Colorado Seed Programs

brad.erker@colostate.edu

Brad Erker, Director of Colorado Seed Programs

Brad Erker is from a dryland wheat farm in Wiggins, Colorado. Brad received his BS in Agronomy from Colorado State University in 1993, and an MS in Plant Breeding, also from CSU in 1998. Prior to joining Colorado Seed Programs, Brad was an Agronomist for Crop Quest in Wiggins; a corn breeder for Holden's Foundation Seeds/Monsanto in Indiana; and an Agronomist for Coors Brewing Company in Monte Vista.

linda.munk@colostate.edu

Linda Munk, Assistant to the Director

Linda Munk is the Assistant to the Director of Seed Programs at Colorado State University. She has been with the Colorado Seed Growers and Colorado State University since May of 2000. Linda’s primary responsibility is Seed Certification. She is also the Secretary of the Colorado Seed Industry Association.

Linda is an alumnus of the University of Wyoming and holds a M.S. in Rangeland Ecology and a B.S. in Animal Science. She is a Colorado native and grew up along the Front Range. After finishing her degree in 1999, she returned to Fort Collins with her husband, Steve. They have a 4 year old son, Hayden.