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Gustavus alumni Earns prestigious public health fellowship Bonnie Madsen Brueshoff ’79, deputy director of the Dakota County Public Health Department, has been named a 2006 Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellow. The national fellowship program develops leaders who will guide improvements in the U.S. health care system, and Brueshoff is one of only 20 nurses in executive leadership roles nationwide awarded the prestigious fellowship this year. Through mentorship, seminars, and an independent learning plan, the threeyear program provides an opportunity to develop critical leadership skills and to collaborate with nursing and healthcare leaders throughout the country. In addition, Brueshoff will conduct a leadership project with support from the Dakota County Public Health Department and funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. “The Executive Nurse Fellowship provides an opportunity for me to work with a nationally recognized team of experts and leaders from around the country,” says Brueshoff, “and to bring this collective knowledge back to improve public health in Dakota County.” In her current position as deputy public health director, Brueshoff, who earned her master’s degree in nursing from the University of Minnesota in 1989, manages and provides leadership for three major program areas: family health, health promotion, and correctional health. She works under the direction of Pat Gebert Adams ’70, public health director, who is also a Gustavus alumna. Gustavus ties run in the family as well: Bonnie is married to David Brueshoff ’77, and their son, Ben, is a member of the Class of 2005. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is the nation’s largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to improving the health and healthcare of all Americans.
Empty nest with three at Gustavus Phil and Holly Nelson’s home in Lakeville is quieter this year with all three of their children enrolled at Dad’s alma mater. Pictured from left are Phil ’82, Holly, Drew ’07, Melinda ’08, and Lane ’10. of First State Bank and Trust Jon Bentley, St. Paul, is an engineer for Andersen Windows Neil Bentley, Wake Forest, NC, is market manager at BASF Corp. and a graduate student in business at Duke University Mara Berkland, Oak Park, IL, teaches communication at North Central College Sarah Bezek, New Haven, CT, is an emergency medicine resident at Yale-New Haven Hospital Kari Binning, Minneapolis, is membership and finance assistant for Seward Co-op Grocery & Deli
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Jennifer Blake-Krueger, Manitowoc, WI, is an administrative assistant for the Valders Area School District Corey Bloom, Bend, OR, is a research chemist for Bend Research Inc. Amy DeVille Boschee, Pella, IA, is a senior clinical trial leader at Medtronic Grant Boulanger, Minneapolis, teaches Spanish immersion in the Robbinsdale ISD Kara Pauly Breeggemann, Jordan, is self-employed Molly Ess Breimhorst, Chaska, is director of pricing and fi-
nancial analysis for Pharmaceutical Strategies Group Darcee VanHouten Brinkman, Rochester, is employed at Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine Jessica Hall Burns, St. Paul, is a designer at Parascope Design Tara Pals Cadenhead, Lake Elmo, is a human resources generalist for Target Corporation Chris Cagle, Fridley, is a student at University of St. Thomas Erica Ciesielski Chaikin, Cypress, TX, is an instructor at Cy-Fair College Adam Chose, St. Louis Park, is account manager for Group 3 Marketing Nicole Engel Chose, St. Louis Park, is working at The Foursome Leah Schultz Cook, Savage, is senior communications specialist for Thomson West Matthew Cords, Apple Valley, is a medical sales representative for OraPharma/Johnson & Johnson Elizabeth Mitchell Couchman, Edina, is a teacher at Highlands Elementary in Edina Jeffrey Couchman, Edina, is vice president at Benfield Robert Cramer, Verona, WI, is an accounting assistant at Middleton Community Bank Matthew Dahmen, Moorhead, is national account manager for Student Assistance Foundation Trisha Danielson, Plymouth, is staffing coordinator for Boston Scientific Jennifer Mull Daskal, Blacksburg, VA, teaches fifth-grade math and science at Harding Elementary School Holly Wangsness Dau, Edina, is a homemaker Christopher Donaldson, Minneapolis, is account manager for Best Buy Corporate Benjamin Ellerbusch, Collegeville, PA, is an engineer with Lockheed Martin Corp. Nicole Elver, Alexandria, VA, is an attorney with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Alana Gustafson Erickson, New Hope, is a stay-athome mom Lars Ericson, Morgantown, WV, is a senior scientist for ManTech International Sheila Tanata Eyler, Waynesboro, PA, is a fishery biologist for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services Andrew Feyder, St. Paul, works in new sales development at Aveda Corp. Kari Fletcher, St. Paul, is a clinical social worker in psychiatry at the VA Medical Center Rochelle Carlson Fredrick, Beaver Dam, WI, is a veterinarian at Wyllow Pet Hospital Jennifer Gallus, Minneapolis, is an occupational therapist for Fairview Hospitals & Healthcare Systems Travis Garms, Lakewood, CO, is a senior manager at Ernst & Young Brad Garry, Lakeville, is a senior system analyst at Minnesota Life/Securian Financial Group
Matthew Gennrich, St. Louis Park, is a lab technician for Cargill Theresa Gienapp, St. Paul, is associate director of development for the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra Eric Gilbertson, Bemidji, is a foot and ankle surgeon for Merit Care Health Systems Sara Wendel Greene, Denver, CO, is human resources manager for McClain Finlon Advertising Josh Grigg, Carthage, NY, is a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army deployed to Iraq Mark Gritter, Eagan, is a software engineer for Sun Microsystems, Inc. Jason Groenewold, Salt Lake City, UT, cofounded the Healthy Environment Alliance of Utah Jeffrey Gustafson, St. Louis Park, is pastor to families and director of congregational care at Lord of Life Church Trisha Niemi Haapoja, Hopkins, is a pediatric nurse practitioner at Children’s Hospitals & Clinics of Minnesota Andy Hagen, Minneapolis, is assistant swimming coach and assistant director of outdoor education at Gustavus Jina Faurot Hagen, Minneapolis, is genetic counselor for Park Nicollet Health Services Emily Schlough Hamilton, Minneapolis, is marketing manager for University of Minnesota Press Christian Hanninen, Shakopee, is a logistics consultant at C. H. Robinson Company Ann Hanson, Union Grove, WI, is a reference librarian at the Kenosha Public Library Corey Haugen, Austin, is technology/data specialist for the Austin ISD Aimee Linson Hawes, Forest Lake, is a student at Metropolitan State University and a police officer for the City of Minneapolis Julie Heer Heno, Victoria, is a stay-at-home mom Josh Heugel, Blaine, is a sales engineer for Imaje USA Alex Hill, Minneapolis, is senior scientist for Medtronic, Inc. Sarah Peterson Hill, Minneapolis, is clinical study coordinator for Medtronic, Inc. Shelley Weber Hillestad, Morton, is director of health services at Garnette Gardens James Hultgren, Farmington, is an account executive at Wells Fargo Institutional Lending David Imdieke, St. Paul, is information technology business analyst for University of Minnesota Elizabeth Bomier Irish, St. Paul, is a stay-at-home mom Amanda Marine Johnston, Powell, WY, teaches seventh-grade social studies at Powell Middle School Jodi Justman, Fife, WA, teaches at Evergreen Lutheran High School Dania Spies Kamp, Sturgeon Lake, is a physician at Gateway Clinic Ole Karstad, Nicollet, is general opera-