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.

Click here to learn more about Casey.

 
 
Krista Circle Headshot.png

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.

Click here to learn more about Krista.

 
 
 

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.

Click here to learn more about Liz.

 
 
Kali Circle Headshot.png

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

Click here to learn more about Kali.

 
 
 
Kari Circle Headshot.png

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

Click here to learn more about Kari.

 
 
 
Janel Circle Headshot.png

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

Click here to learn more about Janel.

 
 
 
Lynn Circle Headshot.png

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

Click here to learn more about Lynn.

 
 
 

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.

Click here to learn more about Shane.

 
 
David Circle Headshot.png

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

Click here to learn more about David.

 
 
 
Rachel Circle Headshot.png

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.

Click here to learn more about Rachel.

 
 
 

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.

Click here to learn more about Fatemeh.

 
 
Mary Circle Headshot.png

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

Click here to learn more about Mary.

 
 
 

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.

Click here to learn more about Edil.

 
 

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.

Click here to learn more about Amrita.

 
 

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

Click here to learn more about Rilie.

 
 
 

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

Click here to learn more about Chris.

 
 
Owen Circle Headshot.png

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

Click here to learn more about Owen.