Director
Phone: 701-231-7102
Email: Stacy.Duffield@ndsu.edu
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Dr. Stacy Duffield has been with NDSU since 2003. She began in the School of Education as a faculty member in the Teacher Education program, teaching undergraduate and graduate coursework, advising and mentoring students, conducting research, and serving on numerous university and external committees.

Dr. Duffield has a Doctorate in Secondary and Higher Education and a Master’s degree in Reading Education with a cognate in educational leadership from the University of North Dakota and a Bachelor of Science degree in English and Secondary Education from the University of Mary. She began her career as a secondary English language arts and communications teacher.

Dr. Duffield has been part of teams awarded a range of grants including several large initiatives. She has been co-PI on NSF Noyce grants, Bush Foundation cross-institutional grants, and many state and project-focused grants. She currently serves as co-PI for two NSF funded Noyce grants to recruit and support secondary STEM teachers. She is also project manager for the Network for Excellence in Teaching, a cross-institutional collaborative made up of 14 teacher preparation programs in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota and numerous affiliate institutions around the nation.

Dr. Duffield’s professional interests focus on scholarship of teaching and learning with attention on effective teaching. She has collaborated with many colleagues and graduate students on research and practice publications related to improving teaching and learning. Duffield has also published in the area of collaboration and was awarded the prestigious 2018 Edward C. Pomeroy award for outstanding contributions to teacher education from the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education.

View Dr. Duffield’s Curriculum Vita - PDF  |  Audio(MP3)

Project Manager
Phone: 701-231-4299
Email: Zaundra.Bina@ndsu.edu
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Zaundra Bina previously worked at NDSU in athletics serving as the head volleyball coach finishing her coaching career in 2006. Before coming back to NDSU as a project manager in 2024, she served as an account executive for three different SaaS software solution companies. Those roles included onboarding and training new clients on the solutions. In addition, she worked as an account executive for the Village Family Service Center developing new business, educating clients on the new benefit, and managing accounts. Zaundra has a Master's Degree in Education from NDSU, a Bachelor's in Business Administration, and a minor in coaching from NDSU.

Her role at OTL will include coordinating North Dakota Governor’s School, Avenues of Scientific Discovery, workforce development programs, and the Early-Entry program.

Janalee Brandt

Assistant Director // Enrollment and Records
Phone: 701-231-7808
Email: Janalee.Brandt@ndsu.edu
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Janalee Brandt has worked at NDSU since 1978. She has worked exclusively in the Distance and Continuing Education program throughout her time at NDSU. In addition to being known as the unofficial office historian, Brandt works closely with K-12 educators and administrators and assists with the registration process for their professional development classes. Throughout the years, Brandt has handled hundreds of thousands of registrations with most of them during the busy summer season. Brandt also manages accounts receivables and statistical reports for the Office of Teaching and Learning and its associated programs. In addition, she is an integral part of the office's records management initiative. 

Linda Charlton Gunderson

Technology Coordinator // Group Decision Center
Phone: 701-231-6414
Email: Linda.Charlton@ndsu.edu 
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Linda Charlton Gunderson has worked in the Group Decision Center, a program of the Office of Teaching and Learning, since 2001. As the campus expert in Qualtrics survey software she spends a significant amount of time assisting departments and faculty/student researchers in setting up their surveys and teaching them to use advanced features in Qualtrics. Charlton Gunderson sets up thousands of student course experience surveys (SCES) each semester. She is responsible for collecting course information, setting up each survey, distributing the surveys, and distributing completed survey results to instructors and departments. Charlton Gunderson sets up or assists in setting up more than 1,500 surveys each semester. 

Dr. Sarah Crary

Assistant Director  //  Online Programs Coordinator
Phone: 701-231-5498
Email: Sarah.Crary@ndsu.edu
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Dr. Sarah Crary has been with NDSU since 2018. Dr. Crary began in the School of Education as a faculty member in the Educational and Organizational Leadership program. She primarily worked with current educators wanting to expand their leadership skills and abilities towards becoming a teacher leader or a building-level leader. Her research interests include information literacy, fostering equal access for blended learning, and understanding the experiences of New Americans in small urban settings. She is also the Co-PI for a NSF Research Experience for Teachers grant that works to help teachers develop authentic hands-on lessons related to Civil Engineering.

Dr. Crary has a Doctorate in K-12 Educational Leadership from the University of North Dakota, Master of Education in K-12 Educational Leadership, and a Bachelor of Science in Social Studies education both from Minnesota State University Moorhead. She spent over a decade in teaching social studies along with AP/dual-credit courses to juniors and seniors in both California and North Dakota. She also worked as a high-school administrator in North Dakota. Dr. Crary’s service at NDSU has largely focused on accreditation, curriculum, and program development.

