These Are Your Neighbors Ep. 85 - Denise Fettig-Loftesnes

Denise Fettig-Loftesnes serves as Development Director at Dream Center Bismarck, where she leads fundraising and community engagement efforts to ensure individuals and families have consistent access to food, support, and stability. Through its daily meal program and on-site

resources, the Dream Center serves hundreds of neighbors each day, 365 days a year.

Denise brings a diverse background in nonprofit leadership and public service. She previously

served as Resource Development Director at Missouri Slope Areawide United Way and Event

Coordinator at the Age Well Center. She spent 14 years living in Japan, including 10 years as a

civilian Special Staff Family Readiness Officer for the Commanding General of the III Marine

Expeditionary Force, and has lived throughout the United States since the age of 24. In 2021, she

returned to Bismarck, North Dakota, to care for her parents following their dementia diagnoses,

an experience that continues to shape her work and advocacy.

She is the Founder and Director of the Bismarck Memory Café, a monthly gathering that

provides connection, education, and support for those living with memory loss and their care

partners. Denise serves as a Community Educator with the Alzheimer’s Association and is an