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Administration
Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring 701-328-4754 ndda@nd.gov
Deputy Commissioner Tom Bodine 701-328-2231 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 Director Lynette Baumiller 701-328-1960 lbaumill@nd.gov
Account Budget Specialist Tammie Hagerott 701-328-4756 tahagerott@nd.gov	Fiscal Management/Grants & Procurement Jeannie Jacobs-Kopp 701-328-1962 jacobskopp@nd.gov
Fiscal Management/Accounts Payable Samantha McGrath 701-328-2067 srmcgrath@nd.gov	Fiscal Management/Grants & Contracts Tayler Wescom 701-328-1935 twescom@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	Wildlife Services Director John Paulson 701-355-3300 john.d.paulson@aphis.usda.gov
Policy & Research Keli Berglund 701-328-4764 kjberglund@nd.gov
Business, Marketing & Information Division
Business, Marketing & Information Division Director John Schneider 701-328-4899 jfschneider@nd.gov
Mediation Program Coordinator Betty Schneider 701-328-4158 schneider@nd.gov	Credit Counselor David Anderson 701-208-0073 dganderson@nd.gov
Public Information Officer Michelle Mielke 701-328-2233 mmielke@nd.gov	Agriculture Communications Specialist Colby Lysne 701-390-7515 clysne@nd.gov
Ag Marketing & Business Development Coordinator Kara Haff 701-328-2308 khaff@nd.gov	Local Foods Marketing Specialist VACANT
Pride of Dakota Katie Huizenga 701-328-2307 kathuizenga@nd.gov	Specialty Crop Block Grant Program Deanna Gierszewski 701-328-2191 degierszewski@nd.gov
Administrative Assistant Julienne Glasser 701-328-1974 jrglasser@nd.gov	Agricultural Development Specialist Bradley Dean 701-955-0181 bdean@nd.gov
Plant Industries Division
Samantha Brunner Plant Industries Division Director 701-328-4765 sbrunner@nd.gov
Plant Protection Specialist Adam Pachl 701-425-4497 ajpachl@nd.gov	Plant Protection Specialist John Mortenson 701-328-4128 jmortenson@nd.gov
Noxious Weeds Specialist Richard Weisz 701-328-2250 raweisz@nd.gov	Plant Industries 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 Eric Delzer 701-328-1508 delzer@nd.gov
Environmental Scientist Jerry Sauter 701-328-2980 jdsauter@nd.gov	Pesticide Inspector Supervisor Lukas Wagner 701-328-4922 ljwagner@nd.gov
Fertilizer Program Specialist Brandy Kiefel 701-328-1442 bkiefel@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 Specialist Rebecca Orgaard 701-220-9476 rorgaard@nd.gov
Pesticide Outreach Specialist Aubrey Sondrol 701-425-3016 alsondrol@nd.gov	Agricultural Program Inspector Andrew Erickson andrerickson@nd.gov
Agricultural Program Inspector Kevin Coufal kcoufal@nd.gov	Agricultural Program Inspector VACANT
Fertilizer Program Inspector Jeanne David	Agricultural Program Inspector Derek Woehl dwoehl@nd.gov
Agricultural Program Inspector Carla Ralston crralston@nd.gov	Agricultural Program Inspector Brian Kramer bkkramer@nd.gov
Livestock Industries Division
Dr. Andrea Grondahl, DVM Livestock Industries Division Director 701-328-4762 agrondah@nd.gov
Dairy Inspector Haylee Beehler, Fargo 701-220-0081 hbeehler@nd.gov	Dairy/Meat Inspector Todd Erickson 701-220-0082 toderickson@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 heather.andersen1@usda.gov	Senior Meat Inspector Cody Kreft 701-220-6914 cody.kreft@usda.gov
Mid Central Meat Inspector Abby Zidon 701-204-3638 abby.zidon@usda.gov	South Central Meat Inspector Natalie Bergquist 701-204-3248 natalie.bergquist@usda.gov
Southwest Meat Inspector Joshua Epperly 701-527-5782 joshua.epperly@usda.gov	North Central Meat Inspector Cami Metzger 701-400-4852 cami.metzger@usda.gov
Compliance Officer David Slack 701-220-0024 david.slack@usda.gov	Mideast Meat Inspector Shawn Steffen 701-220-6872 shawn.steffen@usda.gov
Northwest Meat Inspector Codee Knutson 701-730-3429 codee.knutson@usda.gov	Southeast Meat Inspector Whitney Vogel 701-220-9419 whitney.vogel@usda.gov
Northeast Meat Inspector Siri Rasmussen 701-319-0488 siri.rasmussen@usda.gov	East Central Meat Inspector Jamie Miller 701-220-1273 jamie.miller@usda.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	Assistant State Veterinarian Sarah Bailey, DVM 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 Kathy Hoffman 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	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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