Meet Our Medical Director
A native of Richardton, North Dakota, Dr. Thomas Arnold has practiced Obstetrics & Gynecology in the Dickinson area for three decades and is dedicated to the health of the community. He offers comprehensive health care for women of all ages. Dr. Arnold is a Fellow of the American Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecologists (FACOG) and is a past chair of ACOG District VI. He is also a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS).
Meet Our Nurse Practitioner
Rachael is a Dickinson native and a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner who graduated from Walden University. Rachael earned her bachelor degree in nursing from Dickinson State University in 2009 and worked as a registered nurse at the hospital for 12 years.
Rachael is excited to be able to expand the services provided by the Connect Medical Clinic and is passionate about providing care to patients regarding their reproductive sexual health. She is in training to be a fertility awareness instructor with an ultimate goal to provide help for women with any problems or irregularities regarding her period.
In her free time, Rachael enjoys staying active, traveling, and spending time with her family.
Meet Our Director of Nursing
Chelsey joined the Connect Medical Clinic team in December 2021 as our Nurse Manager.
Chelsey is a Registered Nurse with a background in Labor and Delivery and Behavioral Health nursing. She is excited to bring her experience from previous roles in her nursing career to Connect. While working in both of these fields was very rewarding, she has always known that working with at-risk men and pregnant women has been a calling on her life.
Her passion to serve in a non-judgmental, safe place for patients to come and be supported stems from her own personal experience. Chelsey was a teenage mother, faced with an unplanned pregnancy. Instead of feeling alone and afraid, like she did during this time, her hope is that Connect patients will feel supported and empowered.
In her free time, she enjoys reading, traveling and spending quality time with her family.
Meet Our Nurse Manager
With a decade of nursing experience, Katrina has dedicated the majority of her career to the specialized field of Labor and Delivery. Beyond her experience in this area, she has delved into clinic case management, embraced the dynamic role of a travel nurse, and cared for individuals with special needs over the course of her ten-year nursing journey.
Excited to contribute her wealth of professional and life experiences, Katrina joins Connect with a strong commitment to helping those in need. Her ongoing passion for working with diverse individuals reflects in her approach to healthcare.
Outside the realm of healthcare, Katrina finds joy in outdoor recreation, maintains an active lifestyle, explores new destinations through travel, and cherishes moments spent with her family.
Meet Our Connect Cares Coordinator
Madison (Madi) is a Dickinson native who is getting back to her roots. She is joining the team after living in Bismarck for the last 8 years. During that time, she attended the University of Mary where she earned her Bachelors of Science in Radiologic Technology, met and married her husband, worked in various clinics around Bismarck, and had their first child, Aftyn.
Madi believes everyone is entitled to excellent healthcare. She will be encountering patients daily in a different number of roles from intake to education. It is her goal to make every patient feel safe, understood, and valued.
Madi and her family are spending their free time settling into life in Dickinson. Personally, Madison enjoys spending quality time with family, cooking, and making her family’s new home feel beautiful.
Meet Our COO
Jillian is a Dickinson native, a Trinity High School alumna, and a graduate of the University of Dallas. She is a wife, mother to two in eternity and one on earth, and lover of her family’s dog, Phoebe.
After she and her husband married in 2018, they spent some time in Texas before starting their respective careers in ministry and law enforcement in South Dakota.
Since moving back to North Dakota, you can find Jillian reading, studying languages, hosting wine tastings, or two-stepping with her husband in the kitchen in her free time.
Meet Our Director of Administration
Janelle has lived in Dickinson for the past eight years. She has a background in office management, health care administration, and a degree in Business Administration. Janelle is a certified health and wellness coach, as well as a master Ramsey-certified financial coach. She is passionate about helping others achieve their goals in a supportive environment.
She and her husband enjoy traveling and seeing their two adult children when they can. She loves to cook ethnic dishes and read in her spare time.
Meet Our Patient Experience Manager
Kelley is a California native but has grown to love North Dakota. After a 17-year career with a local curriculum company, she started a monthly community paper for Stark County and the surrounding areas. She joined the Connect Team because she believes in Connect’s mission and wants to support the offering of dignity-centered health care and education to our community.
Kelley is married and has four grown children and six grandchildren. In her free time, she enjoys reading, creating, spending time with her family and camping.
Meet Our Director of Advancement
Mike joined the Connect Medical Team in August of 2024 and brings over 35 years of fundraising experience. His knowledge in creative giving, major gifts and planned giving brings a new perspective to the Advancement Office at Connect Medical. Most of his professional career has been within a private school in Dickinson but most recently with a faith-based radio station, serving the upper midwest as the Director of Advancement. Mike has been a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) since 2009.
Mike has been married for 41 years and they have four grown children and 14 grandchildren. If there is any free time after tending to and playing with the grandkids, Mike enjoys working in the yard and mountain biking on the Maah Daah Hey trail near Medora.
Meet Our CEO
Tara felt a strong call to the mission of Connect the first time she heard about it opening in 2015. At that time, she was working as a registered nurse (RN) in a sexual health clinic. In 2018, she was able to bring her expertise in that field to the organization when she joined the staff. As a Connect staff nurse, Tara received training as a Sexual Risk Avoidance Specialist, a Certified FEMM Instructor, and an RN Sonographer. In 2021, she answered the call to lead the organization as the President and Executive Director, and in 2024, she became the President/CEO.
Outside of her work at the clinic, Tara enjoys reading, learning, and exploring her curiosity about the world and the diverse perspectives of others. She also cherishes time spent with her family and her llasapoo, Miss Lillian Pupperton.
Meet Our Assistant Medical Director
A native of Grafton, North Dakota, Samantha Kiedrowski is a Board-Certified Family Physician who provides care for patients of all ages. With a fellowship in Obstetrics, she also sees patients for prenatal care and deliveries. Dr. Kiedrowski has professional interests in women’s health, pediatrics, and chronic disease management. She is also knowledgeable in Natural Birth Control and Cycle Education. Dr. Kiedrowski is committed to providing the best continuity of care possible throughout a patient’s various health events and stages of life. Dr. Kiedrowski is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians and the Catholic Medical Association.