Deb Demers

Registration Coordinator
Phone: 701-231-6495
Email: Deb.DeMers@ndsu.edu
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Deb DeMers has worked for NDSU since 2002. DeMers worked in the Office of Registration and Records before coming to Distance and Continuing Education, now a program of the Office of Teaching and Learning. DeMers' role is to ensure all professional development students in the office's Distance and Continuing Education program are officially registered for their classes. Because professional development students are not required to seek admission, they do not register in the same manner as degree-eligible students. DeMers inputs student registration information into the campus enrollment system. DeMers plays an important role in ensuring that professional development records are maintained according to NDSU's and the North Dakota University System's records management policies.   

Kathy Hoovestol

Office Assistant and Records Coordinator
Phone: 701-231-7539
Email: Kathryn.R.Hoovestol@ndsu.edu
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Kathy Hoovestol began her NDSU career in 2008 with Distance and Continuing Education which eventually became the Office of Teaching and Learning. Hoovestol is the office's receptionist and is most often the first voice you hear when calling the office. Hoovestol serves as the records coordinator, phones coordinator, and Perceptive Content liaison for Office of Teaching and Learning records initiative. She was instrumental in getting the office's paper filing system moved to the new electronic filing system. Hoovestol continues to keep the office's record system in compliance with the NDSU and NDUS records retention policies and trains staff to ensure documents are correctly added to the Perceptive Content software. 

Connie Jadrny

Senior Marketing Coordinator
Phone: 701-231-9738
Email: Connie.Jadrny@ndsu.edu
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Connie Jadrny began her career at NDSU in 2005. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Public Relations from the University of Minnesota with a Minor in Art. Jadrny's role at NDSU has changed throughout the years. From 2005 to 2015 she marketed online degrees, K-12 Professional Development, and non-credit/event activities. From 2015 to 2024, she promoted faculty development activities, K-12 Professional Development, and the Early-Entry program. She now spends much of her time at NDSU promoting K-12 Professional Development, Early Entry, and planning/promoting various professional development conferences. Examples of her writing include website content, email content, social media posts, an occasional blog post, press releases, the office's 2016-2021 strategic plan, and copy for catalogs and print materials. Jadrny has served as an NDSU Staff Senator twice. Committees she has served on include Staff Development Committee (co-chaired), the Environmental Sustainability Committee (chair) as well as other advisory roles and board positions for off-campus entities. 

Barb Schumacher

K-12 Professional Development Coordinator
Phone: 701-231-7852
Email: Barbara.Schumacher@ndsu.edu
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Barb Schumacher has worked at NDSU since 1988. She has worked exclusively in the Distance and Continuing Education Professional Development program throughout her time at NDSU. Schumacher works closely with K-12 administrators and other individuals to get their K-12 Professional Development classes approved at NDSU. Throughout the years, Schumacher has prepared thousands of courses for the approval process by collecting syllabi, curriculum vitae, and other supporting documentation. Once the approval information is complete, Schumacher ensures the appropriate NDSU administrators have reviewed each course for quality and content. Upon completion of each course, Schumacher ensures the course evaluation feedback is emailed to the instructors. Schumacher's favorite time of the year is when the office's K-12 Professional Development Catalog has officially been mailed.

Denetre Stetz

Marketing Coordinator

(701) 231-6404

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Before coming to NDSU, Denetre Stetz was an English teacher and taught grades 9-12 in both North Dakota and Minnesota. She was on the MTSS Committee, peer technology coach, PLC leader, and piloted a new LMS for the district. Additionally, she taught journalism, graphic design, and held the role of yearbook advisor. Stetz has a Bachelor of Science in Communication and Literature Arts and a Master of Science in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis on Literacy, both from MSUM. 

Her role involves coodinating the marketing efforts for the badging and workforce development programs, North Dakota Governor's School, Avenues of Scientific Discovery, and IDEA. 

Jane VanDerMeer

Payables and Purchasing Coordinator
Phone: 701-231-6438
Email: J.Vandermeer@ndsu.edu
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Jane VanDerMeer has worked at NDSU since 1998. Before working in the Office of Teaching and Learning, she worked in the Veterinary and Microbiology Department and was hired by the Office of Distance and Continuing Education in 2002, now a program of the Office of Teaching and Learning. VanDerMeer is responsible for accounts payables for the Office of Teaching and Learning as well as its associated grant-funded programs. She produces fund balance and expense reports that help the director in making budgetary decisions for the office. In addition, VanDerMeer purchases and tracks delivery of grant-related supplies and equipment.