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Jessica Bell

Vice President of External Affairs

Jessica Bell is the VP of External affairs, joining the Rainbow Energy Center team in 2022. Jessica is responsible for strategic leadership in external affairs along with guiding internal policy and regulatory initiatives. Jessica’s experience includes two decades in the mining industry, with one of those decades simultaneously serving as a citizen legislator in the North Dakota State Senate, where she held numerous leadership positions, including chairman of both the energy and taxation committees.

Jessica is a graduate of the Aspen-Rodel Fellowship in Public Leadership program and was awarded the Prairie Business Top 25 Women in Business Award in 2021. She currently serves on the Beulah Wellness Center Foundation. A fifth-generation North Dakotan, Jessica holds a Bachelor of Science in both Natural Resources Management and Economics from North Dakota State University and resides in Beulah, ND with her husband and two daughters.