Dr. Neufeld was on a sabbatical from his position as Associate Professor at Brandon University in 2002 when MERN began. He designed and created the MERN website. It is hosted by Brandon University. Over the years the website has undergone several major facelifts as well as regular updates to meet the changing needs of MERN. Since Dr. Neufeld's retirement from Brandon University in 2005, he has continued updating and improving the site from his home in Brandon as well as from remote locations in Canada, the United States, the Caribbean, the Middle East and China on his many trips.