Members attend monthly CASI meetings and also serve on CASI subcommittees, which carry out various important CASI tasks. Information about subcommittee duties and membership is available here.

Brian Asen
Ward I- Academic Advising Manager
Bacteriology
CASI term runs through summer 2027

Josh Blaydes
Ward V- Financial Specialist II
Biological Systems Engineering & Soil Science
CASI term runs through summer 2027

Shyanna Brickson
Ward VI- Academic Advisor
Biochemistry/Microbiology Hub
CASI term runs through summer 2028

Nancy Esser
Ward III- Assistant Research Program Director
Agricultural Research Stations
CASI term runs through summer 2027

Marie Gilbertson
Ward III- Scientist II
Forest & Wildlife Ecology
CASI term runs through summer 2028

Amber Haroldson Chair-Elect
Ward IV- Teaching Faculty III
Nutritional Sciences
CASI term runs through summer 2026

Emily Laabs
Ward VI- Graduate Program Manager
Russell Labs
CASI term runs through summer 2026

Weiya Li
Ward III- Scientist I
Biochemistry
CASI term runs through summer 2028

Ally Magnin Harvey
Ward II- Administrative Specialist
Agricultural and Applied Economics
CASI term runs through summer 2026

Sandy Peterson
Ward VI- Business Services Manager
CALS Administration
CASI term runs through summer 2028

Ward V- One Vacant Seat

Brandon Prochaska
Ward III- Sensory Coordinator
Center for Dairy Research
CASI term runs through summer 2027

Megan Sippel
Ward I- Graduate Program Manager
Animal & Dairy Sciences
CASI term runs through summer 2028

Ex-Officio Members

Tom Bryan (CALS APC representative)
Teaching Faculty
Plant & Agroecosystem Sciences

Tara LaRowe (CALS APC representative)
Assistant Teaching Professor
Nutritional Sciences

Veronica Law
HR Director
Human Resources

Tom Browne
Assistant Dean
Office of Student Belonging

Administrative Support

Ally McCann
Executive Assistant
Office of the Dean and Director

For information about the composition of CASI subcommittees, click here.