Grant Kraft
Our staff at North Dakota United, the state’s largest union of public educators and employees, added to new faces this summer. Please join us in welcoming Grant Kraft as field consultant for our southeast region, and Matt Liebel as field consultant for our northwest region.
Grant Kraft began his new role as field consultant in our Fargo office in June. Field consultants are responsible for working with local education associations on members’ rights, member recruitment and retention, leadership training and development, professional issues, collective bargaining, political action and community partnerships. He will work primarily with locals in the southeastern part of the state.
Grant received both a Bachelor of Arts in Classical Studies and Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from the University of North Dakota, as well as a Master of Science degree in Youth Development Leadership. Prior to working for ND United, he taught for nine years, mostly as a middle school world language teacher. Grant was also very active as a member and leader of the Fargo Education Association, having served as negotiations committee chair, governance committee chair, vice president and president.
Kraft lives in Fargo and enjoys hammocking in the parks and going for evening walks along the river. He describes himself as a semi-pro scavenger hunter, having won a local hunt six times. One day he hopes to be a contestant on The Amazing Race.
Matt Liebel
Matt Liebel joined the NDU team officially in August, and he is based in Williston. In his role as field consultant, he works directly with locals in the northwest part of the state with issues including members’ rights, member recruitment and retention, leadership training and development, professional issues, collective bargaining, political action and community partnerships.
Matt has a bachelor’s degree in biology education from Minot State University, and his Master’s in Secondary Earth Science from Western Governors University. Previous to joining our staff, he worked as middle school science teacher in Williston and was a negotiator for the Williston Education Association.
He lives in Williston with his wife Amy and their three children. They also have three dogs, two cats and an aquarium full of fish! Matt grew up in Watford City and taught in Williston for 15 years. He owns and operate Liebel's Guide Service on Lake Sakakawea and loves fishing, hunting and golfing.
