Jamestown  (CSi)  Jamestown Tourism Director Searle Swedlund has been appointed by Governor Doug Burgum to the North Dakota Council for the Arts.

On Wednesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2 Swedlund said he’s excited to give his input to the Council, from a tourism perspective, and share ideas.

The North Dakota Council for the Arts has representatives from each of the state’s nine regions, and one at-large member.

Swedlund  works with a variety of community agencies to market the community and grow the ways visitors interact with the region.

Prior to this, Swedlund worked at Concordia College for 14 years in a variety of capacities including alumni relations. He is active with Habitat for Humanity, the Jamestown Chamber of Commerce and the Jamestown Arts Center.

He is married to Emmy Swedlund.

Swedlund is originally from Velva, N.D.