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John Bitzan, PhD Menard Family Director / Professor of Management Administration Challey Institute for Global Innovation and Growth john.bitzan@ndsu.edu 701-231-8949 Office: QBB 430C
Brett Bantle, MBA Research Specialist Staff Challey Institute for Global Innovation and Growth Brett.Bantle@ndsu.edu (701) 231-5729 Office: QBB 430G
Tiange (Sheryl) Du, PhD Research Specialist Staff Challey Institute for Global Innovation and Growth Tiange.Du@ndsu.edu (701) 231-5934 Office: QBB 430F
Ricky Feir, MS Research Specialist Staff Challey Institute for Global Innovation and Growth Richard.Feir@ndsu.edu (701) 231-7441 Office: QBB 430J
Robert L. Mayo, PhD Research Specialist Staff Challey Institute for Global Innovation and Growth Robert.Mayo@ndsu.edu (701) 231-4340 Office: QBB 430H
Marc Morris, MA Senior Media Relations Specialist Staff Challey Institute for Global Innovation and Growth Marc.Morris@ndsu.edu Office: Remote
Nicholas Orlando, MPIA Research Specialist Staff Challey Institute for Global Innovation and Growth Nicholas.Orlando@ndsu.edu (701) 231-4337 Office: QBB 430E
Leila Pust Communications Specialist Staff Challey Institute for Global Innovation and Growth leila.pust@ndsu.edu 701-231-7663 Office: QBB 430D
Baishali Rahman, MS, MBA Research Specialist Staff Challey Institute for Global Innovation and Growth Baishali.Rahman@ndsu.edu (701) 231-5728 Office: QBB 430I
Tayt Rinehardt, MS Operations Manager Staff Challey Institute for Global Innovation and Growth Tayt.Rinehardt@ndsu.edu (701) 231-8358 Office: QBB 430B
Ahmad Al Asady, PhD Assistant Professor of Management Faculty Challey Institute for Global Innovation and Growth ahmad.alasady@ndsu.edu 701-231-1721 Office: Richard H. Barry Hall
Carol Archbold, PhD Faculty Fellow Faculty Challey Institute for Global Innovation and Growth carol.archbold@ndsu.edu Office: 134E2 Minard Hall
James Caton, PhD Associate Professor of Economics Faculty Challey Institute for Global Innovation and Growth james.caton@ndsu.edu 701-231-7337 Office: Richard H. Barry Hall
Caroline Hackerott, PhD Faculty Fellow Faculty Challey Institute for Global Innovation and Growth caroline.hackerott@ndsu.edu 701-231-5595 Office: 308, Klai Hall
Oudom Hean, PhD Assistant Professor of Finance Faculty Challey Institute for Global Innovation and Growth oudom.hean@ndsu.edu 701-231-1773 Office: Richard H. Barry Hall
Alexey Leontyev, PhD Faculty Fellow Faculty Challey Institute for Global Innovation and Growth alexey.leontyev@ndsu.edu 701-231-5821 Office: Sugihara 426
Cailen O'Shea, PhD Faculty Fellow Faculty Challey Institute for Global Innovation and Growth cailen.oshea@ndsu.edu 734-355-4385 Office: Family Life Center 210E
Alfredo Roa-Henriquez, PhD Assistant Professor of Supply Chain Management Faculty Challey Institute for Global Innovation and Growth alfredo.roa@ndsu.edu 701-231-2801 Office: Richard H. Barry Hall
Andrea Smith, JD Faculty Fellow Faculty Challey Institute for Global Innovation and Growth andrea.smith.1@ndsu.edu 701-231-7096 Office: Barry Hall 346
Sandro Steinbach, PhD Associate Professor/Director for Agricultural Policy and Trade Studies Faculty Challey Institute for Global Innovation and Growth sandro.steinbach@ndsu.edu 701-231-7441 Office: Richard H. Barry Hall
Yao Yu, PhD Faculty Fellow Faculty Challey Institute for Global Innovation and Growth ya.yu@ndsu.edu 701-231-8822 Office: Offerdahl North (CM) 120F
Carlos Zurita Faculty Fellow Faculty Challey Institute for Global Innovation and Growth carlos.zurita@ndsu.edu 701-231-7441 Office: Richard Barry Hall 428
