Janna Swanson

Janna Swanson

NDSU Foundation Team Member since 2018

As an executive assistant, Janna performs a range of administrative, clerical, and technical duties along with project and meeting management for the vice president of finance and operations and the vice president of information services at the Foundation. Janna helps plan and organize the day-to-day operations of their offices, which requires management of multiple, rapidly changing priorities.

Janna is a life-long North Dakotan and has worked in higher education for more than 19 years. She and her husband, Brian, have been married for more than 30 years and have two sons, Kyle and Casey. They enjoy spending time with daughter-in-law, Chelsey, and three grandchildren.

"Since being hired as an employee of the NDSU Foundation, I have become passionate about the value of philanthropy and how important it is to the students at North Dakota State University."