Administration
Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring 701-328-4754 ndda@nd.gov (link sends email) Deputy Commissioner Tom Bodine 701-328-4758 tbodine@nd.gov (link sends email) Legal Counsel / Policy Advisor Dutch Bialke 701-328-1496 bialkej@nd.gov (link sends email) Assistant to the Commissioner Jody Reinke 701-328-4754 jodyreinke@nd.gov (link sends email) Administrative Services Division
Administrative Services Division Director Lynette Baumiller 701-328-1960 lbaumill@nd.gov (link sends email) Account Budget Specialist
Tammie Hagerott
701-328-4756
tahagerott@nd.gov (link sends email) Grants & Contracts Officer
Jeannie Jacobs-Kopp
701-328-1962
jacobskopp@nd.gov (link sends email) Fiscal Management/Accounts Payable
Grants & Contracts Specialist
Tayler Wescom
701-328-1935
twescom@nd.gov (link sends email) Grants & Contracts Specialist Policy & Research Analyst admmiller@nd.gov (link sends email) Emergency Management Specialist
Kent Theurer
701-328-4841
kdtheurer@nd.gov (link sends email) Human Resources
Shelley Theisen
701-328-4757
mtheisen@nd.gov (link sends email) Program System Specialist
Ron Webb
701-328-1847
rdwebb@nd.gov (link sends email) Wildlife Services Director carl.frey@usda.gov (link sends email) Business, Marketing & Information Division
Business, Marketing & Information Division Director John Schneider 701-328-4899 jfschneider@nd.gov (link sends email) Ag Services and Development Specialist
Public Information Officer
Michelle Mielke
701-328-2233
mmielke@nd.gov (link sends email) Administrative Assistant
Sam Boespflug
701-328-1974
sboespflug@nd.gov (link sends email) Ag Business Development Coordinator
Heather Lang
701-595-9120
hlang@nd.gov (link sends email) Local Foods Marketing Specialist
Jenna Nieters
701-328-2659
jnieters@nd.gov (link sends email) Ag Marketing & Development Specialist
Ag Development Specialist
Taley Davis
701-955-0578
tjdavis@nd.gov (link sends email) International & Domestic Marketing Coordinator
Shanna Johnson
701-390-7515
Plant Industries Division
Samantha Brunner Plant Industries Division Director 701-328-4765 sbrunner@nd.gov (link sends email) Plant Protection Specialist
Kariann Sahl
701-425-4497
ksahl@nd.gov (link sends email) Plant Protection Specialist
John Mortenson
701-328-4128
jmortenson@nd.gov (link sends email) Noxious Weeds Specialist
Samantha McGrath
701-328-2250
srmcgrath@nd.gov (link sends email) Plant Protection Assistant
Kimberly Norton
701-328-2391
kgnorton@nd.gov (link sends email) Plant Protection Officer
Charles Elhard, Fargo
Cell 701-220-0485
celhard@nd.gov (link sends email) Plant Protection Specialist
Scott Opatril, Fargo
Cell 701-226-4321
sopatril@nd.gov (link sends email) Pesticide & Fertilizer Division
Pesticide & Fertilizer Division Director Lukas Wagner 701-328-4922
Environmental Scientist
Lilliann Johnston
701-328-2980
lfjohnston@nd.gov (link sends email) Pesticide Inspector Supervisor
Richard Weisz
701-328-1508
raweisz@nd.gov (link sends email) Fertilizer Program Specialist
Maria Sackman
701-328-1442
mmsackman@nd.gov (link sends email) Pesticide Specialist
Jon Krei
701-484-1357
jkrei@nd.gov (link sends email) Pesticide and Fertilizer
Licensing and Registration Assistant
Sara Timmer
701-328-1500
stimmer@nd.gov (link sends email) Pesticide Program Inspector
701-220-9476
Pesticide Outreach Specialist
Pesticide Program Inspector
Pesticide Program Inspector
Pesticide Program Inspector
Matthew Drader
701-425-8456
mdrader@nd.gov (link sends email) Pesticide Program Inspector
Pesticide Program Inspector
Fertilizer Program Inspector
Lee Novak
701-595-6260
lanovak@nd.gov (link sends email) Fertilizer Program Inspector
701-934-2691
Livestock Industries Division
Shaun Quissell Interim Livestock Industries Division Director 701-328-4761 squissell@nd.gov (link sends email) Ag & Livestock Development Specialist
Haylee Viger, Wahpeton
701-220-0081
hjviger@nd.gov (link sends email) Dairy Coordinator
Nathan Kroh
701-328-4767, Cell 701-220-9596
nkroh@nd.gov (link sends email) Administrative Assistant
Becky Gietzen
701-328-2299
bgietzen@nd.gov (link sends email) Meat Inspection Field Staff
Senior Meat Inspector
Heather Andersen
701-527-3538
handersen@nd.gov (link sends email) Mid Central Meat Inspector
Abby Zidon
701-204-3638
azidon@nd.gov (link sends email) South Central Meat Inspector
701-204-3248
Southwest Meat Inspector
Joshua Epperly
701-527-5782
jepperly@nd.gov (link sends email) North Central Meat Inspector
Cami Metzger
701-400-4852
cmetzger@nd.gov (link sends email) Compliance Officer
Mideast Meat Inspector
Northwest Meat Inspector
East Meat Inspector
Kylie Skadberg
701-220-6914
kskadberg@nd.gov (link sends email) Animal Health Division
Dr. Ethan Andress State Veterinarian and Animal Health Division Director 701-328-2655, Cell 701-220-0092 doa-bah@nd.gov (link sends email) Deputy State Veterinarian
Beth Carlson, DVM
701-328-2655, Cell 701-220-5194
doa-bah@nd.gov (link sends email) Dr. Margo Kunz
Assistant State Veterinarian
701-328-2655, Cell 701-202-6251
doa-bah@nd.gov (link sends email) Administrative Assistant
Tammy Celley
701-328-2655
doa-bah@nd.gov (link sends email) Office Assistant
Peggy Masset
701-328-2655
doa-bah@nd.gov (link sends email) Office Assistant
Ashley Forsberg
701-328-2655
doa-bah@nd.gov (link sends email) Field Investigator
Nathan Boehm
701-328-2655
doa-bah@nd.gov (link sends email) Grain & Livestock Licensing
Grain & Livestock Licensing Division Director Shaun Quissell 701-328-4761 squissell@nd.gov (link sends email)
Grain & Livestock Specialist
Les Gasal
701-328-4766
lgasal@nd.gov (link sends email) Senior Grain Inspector
Toby Kramer
701-934-2190
tekramer@nd.gov (link sends email) Grain Inspector
Andy Markel
701-934-2367
amarkel@nd.gov (link sends email) Grain Inspector
Parker Bush
701-934-4760
pcbush@nd.gov (link sends email) Livestock Development Specialist
Jason Wirtz
701-220-1628
jwirtz@nd.gov (link sends email) Feed Specialist
Jamie Good
701-226-7337
jgood@nd.gov (link sends email) Feed Administrative Officer
Angela Rittmiller
701-328-1497
arittmiller@nd.gov (link sends email) 
