Happy New Year, NAIFA-North Dakota Community!
January 1st marked a new year for NAIFA Leadership, and we are in the process of updating our website Leader page to reflect our new board. Please join me in thanking our 2025 State President, Stacy Norton, for her work in guiding us through a successful legislative session, reaching our IFAPAC goals, and achieving NAIFA Certified Leadership Board status. Many members of Stacy’s board will continue into my term, but we have some new faces with fresh ideas joining us as well!
Important events to highlight coming up in 2026:
- March Madness: We were incredibly successful in reaching our IFAPAC fundraising goals through this event in 2025 and plan to repeat it in 2026. Please be ready to help North Dakota rise through the ranks in late February and throughout March!
- April 28-29 NAIFA-ND Success Summit: Cued Up for Success – in addition to a lineup of great speakers and spending time with our NAIFA colleagues, we are planning a fun evening tournament of games to support a North Dakota Life Happens Scholarship and Make-a-Wish of North Dakota
- May 18-19 Congressional Conference – you do NOT need to be on the board to attend Congressional Conference! In fact, the first 100 FIRST-TIMERS to register will get a $500 travel stipend! Register by 2/8 for a $50 registration discount. We also have some budget within ND to support attendees. Contact me if you’d like to join me at Con-Con.
- November 9-11 Protectors Vegas will be this year’s national NAIFA event. The National Leadership Conference will also be held in conjunction with the Protectors Vegas conference at The Venetian Las Vegas.
- NAIFA-Live Watch Parties are happening most months in Fargo and Minot. In addition to the great online presenters, lunch is provided for our NAIFA friends.
- NAIFA National has an aggressive goal of doubling our membership in 2026. Please help us reach this goal by bringing a guest to any of these events! Non-members are welcome to register for the Success Summit, and if they join NAIFA at the event, their registration fee will be refunded!
Thank you for entering 2026 as a NAIFA Member, and for sticking with us through the years. I hope to see you at a NAIFA event soon!
Jessica Westgard Larson
President, NAIFA-ND
