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Administration

Name	Contact Information
Ken Bertsch Seed Commissioner	701.231.5415 kbertsch@ndseed.ndsu.edu

Administrative Staff

Name	Contact Information
Starr Thies Business Manager	701.231.5410 sthies@ndseed.ndsu.edu
Christine Bjelkevig Office Assistant	701.231.5403 cbjelkevig@ndseed.ndsu.edu
Sera Axtman Administrative Assistant	701.231.5404 saxtman@ndseed.ndsu.edu
April Dietz Administrative Assistant	701.231.5416 adietz@ndseed.ndsu.edu

Regulatory Program

Name	Contact Information
Phillip Aipperspach Regulatory Manager	701.231.5405 paipperspach@ndseed.ndsu.edu

Field Seed Program

Name	Contact Information
Jason Goltz Field Seed Program Manager	701.231.5450 jgoltz@ndseed.ndsu.edu
Ciara Clark Field Seed Specialist	701.231.5400 cclark@ndseed.ndsu.edu
Christy Sperling Field Seed Specialist	701.231.5400 csperling@ndseed.ndsu.edu
Wes Pepple Field Seed Specialist	701.231.5400 wpepple@ndseed.ndsu.edu

Potato Program

Name	Contact Information
Adam Winchester Director of Potato Programs	701.231.5435 awinchester@ndseed.ndsu.edu

Seed Quality Lab

Name	Contact Information
Jeanna Mueller Seed Laboratory Manager	701.231.5420 jmueller@ndseed.ndsu.edu
Danillo Martinez-Rivera Seed Analyst	701.231.5422 dmartinez-rivera@ndseed.ndsu.edu
Ashley Thomas Field Seed Specialist	701.231.5421 athomas@ndseed.ndsu.edu
Dave Huus Seed Analyst	701.231.5400 dhuus@ndseed.ndsu.edu

Diagnostic Lab / Tissue Culture

Name	Contact Information
Presley Mosher Diagnostic Lab Manager	701.231.5430 pmosher@ndseed.ndsu.edu
Dylan Seaver Greenhouse Specialist	701.231.5400 dseaver@ndseed.ndsu.edu
Brianna Tufte Tissue Culture Specialist	701.231.5400 btufte@ndseed.ndsu.edu

Grafton Office

Name	Contact Information
Robert Sauter Potato Program Supervisor	(New) 701.379.0125 (Old) 701.352.4460 rsauter@ndseed.ndsu.edu
Laurie Allmaras Administrative Support	(New) 701.379.0125 (Old) 701.352.4460 lallmaras@ndseed.ndsu.edu
Francis Longtine Potato Inspector	(New) 701.379.0125 (Old) 701.352.4460 flongtine@ndseed.ndsu.edu
Rudy Sass Potato Inspector	(New) 701.379.0125 (Old) 701.352.4460 rsass@ndseed.ndsu.edu
Amanda Monson Potato Inspector	(New) 701.379.0125 (Old) 701.352.4460 amonson@ndseed.ndsu.edu
Seth Mathison Potato Inspector	(New) 701.379.0125 (Old) 701.352.4460 smathison@ndseed.ndsu.edu