Bringing communities and oil and gas industry together MINOT
Tessa Sandstrom & ND Petroleum Foundation reach out to communities By ELOISE OGDEN
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Regional Editor eogden@minotdailynews.com
essa Sandstrom and the North Dakota Petroleum Foundation reach out to many communities in the local area and across the state. Sandstrom, originally from New Town, is the executive director of the Foundation, based in Minot. She began working at the N.D. Petroleum Council in 2012. “I had been working in Washington, D.C., for Senator (John) Hoeven and wanted to get back to North Dakota,” Sandstrom said. When the communications manager position with the N.D. Petroleum Council opened up, she was hired and returned to the state. NDPC provides governmental relations Eloise Ogden/MDN support to more than Tessa Sandstrom is execu550 companies intive director of the North Davolved in all aspects of kota Petroleum Foundation. the oil and gas industry including oil and gas production, refining, pipeline, mineral leasing, consulting, legal work, and oil field service activities in North Dakota, South Dakota and the Rocky Mountain region. It is supported by members of the American Petroleum Institute who have interests in North Dakota and South Dakota.
Tessa Sandstrom, executive director of the North Dakota Petroleum Foundation, is shown at weigh-in at a fishing derby. It is an annual charity tournament to raise money for Planting for the Future programs. Submitted Photo
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