Alumni News
He is a project civil engineer for MSA Professional Services in Ankeny, Iowa. LISA (MOE) MEIERKORT is an adult reference clerk for Prairie Trails Public Library District in Burbank, Ill. PETER OYLOE was awarded an Excellence in Theatre Award by the League of Cincinnati Theatres for his leading performance in the musical Hank Williams: Lost Highway at the Cincinnati (Ohio) Playhouse in the Park. ANGELA (WHITE) SWOLFS is an inside sales consultant at Globus Family of Brands in Tulsa, Okla. GREG THORNTON is academic program manager for Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.
HEIDI (MONTGOMERY) GANSHERT owns and operates Whiteside Farms in Argyle, Wis.
NICOLE ZEIMIS is manager of an advising center for IES Abroad in Chicago.
LAURA GRAHAM is assistant to the city manager of Des Moines, Iowa.
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JUSTIN GRITZMACHER works for ACTIVE Network in Avon, Colo.
TANYA (LEAKE) and MARK ANDERSON live in Madison, Wis. He is a software development engineer for Microsoft. She is a graphic designer for the city of Madison. KRISTIN and MIKE BABINEDINNEN live in Minneapolis. She is a registered nurse and works in the cardiac catheterization lab of North Memorial Hospital. He is implementation project manager for U.S. Bank. AARON BARNES of St. Paul, Minn., is an independent contractor and content specialist for Michigan’s Integrated Behavior and Learning Support Initiative. JESSICA BARRETT is director of operations for Aria at the Jeune Lune in Minneapolis.
Josi Severson ’02 created a line of organic fabric designs and opened a storefront in downtown Minneapolis called Home Fashion Fabrics. Her work is printed on eco-friendly material with water-based ink free of bleach and pesticides. She creates finished textiles as well as artwork and designs for other companies. Many of Severson’s clients are on the West Coast. They use her designs for a variety of home-furnishing accessories and clothing. Her textiles are featured in a variety of different businesses, including Crate and Barrel and Ava Rose Designs, a women’s wear line based out of Arizona. She also designed a shirt for Joseph Abboud in New York City.
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LINDSAY ESSEX SAUVAGE earned a master’s degree in counseling from Regis University in Denver.
JULIE (DUHME) VANDE HOEF of Des Moines, Iowa, is a policy advisor to Iowa governor Terry Branstad and lieutenant governor Kim Reynolds. She advises them in areas of agriculture, natural resources, commerce, trade, and cultural affairs.
BJORN BERG is branch manager for U.S. Bank in Des Moines, Iowa, and is a graduate student at Drake University. He serves on the board of directors for Goodwill Industries of Central Iowa and on the education committee for the NAACP, and he is a volunteer in Junior Achievement’s BizTown and Drake’s adult literacy program. JODIE (JANSEN) CAMPBELL of Upper Moutere, New Zealand, is a fisheries consultant for MRAG Americas Inc. AMY CHRISTENSEN is the owner of Sims TV and Electronics in Decorah. COLLEEN (SMITH) CHRISTENSEN is project manager for Gage Marketing Group in Plymouth, Minn.
ANDREW HAEMKER is a teacher at Fairfax (Va.) High School. MELINDA (KEZERLE) and GREG HANSON ’04 live in Vadnais Heights, Minn. She is a consultant in organizational effectiveness for Target. He is a senior consultant for Object Partners. KAJSA (SABATKE) HARLEY is education and curatorial initiatives manager for Hanford Mills Museum in East Meredith, N.Y. KARI (BLACK) HIRVELA is a clinical assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin School of Nursing in Madison. RYAN HOLLENBECK is an interventional cardiologist for Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn. He completed his general cardiology training at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and is in his final year of interventional cardiology training at the medical center. JESSI (CROTSER) HOSPER is a human resource administrator for Pinnacle Foods Group LLC. SEAN HOULIHAN earned a master’s degree from Minnesota State University–Mankato. ALLISON (SMITH) JONES is a registered nurse, AHA course director, and clinical nursing instructor for STAT Medical Training and the University of Phoenix in Highlands Ranch, Colo. STEVE KEENAN is principal planner for Sangamon County in Springfield, Ill.
ABBY (STRUCK) DAVISON is an attorney at the Iowa State Public Defender Office in Council Bluffs.
JANA (CHMELAR) KLAUKE is director of MBA Career Services at the University of Iowa in Iowa City.
KRISTIN DOROW earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Bellin College in Green Bay, Wis.
SARA KLOSTERBOER is a special education teacher at West High
School in the Iowa City (Iowa) Community School District. JIM KOWITZ and his high school classmate, Nick Banovetz, worked with the White Bear Lake Area Educational Foundation to establish the Mary Dahle Leadership Scholarship in honor of their former Spanish teacher and student council adviser. The pair hope to raise $25,000 for the endowed scholarship for graduates of White Bear Lake High School. Kowitz is a meeting and event planner for Ernst and Young in Minneapolis. KIM (HUFF) and ELIOTT KRANZ live in Cedar Falls, Iowa. She teaches choir for kindergarten through grade six. He earned a master’s degree in music education from the University of St. Thomas and is the vocal director at Cedar Falls High School. WENDY (UHLENHAKE) KUENNEN teaches second grade at St. Patrick School in Waukon, Iowa. LISA (HIGHUM) KUSH is an account manager for MotivAction LLC in Minneapolis. HANNAH LEUTHNER is a chef and director of Guest House Kitchen for St. John’s Abbey in Collegeville, Minn. KRISTINE (HOLLEQUE) and DAVID LOWER live in Minneapolis. She is a modeling analyst for U.S. Bancorp. CAMI (CONOVER) MISEKOW is the owner and operator of Prairie Wind Creations in Sioux Falls, S.D. ANNA (RAUK) MITCHELL is an associate veterinarian at Ely (Minn.) Veterinary Clinic in Ely, Minn. KARIAN (LEE) MULFORD is an adjunct biology instructor at Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. KARI (TWEDT) NELSON teaches kindergarten at Lincoln Elementary School in the Richland (Wis.) School District. KRISTIE (LUND) PALOVCSIK is project manager for Beacon Technologies in Madison, Wis. KRISTIN (THOMPSON) and BRYAN PHELPS live in Shakopee, Minn. She is a senior behavior therapist at Partners in Excellence. He is a continuous improvement facilitator at Ryt-Way Industries.