Meet AURI’s staff and learn more about what they do.
Laura Bachmeier
Business Development Director of Meat
218.281.7600 ext. 124
lbachmeier@auri.org
Ray Bohanna
Information Systems Manager
218.281.7600 ext. 109
rbohanna@auri.org
Alexandra Diemer
Business Development Director of Novel Supply Chains
218.281.7600 ext. 149
adiemer@auri.org
Alan Doering
Senior Scientist, Coproducts
218.281.7600 ext. 126
adoering@auri.org
Louise Eischens
Project & Technical Administrative Coordinator
218.281.7600 ext. 134
leischens@auri.org
Erik Evans
Director of Communications
218.281.7600 ext. 102
eevans@auri.org
Marijo Fischer
Administrative & Executive Assistant
218.281.7600 ext. 128
mfischer@auri.org
Lisa Gjersvik
Senior Director of Strategy Management
218.281.7600 ext. 129
lgjersvik@auri.org
Jimmy Gosse, Ph.D
Senior Scientist, Biobased & Renewable Energy
218.281.7600 ext. 114
jgosse@auri.org
Ashley Harguth
Project Manager
218.281.7600 ext. 127
aharguth@auri.org
Linda LaPlante
Accountant
218.281.7600 ext. 123
llaplante@auri.org
Nan Larson
AURI Connects Manager
218.281.7600 ext. 137
nlarson@auri.org
Matthew Leiphon
Project Manager
218.281.7600 Ext. 106
mleiphon@auri.org
Amy Lund
Accountant
218.281.7600 ext. 111
alund@auri.org
Lisa Martinez
Communications Coordinator
218.281.7600 ext. 148
lmartinez@auri.org
Kim Nesvig
Project & Resource Manager
218.281.7600 ext. 132
knesvig@auri.org
Clay Newton
Meat Innovation Specialist
218.281.7600
cnewton@auri.org
Camren Nikoley
Bio Industrial Lab Associate
218.281.7600 ext. 139
cnikoley@auri.org
Lolly Occhino
Senior Scientist, Food
218.281.7600 ext. 115
locchino@auri.org
Angela Owens
HR & Administrative Specialist
218.281.7600 ext. 104
aowens@auri.org
Becky Philipp
Project Manager
218.280.8575
bphilipp@auri.org
Sanchez Philocles
Marketing and Research Analyst
218.281.7600 ext. 138
sphilocles@auri.org
Lea Reitmeier
Project and Contracts Coordinator
218.281.7600 ext. 110
lreitmeier@auri.org
Jason Robinson
Business Development Director-Food
218.281.7600 ext. 119
jrobinson@auri.org
Shannon Schlecht
Executive Director
sschlecht@auri.org
218.281.7600 ext. 125
Michael Sparby
Commercialization Director
218.281.7600 ext. 118
msparby@auri.org
Dan Sparks
Director of Government and Industry Relations
218.281.7600 ext. 107
dsparks@auri.org
Harold Stanislawski
Business and Industry Development Director
218.281.7600 ext. 117
hstanislawski@auri.org
Adam Stratton
Senior Director of Operations & Finance
218.281.7600 ext. 103
astratton@auri.org
Michael Stutelberg, Ph.D.
Scientist, Chemistry
218.281.7600 ext. 135
mstutelberg@auri.org
Ben Swanson
Scientist of Food & Nutrition
218.281.7600 ext. 133
bswanson@auri.org
Abel Tekeste
Associate Scientist - Coproducts
218.281.7600
atekeste@auri.org
Linda Thompson, Ph.D.
Director of Organizational Advancement
218.281.7600 ext. 108
lthompson@auri.org
Shelby Thooft
Associate Scientist, Chemistry
218.281.7600 ext. 136
sthooft@auri.org
Jennifer Wagner-Lahr
Senior Director of Business Development and Commercialization
218.281.7600 ext. 121
jwagner@auri.org
Luca Zullo, Ph.D.
Sr. Director of Science and Technology
218.281.7600 ext. 145
lzullo@auri.org