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Jim Rostad                Verla Rostad

jim@minotsfinest.com     verla@minotsfinest.com

Cory Almy             Kyra Hanrahan

cory@minotsfinest.com   kyra@minotsfinest.com

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Jim and Verla Rostad both grew up in the Carpio, ND community.  They have been married since 1973 and have two grown children - Jackie and Andy - and two grandchildren.  Before opening Minot's Finest Collision Center Jim managed a dealership bodyshop for 16 years.  He is active in industry organizations and is a past president of the ND Auto Body Association.  He is a member of the Minot Public School Board and president of the Minot Housing Authority Board.  Verla, a former high school math teacher is the office manager at Minot's Finest Collision Center.  She is a past president of the Minot State University Alumni Association, is on the board of directors of the Scandinavian Heritage Association where she serves as a tour guide, and is currently the vice president of the council of Christ Lutheran Church, where both she and Jim have served on various boards and committees.

Cory Almy, a Minot native, joined our staff in 2001 as an estimator/team leader.  He started his career in the auto body industry as a technician at Minot's Finest Collision Center from 1991 to 1994.  He went on to work in the insurance industry while earning a Bechelors Degree in Mathematics from Minot State University, graduating in 1997.  He continued to work in the insurance industry in Minot and later in Fargo as a claims specialist for a major insurance company.  Cory is a director for the North Dakota Auto Body Association.  Cory and his wife Tracy have three children:  Ashlyn, Aydan and Landyn.  Cory enjoys running, hunting, golf and pool.

Kyra Hanrahan is a native of Berthold, ND.  She began her career in the industry working in a dealership parts department.  She joined Minot's Finest Collsion Center in 1994 as a detailer and later moved into the office as an estimator/team leader.  She and her husband Buddy have two sons:  Dillon and Brent.  Kyra enjoys horseback riding and hunting.