Staff Directory

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Administration
Agriculture Commissioner 
Doug Goehring 
701-328-4754 
ndda@nd.gov
Deputy Commissioner 
Tom Bodine 
701-328-4758 
tbodine@nd.gov
Legal Counsel / Policy Advisor 
Dutch Bialke 
701-328-1496 
bialkej@nd.gov
Assistant to the Commissioner 
Jody Reinke 
701-328-4754 
jodyreinke@nd.gov
Administrative Services Division
Administrative Services Division Director 
Lynette Baumiller 
701-328-1960 
lbaumill@nd.gov
Account Budget Specialist 
Tammie Hagerott 
701-328-4756 
tahagerott@nd.gov
Grants & Contracts Officer
Jeannie Jacobs-Kopp 
701-328-1962 
jacobskopp@nd.gov
Fiscal Management/Accounts Payable 
Vacant
 
Grants & Contracts Specialist
Tayler Wescom 
701-328-1935 
twescom@nd.gov
Grants & Contracts Specialist
Vacant		Policy & Research Analyst 
Adam Miller 
701-328-4764 
admmiller@nd.gov
Emergency Management Specialist  
Kent Theurer 
701-328-4841 
kdtheurer@nd.gov
GIS/GPS Officer 
Jim Hansen 
701-425-8454 
jimhansen@nd.gov
Human Resources 
Shelley Theisen 
701-328-4757 
mtheisen@nd.gov
Program System Specialist
Ron Webb
701-328-1847
rdwebb@nd.gov
Wildlife Services Director 
Carl Frey
701-355-3300
carl.frey@usda.gov		 
Business, Marketing & Information Division
Business, Marketing & Information Division Director 
John Schneider 
701-328-4899 
jfschneider@nd.gov
Ag Services and Development Specialist
Madison Bodine
701-955-0181 
mbodine@nd.gov
Credit Counselor 
David Anderson 
701-208-0073 
dganderson@nd.gov
Public Information Officer 
Michelle Mielke 
701-328-2233 
mmielke@nd.gov
Administrative Assistant 
Sam Boespflug
701-328-1974
sboespflug@nd.gov
Ag Business Development Coordinator 
Heather Lang
701-595-9120
hlang@nd.gov
Local Foods Marketing Specialist 
Jenna Nieters
701-328-2659 
 jnieters@nd.gov
Pride of Dakota 
Katrina Hanenberg 
701-328-2307 
kmhanenberg@nd.gov
Ag Marketing & Development Specialist
Vacant
Ag Development Specialist 
Taley Davis
701-955-0578
tjdavis@nd.gov
International & Domestic Marketing Coordinator
Shanna Johnson
701-390-7515
shljohnson@nd.gov
Plant Industries Division
Samantha Brunner 
Plant Industries Division Director 
701-328-4765 
sbrunner@nd.gov
Plant Protection Specialist 
Vacant
701-425-4497
Plant Protection Specialist 
John Mortenson 
701-328-4128 
jmortenson@nd.gov
Noxious Weeds Specialist 
Samantha McGrath
701-328-2250
srmcgrath@nd.gov
Plant Protection Assistant 
Kimberly Norton 
701-328-2391 
kgnorton@nd.gov
Plant Protection Officer 
Charles Elhard, Fargo 
Cell 701-220-0485 
celhard@nd.gov
Plant Protection Specialist 
Scott Opatril, Fargo 
Cell 701-226-4321 
sopatril@nd.gov
Pesticide & Fertilizer Division
Pesticide & Fertilizer Division Director 
Lukas Wagner
701-328-4922
ljwagner@nd.gov
Environmental Scientist 
Lilliann Johnston
701-328-2980
lfjohnston@nd.gov
Pesticide Inspector Supervisor 
Richard Weisz 
701-328-1508
raweisz@nd.gov
Fertilizer Program Specialist 
Maria Sackman 
701-328-1442
mmsackman@nd.gov 
Pesticide Specialist 
Jon Krei 
701-484-1357 
jkrei@nd.gov
Pesticide and Fertilizer 
Licensing and Registration Assistant 
Sara Timmer 
701-328-1500 
stimmer@nd.gov
Pesticide Program Inspector 
Rebecca Orgaard
701-220-9476
rorgaard@nd.gov
Pesticide Outreach Specialist 
Vacant
 
