Amber Haskell was added to our team in January 2024 as Field Consultant-Northeast. She is based out of Grand Forks, and in her role as field consultant, she works directly with locals in the northeast region 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.
Amber has her Association of Applied Science degree in Psychology/Human Services from Itasca Community College, Grand Rapids, Minn.; Bachelor of Health Science degree, focused on community violence prevention and intervention from Metropolitan State University, Minneapolis; and a Special Education Licensure from University of Minnesota-Duluth. Previously, she worked as a special education teacher in Grand Forks, Grand Rapids and Deer River.
Amber lives in rural Grand Forks with her husband, Jason, and daughter, Zoe. She grew up in Deer River, Minn., and enjoys spending time gardening, fishing, crafting, spending time with her family, and traveling around North Dakota meeting with members of ND United.
Joel Crane began in his role as ND United’s Press Secretary in July 2023. In his role, he leads our union’s media relations efforts and external communications initiatives. Before ND United, he was a TV news reporter in Bismarck, where he covered politics, energy and agriculture.
Joel grew up in Bismarck and graduated from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn., where he studied philosophy and music. He also has a master's degree in philosophy from New College of the Humanities in London. Joel lives with his girlfriend and their two cats in Bismarck.
