Casey Peterson
PROGRAM Development MANAGER | casey.peterson@ndsu.edu
As a Program Development Manager, some of Peterson’s responsibilities include:
Coordinate the delivery of educational programming.
Lead the development of educational programming that meets the needs of customers.
Assist with long-term strategy development and implementation.
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Krista Jansen
Program specialist | krista.j.jansen@ndsu.edu
As Program Specialist, some of Jansen’s responsibilities include:
Work with director and other staff to coordinate, develop and implement new and innovative educational programs and materials that support NCI’s mission to maintain and expand domestic and international markets, value-added agriculture for northern grown crops.
Conduct outreach into finding the required speakers, presenters, and the required expertise to ensure the long term success of the NCI webinars, conferences, and other educational programs and material development and projects.
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Liz Benson
Program Coordinator | elizabeth.labuhn@ndsu.edu
As Program Coordinator, some of Benson’s responsibilities include:
Work with director, program development manager, and other staff to coordinate, develop and implement new and innovative education programs and materials that support NCI’s mission to maintain and expand domestic and international markets, value-added agriculture for northern grown crops.
Manage content, design, and updating of NCI’s Brightspace account. Ensure there is adequate training for staff. Assist the program staff in uploading content and managing courses in Brightspace.
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Kali Heiberg
Communications & marketing specialist | kali.berlinger@ndsu.edu
As Communication & Marketing Specialist, some of Heiberg’s responsibilities include:
Assisting the communications and marketing manager to help create, solicit, coordinate and manage content pertinent to the Northern Crops Institute, its technical services, courses and any other services rendered to the industry and community
Assist with educational programs
Coordinate and implement the collection, validation, storage, and retrieval of data for the purpose of NCI’s outreach to clients, potential clients, colleagues, constituents, and stakeholders
Coordinate the marketing calendar and schedule of events as well as assist with front desk duties
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Kari Schiefelbein
Communications & marketing specialist | kari.schiefelbein@ndsu.edu
As Communication & Marketing Specialist, some of Schiefelbein’s responsibilities include:
Assisting the communications and marketing manager to help create, solicit, coordinate and manage content pertinent to the Northern Crops Institute, its technical services, courses and any other services rendered to the industry and community
Assist with educational programs
Coordinate and implement the collection, validation, storage, and retrieval of data for the purpose of NCI’s outreach to clients, potential clients, colleagues, constituents, and stakeholders
Coordinate the marketing calendar and schedule of events as well as assist with front desk duties
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Janel Brooks
Accountant | janel.brooks@ndsu.edu
As Accountant, some of Brooks’ responsibilities include:
Maintain NCI budget records, financial statements and projections
Tracking of special funds
Accounts payable and accounts receivables
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Lynn Stadum
Administrative Assistant | lynn.stadum@ndsu.edu
As Administrative Assistant, some of Stadum’s responsibilities include:
Provide administrative support to Director and Northern Crops Council
Coordinate and supervise student and grad student employees
Prepare and coordinate new hire personnel related documents
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Shane Mueller
FEED MILL MANAGER | SHANE.MUELLER@NDSU.EDU
As Feed Mill Manager, some of Mueller’s responsibilities include:
Feed Production to supervise the manufacture of complete feeds, supplements, concentrates, and premixes used by the on-campus livestock units of NDSU.
Educational out-reach and technical service to encourage faculty and researchers increased experimental feed production to demonstrate the efficacy and/or the unique properties and advantages of using northern-grown crops in food animal production.
Maintain lines of communication with commodity groups.
Continue with mill upgrades and maintenance.
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David Boehm
Technical Manager | david.boehm@ndsu.edu
As Technical Manager, Boehm’s responsibilities include:
Provide leadership and oversight for processing, product development and lab facilitates
Maintain private industry involvement and technical consulting in the US and abroad
Coordinate technical aspects of educational programs for international and domestic participants
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Rachel Carlson
Food SCIENTIST | rachel.l.carlson@ndsu.edu
As Food Scientist, Carlson’s responsibilities include:
Special focus on baking with wheat and soy
Conduct laboratory analyses on northern grown crops
Participate in demonstrations and training for domestic and international trade team and short course participants.
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Fatemeh Zare, Ph.D.
Food Scientist | Fatemeh.Zare@NDSU.EDU
As Food Scientist, Zare’s responsibilities include:
Serving as Project Manager for clients and oversee all communication, planning, execution and follow-up of food development and testing services.
Developing, presenting and participating in educational programs related to market opportunities and end-product quality of Northern grown crops to producers and end-users.
Developing and presenting technical information and laboratory demonstrations for educational programing for domestic and international grain buyers and processors.
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Mary Niehaus
Food technologist | MARY.NIEHAUS@NDSU.EDU
As Food Technologist, Niehaus’ responsibilities include:
Assist in wheat, soy and pulse projects
Specialize in sensory analysis, storage stability, protein extraction, lipid analysis, and baking
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Edil Vidal Torres
Food technologist | edil.vidaltorres@ndsu.edu
As Food Technologist, Vidal Torres’ responsibilities include:
Conducting laboratory analyses on grains, oilseeds, pulse crops, and processed products.
Performing product development and testing on baked products, snack foods, soy food, and protein and oil testing.
Assisting with pilot-scale processing and product development projects.
Assisting with the development and conducting of educational programming through crop promotion activities and laboratory and pilot scale demonstrations.
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Amrita Ray, Ph.D.
Milling Specialist | amrita.ray@ndsu.edu
As Milling Specialist, Ray’s responsibilities include:
Providing expertise in the field of stone milling for the promotion of grains from NCI’s four-state region. Coordinate and conduct stone milling projects for public and private organizations; provide technical consulting both in the U.S. and abroad.
Creating and conducting short course program on stone milling of the grains from the region. Performing demonstrations in conjunction with NCI’s educational programs.
Assisting in food product development projects that utilize stone-ground flours.
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Rilie Morgan
Process project manager | rilie.morgan@ndsu.edu
As Process Project Manager, Morgan’s responsibilities include:
Operation and maintenance of Single Screw Demaco Pasta Press, Wenger Twin Screw Extruder, Fitzpatrick Hammer Mill, and Pilot Swing Mill (Hard Red Spring Wheat/Durum Wheat)
Support educational programming through lab demonstrations using the equipment listed above
Work with parties interested in conducting product development at the NCI by discussing scheduling, formulas, and project objectives
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Chris Cossette
Process project manager | chris.cossette@ndsu.edu
As Process Project Manager, Cossette’s responsibilities include:
Operation of Demaco Pasta Press, Wenger Twin Screw Extruder, and Pilot Swing Mill
Support educational programming through lab demonstrations and product quality discussion
Work with parties interested in conducting product development at the NCI by discussing scheduling, formulas, and project objectives
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Owen Oltman
Processing Technician | owen.oltman@ndsu.edu
As processing technician, some of Oltman’s responsibilities include:
Operation and maintenance of Laboratory testing equipment, Pilot scale soy milk and tofu processing equipment, Komet Screw Expeller, Armfield solvent extractor, Single Screw Demaco Pasta Press, Wenger Twin Screw Extruder, Fitzpatrick Hammer Mill, and Pilot Swing Mill (Hard Red Spring Wheat/Durum Wheat)
Support educational programming through lab demonstrations using the equipment listed above
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