Alumni News
Danielle (Stork) Bruflodt is director of strategy at the Inner Wild Creative Company in Madison, Wis.
Kelsey (O’Connell) Nelson is a recruiter for U.S. Bank in Richfield, Minn.
Nina Catterall is an HR/ER specialist at Nordic Consulting Partners in Madison, Wis.
John Schroeher is a business banker for Decorah Bank and Trust in Decorah.
Amy Christenson is senior manager of organizational development and internal communications at KFC Thailand in Bangkok.
Thomas Sines is an associate at Paul Hastings in New York.
Hilary (Young) Dolan earned a doctor of physical therapy degree from Mayo Clinic College of Medicine. She is a physical therapist for TRIA Orthopaedics in Minneapolis. Luke Fier is senior financial analyst for Tennant Company NV in Berchem, Belgium. Rebecca (Mehl) Gamble earned a master of divinity from Luther Seminary and is the pastor of outreach and care ministries at Shepherd of the Lake Lutheran Church in Prior Lake, Minn. Becky (Frederick) Jordan teaches special education for the Roseville (Minn.) Area Schools. Kevin Kooienga earned a professional counselor license from the Minnesota Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy and is an upper elementary counselor for the International School of Beijing in China.
Amanda Weber is a doctoral student in conducting at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. She is also the founder and conductor for the Voices of Hope singers behind the walls of the Minnesota Correctional Facility in Shakopee, leading a group of inmates in a spirited prison outreach choir and bringing U of M student choir members there to comingle talents.
Laura (Hockley) McKain teaches English at Rock River (Wyo.) High School. Bryan Mullen of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is a traveling registered nurse for Fusion Medical Staffing.
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Jerry Jaeger is executive resolution specialist for Wells Fargo Home Mortgage in Des Moines, Iowa.
2009 Alison BrandellDouglas earned a juris doctor degree from the University of St. Thomas School of Law in St. Paul, Minn. She is an immigration attorney for the Federal Immigration Court in Minneapolis. Last year she was a long-term volunteer at the Nature Conservancy in Lima, Peru, and returned in April 2016. Zach Busch is director of worship and music at University Lutheran Church of Hope in Minneapolis.
Chad Nelson works in business development at Schwob Building Company in Dallas.
Sebrinia (Madsen) Welch is the GEAR UP grant manager for the Denver (Colo.) Public Schools.
Thomas Orser earned a master’s degree in accountancy from Texas Christian University. He is a tax manager at Fitts, Roberts, and Company in Houston. Eric Schultz is a compliance consultant for Wells Fargo Bank in Minneapolis. Kristine Dennis earned a master’s degree in public health, global epidemiology, from Emory University. She is center administrator for HERCULES: Health and Exposome Research Center: Understanding Lifetime Exposure at Emory University in Atlanta. Emily Ewing is pastor for Trinity Fellowship (ELCA) and First Presbyterian Church in Rushford, Minn. Jessica (Watson) Hazelton is catering sales manager for Slalom Consulting in Minneapolis.
Denver. Josiah is a healthcare IT consultant for Hayes Management Consulting. Nyssa Crompton earned a Ph.D. in environmental chemistry from Princeton University and is a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis. Kelsey (Mans) and Michael Crusinberry live in St. Paul, Minn. She is the youth specialist at Trinity Lutheran Church in St. Paul. He is a data analyst for the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party.
Cade Loven is working on two short films as part of the graduate degree program at the American Film Institute in Los Angeles. He is the producer of Plea, a film that follows someone who has been in foster care in Los Angeles but is put into juvenile detention after a woman files rape charges against him. He is also the screenwriter for Manners of Dying, a film based on a short story written by Yann Martel, the author of Life of Pi. Loven held a screening of several short films produced by his peers at T-Bocks Upstairs in Decorah last December.
Kalli Ledel is a pharmacist for University of Minnesota Cancer Care in Minneapolis. Rachel (Donahoe) and Michael Marquardt live in North Liberty, Iowa. Rachel earned a juris doctor degree from the University of Iowa College of Law. She is an associate attorney at Lynch, Michael, and Raiber. Michael earned a medical doctorate and master’s degree in public health from the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. He is a resident physician in radiation oncology at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.
Blake Humpal is associate product line manager for JELD-WEN Windows and Doors and the global sourcing manager at JELD-WEN in Charlotte, N.C.
Katie (Sackett) Stadheim is an HR generalist for CRST International in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Kristin Swedlund is a membership specialist for Wisconsin Public Television in Madison.
2010 Carson Christen is a
team coach and sport scientist at Cycling Academy Pro Cycling Team in Lucca, Italy. Danielle (Berg) and Josiah Collins live in Thornton, Colo. Danielle earned a master’s degree in education from Concordia University of Nebraska. She teaches third grade at the Pinnacle Charter School in
Brad Foresman earned a Ph.D. in crop sciences from the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign. He is a soybean plant breeder for Dow AgroSciences in Olivia, Minn. Erin Green is a travel designer for Pique Travel Design in Excelsior, Minn. Rachel Haug Root of Bloomington, Minn., earned a doctor of musical arts degree in flute performance from Ohio State University. Mark Knowles received a paralegal certificate from Rasmussen College. He is a paralegal and executive closer at Executive Title of Minnesota in Golden Valley. Julia (Santi) Kohls is a staffing consultant at Express Employment Professionals in Crystal Lake, Ill. Eric Krueger is enterprise account executive at SPS Commerce in Minneapolis. He was awarded the 2015 President’s Club Outstanding Productivity Award from SPS Commerce for the third consecutive year. Kim Lambert of Minneapolis is a physical therapist for Fairview Health Services in Minneapolis. She is also a softball performance coach for Mayo Clinic and coaches fast-pitch softball for Fastpitch Pitching Instruction. Sarah Luloff teaches first grade at Dayton’s Bluff Achievement Plus Elementary School in St. Paul, Minn. Meg McCormick is a public relations specialist at Faegre Baker Daniels in Minneapolis. Ashley (Henderson) Miller teaches special education for the Orcutt (Calif.) Union School District.