to working people. He was appointed by Governor George Sinner to the Education Action Commission and Occupational Therapy Board.

    He was also appointed chairperson of the state’s Minimum Wage Commission twice, once by a Democratic labor commissioner and once by a Republican labor commissioner. In that role, he led efforts to raise the minimum wage and improve conditions of the workplace, including extending minimum wage coverage to farm workers, something the federal law and most states exempt from coverage.

    Risch is a graduate of Bismarck State College and earned a bachelor’s degree in Labor Studies while working full time on the railroad from Antioch University of Yellow Springs, Ohio, where he studied collective bargaining, labor history, labor law, world labor movements and other issues related to labor.

    The North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party honored Risch in 2018 with the Governor Art and Grace Link Lifetime Achievement Award. The award recognizes those who have dedicated a lifetime of service to the people of North Dakota, have represented excellence in the field of public service and have left a laudable legacy benefiting future generations. Risch also wrote a regular newspaper column for The Bismarck Tribune from 1991 until 1993, where he focused on labor, economic and tax issues.
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  • TAYN Ep. 43 - Justin Cancilliere

    TAYN Ep. 43 - Justin Cancilliere
    2024/11/05
    Justin Cancilliere loves telling stories. Led by mythical dreams and astounding visions that can only be described through writing, he is in the business of scripting legends. His desire is to bring to life that which swarms in his mind and cascades into words. But it doesn't end there.​Justin created the BisMan Writers Guild in 2019, which is a nonprofit organization dedicated to uplifting writers in North Dakota. He also co-hosts 2 podcasts: ParaTruth Reborn, which discusses and debates topics of the paranormal from both a Christian and secular lense; and Write in the Pickle Barrel (which can be heard on Radio Access), which is a podcast about the writing process. He currently resides in Bismarck, North Dakota, where he enjoys the finer things in life with his beautiful wife, Shelly.
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    33 分
  • TAYN Ep. 42 - Amanda Godfread

    TAYN Ep. 42 - Amanda Godfread
    2024/10/22
    As a Regional Director for Make-A-Wish Amanda Godfread brings hope to others during challenging times, making her a changemaker in our community.


    Amanda Godfread is Regional Director for Make-A-Wish North Dakota, a role she’s served in since 2018. A “jack-of-all-trades” in this position, she works to elevate the awareness and understanding of Make-A-Wish in the community and with medical professionals, is responsible for fundraising, volunteer recruitment and also does wish granting! Amanda has more than 20 years of experience in communication and marketing, and has worked in the non-profit, for-profit and government sectors. She and her husband, Jon, have three children and live in Bismarck, N.D.
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    34 分
  • TAYN Ep. 41 - Sydney Helgeson

    TAYN Ep. 41 - Sydney Helgeson
    2024/09/24
    Episode 41 of "These are Your Neighbors" features Sydney Helgeson. Sydney is a former Miss North Dakota. She is a changemaker in the community through her advocacy work as the Resource Development Manager at United Way as well as her volunteer work she does in the community.


    Bismarck native Sydney Helgeson is a change maker in our community. A 2019 graduate of Bismarck High and 2023 graduate of The University of Alabama, service has always been at the forefront of Sydney’s involvement. She served our state as Miss North Dakota’s Teen 2017, educating her peers on the dangers of distracted driving, and recently finished her reign as Miss North Dakota 2023, where she traveled the state spreading her service initiative, Live United: Building Stronger Communities Together. Sydney is continuing her advocacy for this cause in her new role as the Resource Development Manager at the Missouri Slope Areawide United Way. She hopes to unite people in our community by helping them find their passions and sharing how they can get involved through giving, advocating, or volunteering.
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    32 分
  • TAYN Ep. 40 - Carl Young

    TAYN Ep. 40 - Carl Young
    2024/09/10
    Episode 40 of "These are Your Neighbors" features Carl Young. Carl is a fierce advocate for many in Bismarck. Through his work with the neurodivergent community and a heavy focus on FASD, he is a changemaker in the community.

    Carl Young is a father first, an advocate and lobbyist in North Dakota. Mr. Young has experience speaking with large groups of people across socio-economic and professional lines. In addition to advocating at the state and federal levels, he has presented at several regional conferences about neurodiversity, special education advocacy and adoption. Mr. Young has also been a member of a few boards and organizations both locally and nationally. Currently, he serves on the governing council for the Affiliate Network at FASD United and the City of Bismarck Human Relations Committee. For the last 20 years, Mr. Young has advocated for those with Autism and other special needs. He and his wife of 30 years, Malette, founded a non-profit in 2018 to support those with neurodiversity, most notably Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and Autism. As parents of five children, they understand firsthand the struggles that come with getting an appropriate diagnosis and getting the services and support that children and families need.
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    31 分
  • TAYN Ep. 39 - Dawn Kopp

    TAYN Ep. 39 - Dawn Kopp
    2024/08/27
    "These are Your Neighbors" features Dawn Kopp. Dawn is the CEO of the Downtown Business Association of Bismarck. As a small business champion, Dawn makes a local difference in our community.

    Dawn Kopp is the CEO of Downtown Business Association of Bismarck, a position held since May 2007 and a member of the executive board of the Downtown Bismarck Community Foundation. She is a Mandan native and graduated with a B.S. in Apparel & Textiles from NDSU. Dawn is a co-founder & board member of Capitol Shakespeare Society, an appointed member of the City of Bismarck’s Forestry Advisory Board, and a graduate of the inaugural North Dakota cohort of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program. Dawn's hobbies include cooking, baking, reading, travel, and creating mosaics and mixed-media art. Dawn is dedicated to building community and connections for all ages, all incomes, and all abilities.
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    36 分