At Yellowstone Strategies we are a small partnership of professionals with a balanced range of skills and experience.

Wally Goulet

Wally Goulet is a former Trial Attorney and business executive who has led major business development and property acquisitions in various industries including the Electric, Telecommunications and Software Industries. He has represented municipal, civic, church and professional groups and been involved with public policy development throughout his career, having served as both a federal and state lobbyist.

Wally retired in 2015, after serving thirteen years as General Counsel and Chief Risk Manager for a 1300+ employee software organization that creates and installs enterprise software for over 750 Electric and Telecommunication companies in 50 States and Canada. In 2015, Wally co-authored the book entitled ‘Wired Differently,’ describing the cooperative business model, servant leadership and creating a shared value business culture.

Wally currently is a board member for the Center for Action and Contemplation. He has been appointed by four different North Dakota Governors to serve on state commissions including service as the Chairperson of the North Dakota Economic Development Foundation and as Co-Chairperson of the Olmstead Commission. As a servant leader, he brings his legal background, negotiation, public relations and counseling skills helping make good organizations great and reach their full potential.

Niles Hushka

Niles Hushka has built a career based on his innovative philosophies and creative solutions in the engineering and business community. He served as president and CEO of KLJ. During his nine-year term he led the company from a 300-person local firm to an 800-employee regional company.

He serves on several boards of directors including Blue Cross Blue Shield North Dakota. He is a longtime member of the American Consulting Engineers Council and the National Society of Professional Engineers. He also chaired the Bismarck-Mandan Development Association.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from NDSU in 1978. He retired from KLJ in December 2016 and has since started several small businesses.

Vern Dosch

Vern Dosch has over 40 years of experience in leading information technology, and utility and telecommunications cooperative solutions. Vern was most recently the CEO of National Information Solutions Cooperative (NISC), and information technology cooperative headquartered in Mandan, North Dakota.

Vern is a true believer in the values outlined in “Wired Differently”, a book which he co-authored in order to highlight the benefit of servant leadership and to tell the story of how cooperative values can lead to better solutions. The essence of the book came down to this: Do the right thing always. Serve others. Live your ethics out loud.

Vern is a graduate of Bismarck State College and the University of Mary, both in Bismarck, ND.

Eric Washburn

Eric Washburn has a lifetime of experience in the public policy and consulting sector on matters relating to energy, natural resources, international trade and a wide range of other issues.  Clients look to Eric for seasoned expertise stemming from a career in key leadership posts on Capitol Hill, including stints as legislative director for Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, senior advisor to Majority Leader Harry Reid, and Democratic Staff Director for the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.

Eric wrote the first Renewable Fuel Standard legislation while working for Majority Leader Daschle and oversaw the development and Senate passage of the Energy Policy Act of 2002. Eric also led the development of Senate Democratic Caucus strategy on a range of environment and energy issues, including tax policy, oil and gas production, biofuels, regulatory reform, clean air, endangered species and global climate change. He previously worked for Senator Harry Reid as the Democratic Staff Director for the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee.

Mike Eggl

Mike Eggl has nearly 30 years of public policy, administrative and leadership experience.  

During his service as Senior Vice President at Basin Electric Power Cooperative, Mike was responsible for the successful completion of $100 million plus agreements as well as the development of the enterprise-wide planning process. In addition, he was in charge of a $50 million per year IT budget, human resources, communications, government relations and corporate services.

Mike started his career working in Washington, D.C. for the U.S. Senate with a primary focus on energy, natural resources and economic development.

Mike is also one of the founders of Brave the Shave, a non-profit organization that provides financial support to children with cancer and their families as well as for cutting edge children’s cancer research.

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