Meet Tim
ABOUT TIM
Experienced Leader. Community Champion.
Tim Mihalick is a business and community leader with extensive experience in executive management and public governance. He currently serves as Senior Vice President at First Western Bank & Trust, responsible for business development and facilities.
Previously, Tim spent more than 36 years with IRET and its affiliated companies, serving the final eight years as President and CEO of a publicly traded NYSE-listed company. His experience working at the highest levels of business, combined with extensive state-level governance, prepares him to represent District 3 effectively in Bismarck.
Tim has also served extensively in higher education leadership, including as Past Chair and current member of the North Dakota State Board of Higher Education (2019–2027) and current Vice Chair of the Midwest Higher Education Compact (MHEC), a 12-state organization dedicated to advancing higher education.
Community Leadership. Community Impact.
Tim has long been involved in the Minot community, serving in leadership roles with the Minot Family YMCA, Minot State University Board of Regents, Trinity Health, Norsk Høstfest, and the Minot Area Community Foundation.
A graduate of Minot State University, Tim played football and competed in track before beginning his career. Athletics have shaped Tim’s leadership philosophy throughout his life.
A former Minot State University football player and track athlete, Tim was inducted into the MSU Athletic Hall of Fame in 1995 and received the MSU Alumni Golden Award in 2014. He believes leadership means building strong teams, respecting differing perspectives, and making disciplined decisions.
ROOTED IN FAMILY VALUES
Committed to Family
Tim and his wife, Laura, have been married since 1982. Laura is deeply engaged in community service, having served 14 years on the Minot Public School Board, on the State ESPB Board, and currently on the State Judicial Nominating Committee by appointment of the Governor.
They have two adult children living in Minot. Their son, Elijah Edward Mihalick, works at Minot State University as Coordinator of Athletics, and his wife, Chelsea, is Curator of Animals at the Roosevelt Park Zoo. Their daughter, Nora Joan Waselenchuk, is a registered nurse at Trinity Hospital and is completing her Nurse Practitioner degree through the University of North Dakota. Nora has one son, Jett, to whom Tim and Laura are proud grandparents.
