CONNECT Ali Carr, ‘10, (Psychology) was crowned Mrs. Minnesota on March 3rd at the historic Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota, where she competed with other accomplished married women from across the state of Minnesota in interview, evening gown, swimwear and on-stage questions. Ali also won the Community Service award for her missions work in Africa. She is currently working as the Graduation and Records Specialist at North Central University. Additionally, she works as an emcee with Black Fox Productions, having emceed over 300 live shows for young girls ages 4-18 where they compete in various competitions promoting self-confidence and personal development. Ali and her husband George, ‘07, (Business Administration) currently reside in Minneapolis. George, also a North Central graduate, is the Accountant and Sponsorship Coordinator with Venture Expeditions, an adventure-driven humanitarian organization that empowers people to benefit the world and discover their souls. This year Ali is committed to bringing awareness to social injustice domestically and internationally. She has partnered with the locally founded organization Venture Expeditions. On her trip to Kenya with Venture Expeditions, she and her husband climbed Mount Kilimanjaro to raise funds for AIDS education. While they were there, they had the opportunity to visit many orphanages. Ali states, "I decided I had to share their story and encourage others to get involved, be selfless and grow as an individual in the process." For Ali, being Mrs. Minnesota is about inspiring and motivating people in our community to make a difference in their neighborhoods, state and even world. Ali will go on to compete for the title of Mrs. America this June.
’01, (Urban Ministries) and their three children, Tesa (7), and Isabelle and Jonathan (3) moved to Charleston, IL in July 2011. Matthew is working at Eastern Illinois University as the Associate Director of Housing and Dining for Residential Facilities and Missy is a stay-at-home mom. Spencer Click (Children’s Ministry) lives in Newport News, Virginia and is graduating in May of 2012 from the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary with an MA in Christian Ministries. Kenton Powell (Church Planting) from Racine, Wisconsin, is a Region
Manager for the Midwest with Monster Energy Company. His wife, Jen, is a special education teacher with Racine Unified school district. They have twin girls, Annabelle & Ruby, who are 2 and half years old. They ask for your prayers for Anabelle, who has heart issues.
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Tim Doese (Children’s Ministry) of Hugo, Minnesota, and his wife Jocelyn just celebrated their 5th wedding anniversary. They have two girls, Estrella (4) and Vega (2), and another baby due in late July. Tim just finished 15 years of service at Faith Temple in St. Paul and has now started
helping out with a church plant in White Bear Lake. The Doeses are excited to see what God has in store for them in the coming months and years. Beth (Goeske) King (Psychology) is currently living in Lincoln, Nebraska. She and her husband Mike are Creative Arts and Worship Pastors at Christ Place Church, as well as campus pastors at the University of NebraskaLincoln. They have three kids, Chloe (5), Amelia (4), and Emerson (9 months). Eydie (Clark) Reiser (Youth Ministries) is currently living in Berlin, Wisconsin, and is the Associate Pastor at Faith
Community Church, while her husband Ben (NCU ‘95-’97) is the Youth Pastor. They have 4 wonderful children. Eydie is the head coach of Berlin High School’s girls volleyball team, where she led the team to a Conference and Regional Championship this past season.
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Davy Kusta (Pastoral Studies) lives in River Grove, Illinois and is serving as a teaching pastor, camp speaker and church consultant. He recently launched Generations Church (www.generationsNow. org) in Glen Ellyn, Illinois.
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