Board of Directors
The Visit Fargo-Moorhead Board of Directors comprises 11 community members and oversees the VFM staff.
President/CEO
Shirley Hughes (she/her)
Visit Fargo-Moorhead
2001 44th St S
Fargo, ND 58103
(701) 365-4567
shirley@fargomoorhead.org
Chair
Doug Peters (he/him)
Executive Director - Prairie Heights Church
319 32nd Ave E
West Fargo, ND 58078
(701) 298-9181
doug.peters.jmt@gmail.com
Term ends 12.31.27
Vice Chair
Clare Hughes (she/her)
General Manager - Clubhouse Hotel & Suites
4400 15th Ave S
Fargo, ND 58103
(701) 282-5777
chughes@clubhousefargo.com
Term ends 12.31.27
Secretary/Treasurer
Kember Anderson (she/her)
Executive Assistant to City Commission - City of Fargo
200 3rd Street North
Fargo, ND 58102
(701) 241-8572
kanderson@cityoffargo.com
Term ends 12.31.26
Executive Member
Nicole Dutton (she/her)
Owner - Thunder Coffee
300 Sheyenne St., #190
West Fargo, ND 58078
(701) 404-7743
management@thunder.coffee
Term ends 12.31.25
Kimberly Busch (she/her)
Marketing - Blue Cross Blue Shield of ND
4510 13th Ave S
Fargo, ND 58121
(701) 282-1149
kimberly.busch@bcbsnd.com
Term ends 12.31.26
Derrick LaPoint (he/him)
President/CEO - Downtown Moorhead, Inc (City of Moorhead)
200 5th St S, Ste 203
Moorhead, MN 56560
(218) 443-1361
dlapoint@dtmoorhead.org
Term ends 12.31.26
Casey Sanders-Berglund (she/her)
Economic Development Manager - City of West Fargo
800 4th Avenue E, Suite 1
West Fargo, ND 58078
(701) 515-5343
casey.sanders@westfargond.gov
Term ends 12.31.25
Ramon Sosa (he/him)
Owner - Maxwell’s Restaurant & Bar
1380 9th St E
West Fargo, ND 58078
(701) 277-9463
ramon@maxwellsnd.com
Term ends 12.31.25
Kira Odenbach (she/her)
General Manager - Springhill Suites by Marriott
3401 Jacks Way
Fargo, ND 58104
kira@christiansoncompanies.com
Term ends 12.31.25
James Stinsman (he/him)
General Manager - Four Points by Sheraton Fargo
5064 23rd Ave S
Fargo, ND 58103
(701) 551-1530
jstinsman@kajhospitality.com
Term ends 12.31.25
Emily Nielsen (she/her)
General Manager - Courtyard by Marriott Fargo
2249 55th St S
Fargo, ND 58104
(701) 364-5500
emily.nielsen@brandthg.com
Term ends 12.31.27