Mr. Jim Squires
Board Chairman
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Jim Squires has served on the DCC Board of trustees since May 2008.  Currently he serves as chairman following service as vice chairman for two years.

Jim graduated from DCHS in 1960, attended Dickinson State Teacher’s College from the fall of 1960 to the spring of 1962, then attended MSU and U of Montana in Missoula graduating with BAs in Mathematics and Physical Sciences in 1964 and 1966.

Jim  received training in Portuguese at the School for International Training at Brattleboro Vermont. Later he studied French at the Alliance Française in Paris.  As a Peace Corps Volunteer working in Community Development and Education Jim taught English as a foreign language at the Ginásio Professor Antônio Brandão in Pão de Açúcar, Alagoas, Brazil. After returning to the United States he taught high school mathematics at Circle Montana.

Jim and his wife Creuza returned to farm at Bloomfield from 1968 to 2008. He has preached and taught Bible at the church of Christ in Glendive for 12 years.

Jim served on the elementary school board at Bloomfield, the Western Christian High School and College Board at Dauphin, Manitoba and Regina, Saskatchewan and the DCC Board in Glendive.

Other board service include: Montana Wheat and Barley Committee; Montana Agricultural Experiment Station Advisory Council (MEAC); Montana Extension Advisory Council (MEAC); Montana Noxious Weed Advisory Council; USDA-Agricultural Research Service Sidney; Eastern Agricultural Research Center and Williston Research Center Advisory Board (EARC/WRC); the Research Development Institute and the Leadership Glendive Board of Directors. Jim serves as secretary to the Glendive Ministerial Association and Glendive Noon Toastmasters. He currently serves as Area 26 Governor for Toastmasters International.

Having DCC in our community is a true benefit to students, employers, and the community as a whole. Its presence brings fine arts, academic instruction and workforce training as well as many job opportunities to Eastern Montana.

Jim's hobbies include a combination of adventuring on motorcycles, photography and meeting people.

Ms. Deb Linn
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Deb was raised in North Dakota, graduating from NDSU in 1986 with a BS in Communication Disorders and from Minnesota State University – Mankato in 1988 with a MS in Speech-Language Pathology. She worked as a speech-language pathologist in Iowa before moving to Glendive in 1990 to work for Prairie View Special Services, where she is a SLP as well as Special Education Coordinator. She has also worked in private practice. Deb and her husband, Dave, have raised two daughters, Mariah and Karissa. Deb was a 4-H leader for 10 years, a member of the Eastern Montana Horse Show Circuit, and is a member of Sacred Heart Church. She enjoys spending time with her family, riding her horses, fishing, and traveling.

Mr. Alan Sevier
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Board member Alan Sevier is a Financial Advisor with Edward Jones Investments in Glendive and he and his wife Lois have three children; Kami, Maleri and Cody. He was born, raised and educated in Glendive and graduated from DCC in 1979. After completing college at MSU Billings and spending several years in the insurance industry, Alan returned to Glendive in 1984 to open a branch office for Edward Jones. He joined the college board of directors in 1996 and  served as Board Chair for many of his years as a trustee. Alan is active in the community and has been involved in many organizations over the years. Currently he is board president for Midrivers Communications and board chairman of the Congregational Church.  He and his wife Lois enjoy traveling and spending time in Arizona.

Mr. Bob Stanhope
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Mr. Stanhope was born and raised in Baker, Montana. He attended college at NMC – Havre and graduated from Dawson Community College with an AAS Degree in Survey Technology in 1982. Stanhope is married to Kristie with three grown children - Nate, Kalli and Blake. Stanhope is a Professional Land Surveyor, licensed in Montana, the Dakotas and Wyoming. Stanhope is currently a Survey and GIS Supervisor for WBI Energy Transmission, Inc. and a small business co-owner of Stateline Surveys. Stanhope is a 30 year resident of Glendive, 20 year member of the Elks Lodge No. 1324, past board member of Zion Lutheran Church, currently the President of the Trap Club, and the past President of the Chamber of Commerce. Stanhope enjoys coaching youth baseball, basketball and soccer and his hobbies include shooting trap, watching sports, golf, and fishing.

Ms. Kimberly Stulc
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Kim was born and raised for the most part in Glendive, Montana.  She attended college and studied English and Political Science at Tennessee Temple University in Chattanooga, Tennessee.  After graduation, she moved to Washington, DC, where she worked for Senator Conrad Burns.  In 2007, Kim returned to Glendive.  She is married to Rudy Stulc, Jr. and owns Kim Stulc Photography and The Vintage on Merrill Avenue.  She also works as the Marketing Coordinator for Glendive Medical Center.  In her spare time, Kim enjoys playing music, traveling, reading, and photography.

Mr. Don Kettner
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Mr. Kettner is a native of North Dakota, who after 6 years in secondary education moved to DCC for 38 years...During that time at DCC he served in many positions from Coach/AD, Registrar, VP for Instruction and the final 18 years as President.  While at the college he served on 30 national, regional boards and commissions. Since retiring in 1999, he was a member of the Montana Board for Veterans Affairs, chairing the last 3 years. (Kettner served in Korea with the lst Marine Division in l951 &52.);and was appointed to he college board in June, 2012.

He received his Bachelors Degree from Dickinson State; his Masters from the University of Montana; and ABD from Montana State University in Higher Ed Administration with post-graduate work at the University of Michigan.  Mr. Kettner was awarded the “Outstanding Alumni Award” from both Dickinson State and Montana State..While President he participated and presented in numerous studies and publications from curriculum to collective bargaining. He is the proud father of 4 adult children and 6 grandchildren.  President Emeritus Kettner fondly refers to Dawson Community College as his ----“5th Child”!!!!

Ms. Kathleen Fritsch
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The Fritsch family came to Glendive about 100 years ago. Ms. Fritsch went to elementary and High School in Glendive. She received her Bachelor's degree from Dickinson, her Master's degree from NDSU, and her Juris Doctorate from Gonzaga University.

Ms. Fritsch taught three years in northern Minnesota and 27 years at DCC. She also practiced law for nine years. She found that she had a passion for learning and teaching, and not so much for legal work.

Ms. Fritsch retired in 2011. She discovered she still had strong feelings for DCC and ran for the Board. There were two openings and two candidates so there was no election. 

Ms. Fritsch would like to encourage anyone with an interest in DCC to run for the Board.