SBPC Annual Meeting

Join Souris Basin Planning Council (SBPC) at The Makery at the Foundry as we celebrate another year of supporting communities, leaders, and entrepreneurs to advance economic progress for our region! This is a gathering of SBPC's board and committee members and regional partners to reflect on accomplishments and milestones in our region and to look ahead to the coming year. Our keynote speaker is Rebecca Undem, Founder and Executive Director of Growing Small Towns and host of the podcast The Growing Small Towns Show.

Food and beverages will be provided (registration required). Please register by Wednesday, October 16.

Tentative Agenda*

• Welcome

• Accomplishments and Milestones

• 2025 Priorities

• The Human Side of Community Development - Rebecca Undem

• Adjournment

*This meeting is free and open to the public. Registration required for food (space is limited).

Thank you to our sponsors!

About Rebecca Undem

Rebecca Undem has always been passionate about two things: people and talking to people. As an inspirational speaker, community advocate, and host of the podcast The Growing Small Towns Show, she’s put her gift of gab to good use.

As Founder and Executive Director of Growing Small Towns, a regional non-profit organization, Rebecca helps the communities in southeast North Dakota be places people love to call home through programs that grow their human, social, and cultural capital.

Not one to let people down, Rebecca still lives up to her childhood label of drama queen. She binges on Netflix shows, coffee, and anything that makes her feel verklempt—her self-declared favorite feeling. Rebecca went against her youthful declarations and married a farmer, Jeremiah, and together, they have three amazing kids: Andrew, Carter, and Brynlee. They love their small town and the crazy-good life they get to live there.

About SBPC

 Organized under Chapter 54-40.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, SBPC got its start in 1972 with a single mission: to advance economic progress in North Dakota Region 2. Though we’ve grown and changed since our founding, our passion for helping communities and entrepreneurs stays the same. 

Souris Basin Planning Council does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, marital status, religion, age, or disability in employment or the provision of services. For special accommodations, or questions regarding the meeting schedule, please contact staff in advance at 701.255.1982. In the event that any or all of the members of the governing body participate in the meeting by telephone or video, a speakerphone or monitor will be available at the location noted for each meeting.