Business People – February 12, 2022 | Bismarck-Mandan Economic News

Four elementary schools in Bismarck will have new principals for the 2022-23 school year, according to Bismarck Public Schools.

Marcia Dorrheim will hold the position at Sunrise Elementary. She has been an educator for almost 20 years and has worked for BPS since 2015. Melissa hurt will be the Principal of Lincoln Elementary. She has worked in the district for 13 years in various capacities.

Brittany Uptonwho served for five years as the Director of Professional Learning at BPS, will move to Grimsrud Elementary. Jill Vallejo will serve at Will-Moore. She has been Principal at Lincoln Elementary for the past four years.

Austin Hawkinson was hired as an investment banker at Gate City Bank.

Hawkinson brings eight years of experience to Gate City Bank. He graduated from Northern State University in 2013, earning his degree in banking and finance.

Celia Chase was hired as a marketing coordinator in the Mandan office of Interstate Engineering.

Chase brings five years of event marketing and coordination experience.

Trenton Hintz and William Blewitt have been hired as a technician engineer and a trainee engineer by AE2S.

Hintz will work with the firm’s surveying and civil engineering practices and Blewett completed three summer internships with AE2S before accepting his full-time position.

Reece Burckhard and Alyson Mosesboth from Bismarck, are graduates of the North Dakota Law Enforcement Training Academy.

The newly sworn soldiers will begin their field training with soldiers assigned to the North Dakota Highway Patrol beginning Monday and will be temporarily stationed at stations throughout the state.

Shirley Thomas and Amber Sand were named the best producers of Bianco Realty.

Darcy Fetti, Judy Maslowski, Tori Meyer, Kathy Feist and Brenda Foster won the Bianco Diamond Award.

Jim Jeromchek and James Jeromchek received the Titanium Award from Bianco.

Amy Asche, Greg Gerhart, Justin Sackman, Phyllis Rittenbach and Nate Seifert have won the Platinum Award from Bianco.

Duane Bentz and Heidi Stein received the Emerald Award from Bianco Realty.

Blayn Auch and Kacie Licata won Bianco’s Rookie of the Year award.

These annual awards are based on the production of the agent’s closed sales in 2021.