Alumni News
LAURA (DAVIS) DAHLKE teaches first grade for the Austin (Minn.) Public School District.
MADESH CHENNAPPA is a quality control engineer for TeamQuest Corporation in Clear Lake, Iowa.
MITCHELL DEMERS is a mental health practitioner at Therapeutic Services Agency Inc. in Pine City, Minn.
CARAH CLAFLIN is the vocal music teacher at Emerson Elementary in Indianola, Iowa, and director of children’s choirs at St. Mark Lutheran in West Des Moines, Iowa.
KARL GILBERTSON is an operator at SurModics Inc. in Minneapolis. BETH GONIA teaches third grade for the Tomah (Wis.) Area School District. ANNA GRINDE is cultural coordinator for the Sons of Norway Foundation in Minneapolis. KARI HOUGHTALING is a member of AmeriCorps and a junior coach with College Possible, a nonprofit organization assisting lowincome students. She helps students improve ACT scores and begin the college-application process. JORDAN LANG is an accountant for Deere and Company in Cedar Falls, Iowa. RACHEL LOEFFLER-KEMP completed a year with the ELCA Young Adults in Global Mission program serving rural communities in South Africa. JESSICA SNYDER is a paraeducator at South Winneshiek Community School District in Calmar, Iowa. KARL STREUFERT is the assistant director and a basic services staff member for St. Francis Center in Denver.
BRUCE CLARK teaches biology at Lewiston–Altura (Minn.) High School. TRICIA (GUNDERSON) CRARY is office manager at South Winneshiek Veterinary Clinic in Ossian, Iowa. ALLISON CROAT is digital editor for Ashdown Broadcasting in Kasson, Minn. ERIN EGGUM is a financial analyst for Rockwell Collins in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. NATHAN GIANNETTINO is district manager for General Motors in Irving, Texas. ALEX GISLESON teaches music and band at North Winneshiek Community School in Decorah. PETER GRAFFY is coordinator of international programs for the Center for Interamerican Studies in Cuenca, Ecuador. DANIEL GRAINGER is director of church relations for EWALU Camp and Retreat Center in Strawberry Point, Iowa.
In June, Kelsey Bausch ’12 (left) and Eric Carlson ’89 (right) traveled on a vision trip to Tanzania, where they visited villages and congregations on behalf of the Southeastern Iowa Synod. Their trip included a visit to a parish in Shighatini, where Elireheme Mwange ’69 (center) is pastor. ASHLEY GROSVOLD is the human resources services recruiter for Logistics Health Inc. in La Crosse, Wis. HANNAH GRUNDHOEFER works for Wells Fargo in Jamestown, N.D., and is an assistant coach for Just for Kix. COURTNEY GUNTLY is a resource coordinator for Family Promise of Northern New Castle County in Wilmington, Del. CHRISTOPHER HANSON is an information technology business analyst for the technology leadership development program for the Hartford in Bloomington, Minn.
AARON HOFFLAND is POS programmer at Menard Inc. in Eau Claire, Wis. JORDAN HUMPAL is a technical support technician for TriTech Software Systems in Decorah. JAKE KESSLER is an associate professional accountant for Cargill Inc. in Wayzata, Minn. KATE KNOPIK is a human resources associate for Cargill Inc. in Milwaukee. JAKE LARKIN is a demand forecast analyst for Best Buy in Minneapolis.
MICHELLE VOIGTS teaches kindergarten in the Esko (Minn.) School District. SARA WALSTON is the lead teacher for toddlers at KinderCare in St. Paul, Minn.
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SYDNEY BEAN is a client support services associate at Transamerica Insurance in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. ADAM BERTROCHE is a delivery consultant for Cerner Corporation in Kansas City, Mo. KATELYN BOTTEM is a public health associate for the Centers for Disease Control in Troy, Mo. KATIE CARNES is a project manager for Epic Systems Corporation in Verona, Wis.
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In June, Luther alumni, family, and friends gathered at the Safari Hotel in Windhoek, Namibia. Luther friends from Iowa and Minnesota traveled to Namibia and South Africa on a philanthropic and cultural journey affiliated with Empowering Learners, a charitable endeavor coordinated by Ethan Schultz ’12 and Ann Sponberg Peterson, Luther director of development, which benefits the schools of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (ELCIN).