North Dakota Ethics Commission chair Cynthia Lindquist to step down June 1
She is moving to Denver to join the American Indian College Fund as chief strategy officer, and a successor is expected to fill her term through August 2027
North Dakota Ethics Commission Chair Cynthia Lindquist will step down effective June 1 to move to Denver and become chief strategy officer for the American Indian College Fund, according to the North Dakota Monitor.
Lindquist, a citizen of the Spirit Lake Nation, was first appointed to the five-member commission in 2019 and reappointed in 2023, according to the Monitor. She was elected chair in July, following the death of former chair Dave Anderson in May. Lindquist is director of the University of North Dakota’s Tribal Initiatives and Collaborations and previously served more than two decades as president of Cankdeska Cikana Community College. “In the last six years, the Commission has made significant progress and will continue to do so in the future,” Lindquist was quoted as saying in a Monday announcement from the Ethics Commission. Her replacement is expected to serve the remainder of her term through August 2027.
- 1.Mary Steurer. North Dakota Monitor. https://northdakotamonitor.com, .
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