David Boehm | Technical Manager

david.boehm@ndsu.edu | (701) 231-4310

As NCI’s Technical Manager, David’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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Casey Peterson | Program Development Manager

casey.peterson@ndsu.edu | (701) 231-4250

As NCI’s Program Development Manager, some of Casey’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 Manager

krista.j.jansen@ndsu.edu | (701) 231-4315

As one of NCI’s Program Managers, some of Krista’s responsibilities include:

  • Coordinate educational programs for international and domestic participants

  • Serve as a liaison for agricultural organizations and commodity groups

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Liz Benson | Program Manager

elizabeth.labuhn@ndsu.edu | (701) 231-4578

As one of NCI’s Program Managers, some of Liz’s responsibilities include:

  • Coordinate educational programs for international and domestic participants

  • Serve as a liaison for agricultural organizations and commodity groups

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Kali Heiberg | Communications & Marketing Specialist

kali.heiberg@ndsu.edu | (701) 231-4248

As one of NCI’s Communication & Marketing Specialists, some of Kali’s responsibilities include:

  • 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 

  • Lead coordination and production of webinar series or handbooks

  • 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

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Kari Tusler | Communications & Marketing Specialist

kari.tusler@ndsu.edu | (701) 231-4318

As one of NCI’s Communication & Marketing Specialists, some of Kari’s responsibilities include:

  • 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 

  • Lead coordination and production of webinar series or handbooks

  • 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

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Janel Brooks | Accountant

janel.brooks@ndsu.edu | (701) 231-8267

As NCI’s Accountant, some of Janel’s 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 | (701) 231-7736

As NCI’s Administrative Assistant, some of Lynn’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 | Feedmill Manager

SHANE.MUELLER@NDSU.EDU | (701) 231-4316

As NCI’s Feed Mill Manager, some of Shane’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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Rachel Carlson | Food Scientist

rachel.l.carlson@ndsu.edu | (701) 231-8215

As one of NCI’s Food Scientists, Rachel’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 | (701) 231-5925

As one of NCI’s Food Scientists, Fatemeh’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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Edil Vidal Torres | Food Technologist

edil.vidaltorres@ndsu.edu | (701) 231-4314

As NCI’s Food Technologist, Edil’s 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 | (701) 231-4313

As NCI’s Milling Specialist, Amrita’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 | (701) 231-7650

As one of NCI’s Process Project Managers, Rilie’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 | (701) 231-4309

As one of NCI’s Process Project Managers, Chris’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 | (701) 231-7560

As NCI’s Processing Technician, some of Owen’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.