Faculty and Staff
The team of faculty and staff at NCROC is dedicated to the mission of the University of Minnesota: research, education & outreach.
Administrative
Name | Position/title | |
---|---|---|
Vince Fritz | Professor/Director of NCROC | vafritz@umn.edu |
Debra Keller | Office/Administrative Services Supervisor | dakeller@umn.edu |
Jamie Pikus | Executive Accounts Specialist | jlpikus@umn.edu |
Leanne Stanley | Principal Office and Administrative Specialist | lstanley@umn.edu |
Agronomy
Name | Position/title | |
---|---|---|
Daniel Braaten | Research Agronomist/Operations Manager | braat010@umn.edu |
Animal Science
Name | Position/title | |
---|---|---|
Lacey Case | Junior Scientist | gren0091@umn.edu |
Don Howe | Farm Equipment Operator | howed@umn.edu |
Derek Leppanen | Farm Animal Attendant | dleppane@umn.edu |
Rob Nalder | Farm Animal Attendant | rwnalder@umn.edu |
Forestry
Name | Position/title | |
---|---|---|
Michael Carson | Forestry Researcher 4 | cars0130@umn.edu |
Howard M. Hoganson | Professor | hogan001@umn.edu |
Forest Biology
Name | Position/title | |
---|---|---|
Andrew J. David | Associate Professor | adavid@umn.edu |
Jared Gottlieb | Researcher 2 | jgottlie@umn.edu |
Horticulture
Name | Position/title | |
---|---|---|
Rosmanita Learmont | Research Plot Technician | learm012@umn.edu |
Vince Fritz | Professor/Director of NCROC | vafritz@umn.edu |
Keith Mann | Horticulture Research Professional 2 | mannx014@umn.edu |
Crystal Sucher | Research Plot Technician | csucher@umn.edu |
Maintenance
Name | Position/title | |
---|---|---|
Daniel Braaten | Operations Manager | braat010@umn.edu |
Bill O'Brien | Senior Laborer | wgobrien@umn.edu |
Wild Rice
Name | Position/title | |
---|---|---|
Alan Mickelson | Wild Rice Researcher 3 | mickela@umn.edu |
Jacques Duquette | Wild Rice Researcher 2 | duque007@umn.edu |