Calie Lindseth

Headshot of Calie Lindseth
Women and Minority Veterans State Service Officer

Accreditation:
American Legion
National Association of County Veterans Service Officers (NACVSO)
ND Department of Veterans Affairs
Training:
Training, Responsibility, Involvement and Preparation of Claims (T.R.I.P.)
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA)
Cyber Security Training

Appointed December 2015

Fargo VA Regional Office (VARO)
2101 North Elm Street
Fargo, ND 58102


Work Phone:
(701) 451-4645

Fax:
(701) 451-4674
Areas Served:
National/State

Services Offices
Veterans Services: Fargo VA Regional Office
Office Hours
7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Military Service:
    Rank:
    Staff Sergeant
    Branch of Service:
    National Guard
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    A Company
    Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:
    231st Brigade Support Battalion

Biography:

Deployments:
2009 - 2010: KFOR12  
2011 - 2012: OEF/OIF/OND 

Calie served in the ND Army National Guard for 12 years, deploying to Kosovo and Kuwait, continuing on active-duty serving the Guard as an Education Specialist, assisting military members and Veterans seek benefits for higher education. After this assignment, Calie joined the North Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs as the Women’s Veteran Coordinator. In this role, Calie assists women Veterans, survivors of military sexual trauma, minority and highly rural Veterans, and their families seek various benefits. Additionally, she has served the VA in multiple roles such as a voting member of VISN23 Executive Leadership Counsel, and on VISN level committees such as Women’s Health, Aging Veterans, Public Affairs, among others.

Calie has a long history of service in and out of uniform, serving as the youngest female Commander of an American Legion Post, 2018 YWCA Women of the Year nominee, and has been involved in various women leadership programs. Additionally, she has completed her Master’s in Public Health, currently pursuing a PhD in Public Health. Calie also owns a small business of building, refurbishing, and selling horse equipment, saddles and tack. Her business was featured in the Area Women’s Magazine, Minnesota Travel, and other publications. She was recently awarded a national gold medal for a saddle she built, showcased by the VA’s Veterans National Art Festival, hosted in Columbia, SC.

Last unit of assignment was HHC, 231st Brigade Support Battalion