Krista Jansen

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Program Specialist

krista.j.jansen@ndsu.edu

Responsibilities:
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

Education:
Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Communications with a Minor in Food Safety Management from North Dakota State University, Fargo, N.D

Experience:
Jansen worked five years at Thunder Seed working in grower service, marketing, retail sales, and shipping and logistics. She also has four years experience at theNorth Dakota State Seed Department, and two years interning at Peterson Farms Seed in Marketing.

Jansen is part of the Minnesota Ag & Rural Leadership (MARL) Program and has spent many years working on the family farm in Ada, MN.