Everett Dobrinski is the owner and operator of Dobrinski Farm, a cereal grain and oilseed farm in Makoti, North Dakota. He joined CoBank’s board in 1999 and was elected board chairman in 2008. Mr. Dobrinski is chair of both the Executive and Compensation committees.

Mr. Dobrinski is also the board chairman of Verendrye Electric Cooperative, an electric distribution cooperative, and serves as a director for Dakota Pride Cooperative, a specialty crop marketing operation. Mr. Dobrinski is a director for two trade associations: the North Dakota Coordinating Council for Cooperatives and the Farm Credit Council. He also sits on the advisory board of the Quentin Burdick Center for Cooperatives at North Dakota State University. Mr. Dobrinski earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Dakota.