Medium
Contact a Licensing Specialist in your county to:
- Learn how to become a provider
- Ask questions about your current license or self-declaration
- Report a concern regarding an early childhood program. You may also report concerns by calling 1-800-997-8516 or emailing dhsec@nd.gov.
Medium
Licensing Specialists Counties A-C
Adams
- Emily Dolinar | (701) 690-1495 | edolinar@nd.gov
Barnes
- Morgan Biss | (701) 360-2087 | mbiss@nd.gov
Benson
- Jody Pike | (701) 230-7678 | jlpike@nd.gov
Billings
- Emily Dolinar | (701) 690-1495 | edolinar@nd.gov
Bottineau
- Lyndsey Graner | (701) 389-9429 | lgraner@nd.gov
Bowman
- Emily Dolinar | (701) 690-1495 | edolinar@nd.gov
Burke
- Janinne Paulson | (701) 339-5673 | jpaulson@nd.gov
Burleigh
- Kolie Kadrmas | (701) 301-1649 | kolkadrmas@nd.gov
- Laiken Grensteiner | (701) 425-9156 | ljgrensteiner@nd.gov
- Linda Aberle | (701) 425-8778 | laberle@nd.gov
Cass
- DeDe Wienckowski | (701) 630-8873 | dwienckowski@nd.gov
- Kristin Nelson | (701) 353-9694 | kranelson@nd.gov
- Lori Hopewell | (701) 403-4328 | lhopewell@nd.gov
- Ruby Kolpack | (701) 630-8912 | rkolpack@nd.gov
- Susan Clancy | (701) 630-8935 | sclancy@nd.gov
Cavalier
- Kari Olson | (701) 328-4792 | karolson@nd.gov
Licensing Specialists Counties D-G
Dickey
- Robin Opsahl | (701) 204-3143 | rlopsahl@nd.gov
Divide
- Janinne Paulson | (701) 339-5673 | jpaulson@nd.gov
Dunn
- Janinne Paulson | (701) 339-5673 | jpaulson@nd.gov
Eddy
- Jody Pike | (701) 230-7678 | jlpike@nd.gov
Emmons
- Robin Opsahl | (701) 204-3143 | rlopsahl@nd.gov
Foster
- Morgan Biss | (701) 360-2087 | mbiss@nd.gov
Golden Valley
- Emily Dolinar | (701) 690-1495 | edolinar@nd.gov
Grand Forks
- Kari Olson | (701) 328-4792 | karolson@nd.gov
- Cary Forrester | (701) 425-3133 | cforrester@nd.gov
- Irena Anderson | (701) 213-0901 | ianderson@nd.gov
Grant
- Laiken Grensteiner | (701) 425-9156 | ljgrensteiner@nd.gov
Griggs
- Cary Forrester | (701) 425-3133 | cforrester@nd.gov
Licensing Specialists Counties H-M
Hettinger
- Emily Dolinar | (701) 690-1495 | edolinar@nd.gov
Kidder
- Robin Opsahl | (701) 204-3143 | rlopsahl@nd.gov
LaMoure
- Robin Opsahl | (701) 204-3143 | rlopsahl@nd.gov
Logan
- Robin Opsahl | (701) 204-3143 | rlopsahl@nd.gov
McHenry
- Lyndsey Graner | (701) 389-9429 | lgraner@nd.gov
McIntosh
- Robin Opsahl | (701) 204-3143 | rlopsahl@nd.gov
McKenzie
- Moriah Rademacher | (701) 630-0308 | mrademacher@nd.gov
McLean
- Kolie Kadrmas | (701) 301-1649 | kolkadrmas@nd.gov
Mercer
- Kolie Kadrmas | (701) 301-1649 | kolkadrmas@nd.gov
Morton
- Laiken Grensteiner | (701) 425-9156 | ljgrensteiner@nd.gov
- Linda Aberle | (701) 425-8778 | laberle@nd.gov
Mountrail
- Janinne Paulson | (701) 339-5673 | jpaulson@nd.gov
Licensing Specialists Counties N-R
Nelson
- Jody Pike | (701) 230-7678 | jlpike@nd.gov
Oliver
- Kolie Kadrmas | (701) 301-1649 | kolkadrmas@nd.gov
Pembina
- Kari Olson | (701) 328-4792 | karolson@nd.gov
Pierce
- Lyndsey Graner | (701) 389-9429 | lgraner@nd.gov
Ramsey
- Jody Pike | (701) 230-7678 | jlpike@nd.gov
Ransom
- Kris Albers | (701) 403-5351 | kalbers@nd.gov
Renville
- Janinne Paulson | (701) 339-5673 | jpaulson@nd.gov
Richland
- Kris Albers | (701) 403-5351 | kalbers@nd.gov
Rolette
- Lyndsey Graner | (701) 389-9429 | lgraner@nd.gov
Licensing Specialists Counties S-Z
Sargent
- Kris Albers | (701) 403-5351 | kalbers@nd.gov
Sheridan
- Kolie Kadrmas | (701) 301-1649 | kolkadrmas@nd.gov
Sioux
- Laiken Grensteiner | (701) 425-9156 | ljgrensteiner@nd.gov
Slope
- Emily Dolinar | (701) 690-1495 | edolinar@nd.gov
Stark
- Emily Dolinar | (701) 690-1495 | edolinar@nd.gov
Steele
- Cary Forrester | (701) 425-3133 | cforrester@nd.gov
Stutsman
- Morgan Biss | (701) 360-2087 | mbiss@nd.gov
Towner
- Jody Pike | (701) 230-7678 | jlpike@nd.gov
Traill
- Cary Forrester | (701) 425-3133 | cforrester@nd.gov
Walsh
- Kari Olson | (701) 328-4792 | karolson@nd.gov
- Irena Anderson | (701) 213-0901 | ianderson@nd.gov
Ward
- Amy Jenkins | (701) 389-9807 | amy.jenkins@nd.gov
- Kara Currie | (701) 389-7103 | kcurrie@nd.gov
Wells
- Jody Pike | (701) 230-7678 | jlpike@nd.gov
Williams
- Janinne Paulson | (701) 339-5673 | jpaulson@nd.gov
- Moriah Rademacher | (701) 630-0308 | mrademacher@nd.gov
Licensing Supervisors
Coreen Ruona | (701) 328-4100 | cruona@nd.gov
- Cass, Ransom, Richland, and Sargent Counties
Kari Olson | (701) 328-4792 | karolson@nd.gov
- Barnes, Benson, Cavalier, Eddy, Foster, Grand Forks, Griggs, Nelson, Pembina, Ramsey, Steele, Stutsman, Traill, Towner, Walsh, and Wells Counties
Kelsey Dobitz | (701) 227-7534 | kmdobitz@nd.gov
- Adams, Billings, Bowman, Burleigh, Dickey, Golden Valley, Grant, Emmons, Hettinger, Kidder, LaMoure, Logan, MacIntosh, McLean, Mercer, Morton, Oliver, Sheridan, Sioux, Slope, and Stark Counties
Kiriat Perez | (701) 857-8560 | perezkiriat@nd.gov
- Bottineau, Burke, Divide, Dunn, McHenry, McKenzie, Mountrail, Pierce, Renville, Rolette, Ward, and Williams Counties
Licensing Administrator
Carmen Traeholt | (701) 328-4010 | ctraeholt@nd.gov
Medium
Questions? Contact Us
Early Childhood
600 E. Boulevard Avenue, Dept. 325
Bismarck, ND 58505-0250
Phone: (701) 328-2115, 711 (TTY)
Toll-Free: (800) 997-8516
Email: dhsec@nd.gov