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The DSWR project is managed by Dairy Management Inc (DMI) partnering with the Soil Health Institute (SHI). The DMI team includes the following team members:

The DMI Team

Reza Afshar
Reza Afshar, PhD
Project Principal Investigator and Overall Lead, DMI

Provides strategic leadership to the project. Oversees the project’s direction, research initiatives and objectives, ensuring alignment with dairy industry needs and sustainability goals.

Victor Green
Victor Green
Director, Soil Health and Crop Sustainability, DMI

Manages the project’s direction, research initiatives and objectives and serves as the key point of contact with researchers and farms.

Bert Bock
Bert R. Bock, PhD
Consultant to DMI on Nutrient Management, Agronomy and GHG Footprint

Provides guidance regarding nutrient management and agronomic aspects of experimental design and data interpretation; assesses cropping system and manure management impacts on GHGs.

Thayer Tomlinson
Thayer Tomlinson
Consultant to DMI

Provides DSWR project management support to ensure the success of all project aspects – including reporting, project coordination and partner communications.

Sam Zipper
Sam Zipper, PhD
Consultant to DMI

Specializes in interactions between management decisions and water resources in agricultural landscapes; within DSWR, advises on hydrology-related research activities and developing project-wide conceptual models. More.

Jamie Vander Molen Boehl
Jamie Vander Molen Boehl
SVP, Sustainability Initiatives & Business Development at Newtrient

Manages communications and outreach to build awareness and generate excitement for the project and advanced soil health management systems.

Corrinne Brown
Corrine Brown
Analyst, Sustainability Research & Initiatives at Newtrient

Contributes to overall project communications, including the socialization and sharing of DSWR project learnings. Aids in the development of content, key project messaging and various communications tactics.

 

Jamie Mara
Communications Consultant

Supports education and outreach to various audiences through communications planning, content development, quality control and media relations.