The Team
Leadership
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G. Philip Robertson
Director & University Distinguished Professor
robert30@msu.edu
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Tayler Ulbrich
Associate Director for Engagement
chicoin1@msu.edu
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Brook Wilke
Associate Director for Science and Agronomy
wilkebro@msu.edu
Scientific Steering Committee
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Hannah Burrack
burrackh@msu.edu
517-355-4665
Systems Integration Team
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Dean Bass
Retired MSU Sustainable Agriculture Extension Educator
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Jennifer Blesh
University of Michigan Associate Professor of Ecosystem Science and Management Food Systems
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Tim Boring
Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development & Boring Farms
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Kim Cassida, Ph.D.
Associate Professor/Extension Specialist - Forages & Cover Crops
cassida@msu.edu
517-353-0278
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Marc Hasenick
Hasenick Brothers Farm
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Maninder Singh, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Cropping Systems Agronomy
msingh@msu.edu
517-353-0226
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Brook Wilke
Associate Director for Science and Agronomy
wilkebro@msu.edu
Stakeholder Advisory Board
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Tom Butcher
Elevator Manager, ADM
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Laura Campbell, Chair of Stakeholder Advisory Board
Senior Conservation and Regulatory Relations Specialist for Michigan Farm Bureau
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Christine Charles
Regenerative Cropping Systems Educator with MSU Extension
charl122@msu.edu
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Colleen Forestieri
Senior Conservation Specialist for Van Buren Conservation District
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Randy Heinze
Farmer & Wildlife Biologist for Michigan Department of Natural Resources
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Laura Johnson
Chief Science Officer at Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
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Cade Klein
Seed Salesman & Farmer, Cade Klein Farms
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Darin LaBar
LaBar Farms
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Henry Miller
Farmer, Villa Miller Farms
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Mark Mills
Southwest Region Manager, Wildlife Division, Michigan Department of Natural Resources
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Emily O'Halloran
Responsible Sourcing Lead, Kellanova North America
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Kristin Poley
Director of Research and Agronomy for Corn Marketing Program of Michigan
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Sherman Reed
Veteran Farmer & District Conservationist for USDA-NRCS
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Adam Reimer, Vice-Chair
Outreach & Evaluation Scientist for National Wildlife Federation (Advisory Board Vice-Chair)
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Abby Smith
State Agronomist for NRCS-Michigan
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Jason Stegink
Certified Crop Advisor and owner of Wide Angle Agriculture
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Ben Wickerham
Michigan Agriculture Program Director for The Nature Conservancy
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Lisa Woodke
Sustainability Director for Star of the West Milling Company
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Andrea Zeeb Polverento
Zeeb Farms & Clinton Conservation District Board Chair
Research Technicians
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Sven Bohm
Information Manager and Instrumentation Specialist
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Aerin Braunohler
Administrative Assistant
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Hsunyi Hsie
Information Manager and Spatial Data Analyst
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Kevin Kahmark
Senior Research Technician
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Jane Schuette
Senior Administrative Assistant
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Alyssa Trethewey
Research Technician
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Stacey Vanderwulp
Senior Research Technician
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David Weed
Research Technician
Farm Staff
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Josh Dykstra
Research Assistant
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Tyson Robbins
Farm Manager
Former Stakeholder Advisory Board Members
- Melissa Shah - Farmer, SKS farm
- Julie Doll - Chief Executive Officer for Michigan Agriculture Advancement