Our Team
STEP is led by committee of seed professionals and researchers and staffed with educators leaders in the field throughout the program.
Committee Members
The STEP program is administered by a committee which includes educators and seed professionals from various industries.
Laura Pottorff
Director – Colorado Seed Programs
Manager – Colorado Seed Growers Association
Colorado State University
(970) 491-6202
laura.pottorff@colostate.edu
Randy Crowl
Manager Seed Lab
Colorado State University
Department of Soil and Crop Sciences
(970) 491-6406
randy.crowl@colostate.edu
Deana Namuth-Covert
Upskilling
Academy Director
CSU College of Agricultural Sciences – Soil Crop Sciences Department
deana.namuth-covert@colostate.edu
John R. Mizicko
President Eurofins STA Laboratories
(303) 651-6417
Mobile (408) 201-2516
johnmizicko@eurofinsus.com
Jim Klett
Landscape Horticulture
Ornamentals and Nursery Management
(970) 491-7179
jim.klett@colostate.edu
Current Instructor Roster
Our instructors come from many different backgrounds and bring their experiences with them to the classroom.
SOCR 200 – Seed Anatomy and Identification Instructor: Laura Pottorff – laura.pottorff@colostate.edu
SOCR 201 – Seed Development and Metabolism Instructor: Roger Levy – relevy65@gmail.com
SOCR 300 – Seed Purity Analysis Instructor: Randy Crowl – randy.crowl@colostate.edu
SOCR 301 – Seed Germination and Viability Instructor: Randy Crowl – randy.crowl@colostate.edu
SOCR 311 – Seed Quality: Seed Production and Genetics Instructor: Roger Levy – rdlevy65@gmail.com
SOCR 410 – Seed Processes: Storage and Deterioration Instructor: Roger Levy – relevy65@gmail.com
SOCR 413 – Seed Vigor Concepts and Testing Instructor: Randy Crowl – randy.crowl@colostate.edu