Our Team

Our skilled and dedicated team at Norway House puts our mission into action by combining their diverse expertise with a passion for contemporary Nordic arts, business, and culture.

We are united by three strategic values:

  • Adaptability

  • Boldness

  • Collaboration

For general inquiries, please contact:

info@norwayhouse.org
612.871.2211

Norway House

Christina Carleton
Chief Executive Officer

ccarleton@norwayhouse.org

Max Stevenson
Chief-of-Staff

mstevenson@norwayhouse.org

Joseph Grødahl
Director of Operations + Programs

jgrodahl@norwayhouse.org

Ethan Bjelland Hagberg
Director of Communications

ebjelland@norwayhouse.org

Elizabeth Moorhead
Director of Finance

emoorhead@norwayhouse.org

Britt deLange Ardakani
Director of BARN

bardakani@norwayhouse.org

Race Fisher
Membership + Volunteer Coordinator

rfisher@norwayhouse.org

Inger-Lise Ludvigsen
Venue Manager

events@norwayhouse.org

Ketura Peterson
Kaffebar Manager

cafe@norwayhouse.org

Rebecca Jorgenson Sundquist
Chief Development Officer

rebecca@jorgensonsundquist.com

Carstens Smith
Education Coordinator

classes@norwayhouse.org

The Norwegian American Newspaper

Michael Kleiner
Business + Sports Editor

michael@norwegianamerican.com

Ingrid Sampson
Graphics Designer

ingrid@norwegianamerican.com

Cynthia Elyce Rubin
Travel Editor

travel@norwegianamerican.com

Executive Board of Directors

Ragnar Meyer-Knutsen
President, Sealift Inc.

Lori Ann Reinhall
Editor-in-Chief, The Norwegian American

Robert Tunheim
Partner, Ballard Spahr, LLP

Kristi Bissel
Taste of Norway Editor

food@norwegianamerican.com

Becky Kruse Gjendem
Copy Editor

Lori Ann Reinhall
Editor-In-Chief

loriann@norwegianamerican.com

Synneva Bratland
Editorial Assistant

synneva@norwegianamerican.com

John Smistad
Advertising Manager

ads@norwegianamerican.com

Christina Carleton
Executive Director, Norway House

Loren Anderson
Former President, Pacific Lutheran University

Ragnhild Hjeltnes
Assistant Editor

ragnhild@norwegianamerican.com