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AluMnAe MilestOnes
1991 Ann-Marie Segal Stojevich was promoted at Maurices International to assistant vice president of visual training. She has been with Maurices since 1995 and under her leadership, Maurices has seen a growth in the quality of training materials, associate product knowledge and the visual appeal of the stores.
1993 1974 Mary Weber Nord is director of talent at Olson, a brand development agency in Minneapolis, Minn.
1977 Dr. Ann Marie Leimer is the department chair/ associate professor at the Juanita and ralph Harvey School of Visual Arts at Midwestern State university in wichita Falls, Tx.
1978 Lisa Wersal published an essay in Crone Magazine in memory of S. Brian Spain of CSB, titled “Pouring out wisdom: A Tribute to My Friend and Mentor.”
1981 Barbara Edwards Farley was named the 14th president of Illinois College. She is the first woman to hold the position on a permanent basis. Mary Beth Kessler Kjolhaug created a nonprofit in the Duluth-Superior area called Companies to Classrooms, which takes excess goods from companies and gives them to teachers in the community.
1982 Mary Cullen Yeager, general counsel for 3M, participated in the HB Litigation Conference titled Too Big to Litigate: A Judicial and Lawyers’ Forum on the New Paradigm of Cost Driven Litigation Strategies.
1986 Jacqueline Mrachek is a partner at Faegre Baker Daniels, LLP. The focus of her practice is employment law.
Colette Peters was the 2013 renaissance Series speaker at Saint Ben’s.
1995
Bryana Malner Andert completed her family medicine residency at the university of Minnesota Medical School and is practicing with the Physician Group in New ulm, MN. Kate Winzenburg Salvner is the editor at The Stelter Company. Samantha Deters Erickson received her MBA from the university of St. Thomas in 2011. Melissa Johnson Hammer received her MA in teaching and learning from St. Mary’s in 2012.
2006
Sara Burnett, an award-winning political reporter who covered presidential campaigns and congressional elections in the battleground state of Colorado, was hired to cover Illinois politics for The Associated Press.
Abby Campbell received an M.S.Ed. degree in international education development from the university of Pennsylvania, Aug. ’12.
1996
Catherine Claeys Scott was promoted to account supervisor at Padilla Speer Beardsley, a public relations and marketing agency in Minneapolis, MN.
Tia Welschinger Barisoff received an MBA degree from the university of St. Thomas, Dec. ’11
2007
Louise McCarthy is president and chief executive officer of the Community Clinic Association of LA County.
Heather Hatzenbihler Busch was featured in an article in the Star Tribune about her work at a charter school of Hiawatha Academies.
1999
Emily Tohal Chaphalkar was promoted to dining services site supervisor for 15 Catholic Charities senior dining sites.
Heather Davis Rafshol received an MA degree in human resources and industrial relations from the university of Minnesota Carlson School of Management, May ’12.
2000 Airman First Class Jill Marie Diem is a vocalist for the band of the u.S. Air Force reserve. She performs with the Concert Band and Jazz Ensemble.
2002 Breehan Carreon received a JD degree from the university of San Diego, ’12.
2003 Jessica Donabauer Sabrowsky works for Mayo Clinic as a nurse practitioner on the sleep medicine team.
Abby Johnstone graduated magna cum laude with a PharmD degree from the university of Minnesota, College of Pharmacy. She is in a residency program at the university of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview, where she will focus on pediatrics and work at the university of Minnesota Amplatz Children’s Hospital. Maggie Reisdorf McCallum received an MA degree in public policy administration from the university of Missouri, May ’12. Megan Peterson received her MPH degree from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in 2011.
2008
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2004
Amelia Busse Cheever, adjunct assistant professor in the CSB/SJu Theater Department, was recently reviewed in the St. Paul Pioneer Press for her costume design on the Ten Thousand Things Theater’s production of Measure for Measure.
Jesse Honsky received MSN and MPH degrees from Case western reserve university, Aug ’12.
Alex Nedelcu-Erickson Ross teaches preschool at Visitation in Mendota Heights and is the head girls’ lacrosse coach at Apple Valley High School.
Jennifer Holtorf Kehr was promoted to merchandising process and system development content specialist at Target, Oct. ’12.
Jenny Vuong received an MS degree in human services and public administration from Minnesota State university Mankato in 2012.
Sarah Pedersen Sagedahl received an MBA degree from the university of St. Thomas in 2011.
2009
Jodi Bartholomew Jorgenson was promoted at Maurices International to assistant vice president of human resources. She has been with Maurices since 1987 and has earned numerous awards and promotions during her career.
2005 Kari Kaczmarek received an MA degree in nursing and neonatal nurse practitioner from Stony Brook university in New York in May ’12 and is currently employed by Mayo Clinic in rochester, MN.
Christina Hawn has received a DPT degree from St. Catherine university in 2012. Dana Joseph received a JD degree from william Mitchell College of Law in 2012.
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