Ashley Harguth serves as a Project Manager for the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI), where she manages and leads multidisciplinary and diverse teams to deliver client projects and multi-stakeholder public initiatives. She assists new clients entering AURI’s programs and services.

Harguth joined AURI in 2010 and has served in a number of positions, including Communications & Network Manager. Prior to joining AURI, Harguth worked for the Waseca Area Chamber of Commerce and was a 4-H intern for the University of Minnesota Extension Service. Harguth is involved in several community agricultural organizations. She is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin – River Falls with a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing communications with an agricultural emphasis.