Linda LaPlante comes to the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI) as an accountant after a 27+ year career as a controller in private industry. While in that position, she was responsible for all facets of financial statement production, cash management, payroll and benefits coordination, accounts payable, reconciliations, GSA contract administration, sales tax and 1099 filings.
Linda holds Bachelor’s degrees in Accounting from St. Leo University, Tampa, FL, and Psychology from North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND.
In her spare time, Linda can be found baking sourdough goodies with her husband, reading spy novels and enjoying life in a rural setting.