Pesticide Program Inspector 
Andrew Erickson
701-220-0015 
andrerickson@nd.gov
Pesticide Program Inspector 
Kevin Coufal
701-220-0016 
kcoufal@nd.gov
Pesticide Program Inspector 
Matthew Drader 
701-425-8456 
mdrader@nd.gov
Pesticide Program Inspector 
Carla Ralston
701-799-5379 
crralston@nd.gov
Pesticide Program Inspector 
Derek Woehl
701-220-5498 
dwoehl@nd.gov
Fertilizer Program Inspector  
Lee Novak
701-595-6260
lanovak@nd.gov
Fertilizer Program Inspector 
Chad Timmer
701-934-2691
ctimmer@nd.gov
Livestock Industries Division
Shaun Quissell
Interim Livestock Industries Division Director 
701-328-4761
squissell@nd.gov
Meat Inspection Manager
Todd Erickson 
701-328-4762
toderickson@nd.gov
Ag & Livestock Development Specialist
Haylee Viger, Wahpeton 
701-220-0081 
hjviger@nd.gov
Dairy Coordinator 
Nathan Kroh 
701-328-4767, Cell 701-220-9596 
nkroh@nd.gov
Administrative Assistant 
Becky Gietzen 
701-328-2299 
bgietzen@nd.gov
Meat Inspection Field Staff
Senior Meat Inspector 
Heather Andersen 
701-527-3538
handersen@nd.gov
Senior Meat Inspector 
Whitney Vogel  
701-220-9419 
whitney.vogel@nd.gov
Mid Central Meat Inspector 
Abby Zidon 
701-204-3638 
azidon@nd.gov
Central Meat Inspector 
Vacant
Southwest Meat Inspector 
Joshua Epperly  
701-527-5782 
jepperly@nd.gov
North Central Meat Inspector 
Cami Metzger 
701-400-4852
cmetzger@nd.gov
Compliance Officer 
Natalie Bergquist
701-220-0024
Mideast Meat Inspector 
Noelle Koch
701-220-6872 
nkoch@nd.gov
Northwest Meat Inspector 
Vacant
Southeast Meat Inspector 
Kylie Skadberg
701-220-6914
kskadberg@nd.gov
Northeast Meat Inspector 
Siri Rasmussen 
701-319-0488 
sirasmussen@nd.gov
East Central Meat Inspector 
Jamie Miller 
701-220-1273
jamie.miller@nd.gov
Animal Health Division 
Dr. Ethan Andress 
State Veterinarian and Animal Health Division Director 
701-328-2655, Cell 701-220-0092 
doa-bah@nd.gov
Deputy State Veterinarian 
Beth Carlson, DVM 
701-328-2655, Cell 701-220-5194 
doa-bah@nd.gov
Dr. Margo Kunz
Assistant State Veterinarian 
701-328-2655, Cell 701-202-6251
doa-bah@nd.gov 
Administrative Assistant 
Tammy Celley 
701-328-2655 
doa-bah@nd.gov
Office Assistant 
Peggy Masset 
701-328-2655 
doa-bah@nd.gov
Office Assistant 
Ashley Forsberg
701-328-2655
doa-bah@nd.gov
Field Investigator 
Nathan Boehm 
701-328-2655 
doa-bah@nd.gov
Grain & Livestock Licensing
 
Grain & Livestock Licensing Division Director 
Shaun Quissell 
701-328-4761 
squissell@nd.gov
 
Grain & Livestock Specialist 
Les Gasal 
701-328-4766 
lgasal@nd.gov
Senior Grain Inspector 
Toby Kramer 
701-934-2190 
tekramer@nd.gov
Grain Inspector 
Andy Markel 
701-934-2367 
amarkel@nd.gov
Grain Inspector 
Kevin Hendrickson 
701-805-8468 
kchendrickson@nd.gov
Grain Inspector 
Parker Bush 
701-934-4760 
pcbush@nd.gov
Livestock Development Specialist 
Jason Wirtz 
701-220-1628 
jwirtz@nd.gov
Feed Specialist 
Jamie Good 
701-226-7337 
jgood@nd.gov
Feed Administrative Officer 
Angela Rittmiller 
701-328-1497 
arittmiller@nd.gov

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