Advisory Board
Shane Monson
Superintendent, Morris Area Schools
smonson@morris.k12.mn.us
Fun Fact: I own a Harley Davidson that I enjoy riding.
Anne Dybsetter
Executive Director, Southwest Regional Sustainable Development Partnership
https://extension.umn.edu/regional-partnerships
Fun fact: My family (immediate and extended) includes 9 exchange students, who were hosted starting in 1998.
Robert Harris
Executive Director
hiawathavalleyrcd@gmail.com
Fun Fact: I rode on the equestrian team in college and I'm an amateur dog trainer
Dawn Hegland
Executive Director
dawn.hegland@umvrdc.org
Fun Fact: I live on a farm in Lac qui Parle County where we have turned our barn’s second story into a recreation center where we have hosted concerts, parties, and lots of informal gatherings.
Jill Amundson
Innovation Strategist
jill39@icloud.com
Fun Fact: I am an award-winning washcloth knitter. In the early 2000s, I brought home a cash prize and a third-place ribbon from the Grant County fair, having entered a competition of three.
Kerry Michael, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
kmichael@morris.umn.edu
Fun Fact: I am a huge space nerd. I went to Space Camp as a kid, and then went back to work there as a Space Academy Counselor in college.
Denise Odello
Associate Professor of Music
odell059@morris.umn.edu
Fun Fact: I don’t like lemon bars, but I love making them for other people!
Miriam Gieske
Assistant Prof. of Biology
gies0107@morris.umn.edu
Fun Fact: A fun fact about me is that I worked as a wildland firefighter in northern MN one spring after college.