Alumni class notes
New director
Steve Schwegman ’81,
St. Cloud, is an attorney from Quinlivan & Hughes, P.A. He was elected director of the North Central Region for the Defense Research Institute, the international organization of attorneys defending the interests of business and individuals in civil litigation.
Minnesota, a public on-line high school serving students.
’00 Tracy (Peterson) Carlson,
Otsego, was appointed to the 2009 Leadership Board for the Minnesota chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). • Eric Zierdt, Oakdale, is database administrator at W3i, Sartell, a computer technology company producing web-applications.
’01 Jennifer (Champer) Huber,
Minneapolis, transfered from Chicago to the Dale Carnegie Minnesota team as senior training consultant. • Jason Oberg, Albany, is a field engineer at Blattner Energy in Avon, an electrical generation contractor that provides nationwide construction services for owners and developers of renewable energy. • Amy (Sager) Lloyd, St. Paul, recieved the 2009 Academic Staff Award for Excellence for developing student leadership opportunities, The award is the highest recognition at the University of Wisconsin System’s academic staff. She is a leadership training coordinator for student life at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls.
’01 ’03 ’08
Leslie RussellMartin, Little Falls, owns and
operates True Balance, which offers multimodal interventions, assessment and collaboration to help individuals find balance in daily life.
’02 Katie (Kill) Hunter, Milaca, is clerk for the City of Princeton. • Nancy Rohlik-Hamak, Starbuck,
was promoted to human resources genralist with Healthland, a nationwide provider of comprehensive information systems for small community hospitals.
’03
Summer (Thelen) Hommerding, St. Cloud, was
promoted to court operations supervisor at the Juvenile Division of the Fourth Judicial District in Minneapolis. • Jesse Johnson, MoundsView, formed Johnson Capital Management. The firm provides financial advisory/planning and investment advisory services to individuals and small businesses. • James Maddox, Bakersfield, Calif., recieved the 2009 James Madison Fellowship Award. He was one of 55 educators recognized as a distinguished history and constitutional heritage teacher.
’03 ’05
Kristy (Modrow) Modrow-Ullah, St. Cloud, is
interim director of alumni relations at St. Cloud State University. Modrow-Ullah is working on a doctoral degree in higher education administration. • Celestine (Frank) Stang, St. Cloud, was selected as an NCAA Division II sports information director honoree for the 2008-09 American Volleyball Coaches Association Grant Burger Media Award.
’04 Ann (Krusemark) Glenz,
Hanover, was promoted to manager at Eide Bailly LLP a regional certified public accounting and business advisory firm. • Jill Ladwig, Waseca, is director for TEAM
Academy Charter School in Waseca. • Daniel Martinez, Thatcher, Ariz. is pursuing his Ph.D. in sociology at the University of Arizona. He is researching immigration, specifically undocumented crossings of migrants along the Arizona-Sonora border and their experiences. • Jody Martinson, Sauk Rapids, was named music director of the Minnesota Center Chorale, a regional community chorus which begins its 37th season.
’04 ’08 Nicole Dolence, Minneapolis, was appointed as counselor at Hayden High School. ’05 Sarah Burg, Richmond, returned to the U.S. after being deployed overseas in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Burg, a motor transport operator and squad leader served for 11 years in the military. ’05 ’07 Jessica Claeys,
Minneapolis, joined the Eden Prairie Police Department in 2008. She is assigned to the Minnesota Joint Analysis Center which collects, analyzes and disseminates information to law enforcement agencies. • Sarah Rach, Barnesville, is a counselor at Central Lakes College in Brainerd and Staples.
’06 Brianna Sadler, Falcon
Heights, received a clerkship at Lommen Abdo, a premiere entertainment and sports law firm in downtown Minneapolis. She is a student at Hamline University School of Law. • Nicholas Shatek, Elk River, was named the 2009
Free2B Volunteer of the Year. Free2B assists residents in Anoka County, age 21 or older, who are designated as welfare to work, immigrants, unemployed, under employed, disabled or senior citizens.
’06 ’08 Stephanie Gumiela,
Sauk Rapids, is a staff member at Sunrise River School, North Branch. Gumiela has a passion for supporting students with communication disorders.
’07 Lindsay Ashburn, Hector, is pursuing a master’s degree and volunteers as assistant coach for the St. Cloud State volleyball team. • Michael Gerard, Elk River, was named principal at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School and hopes to work on a doctoratoral degree in education at University of Minnesota-Duluth. • Cole Mathisen, Delano, was promoted to weekend anchor at KIMT-TV, Mason City, Iowa. • Martin Mjelleli, Faribault, is assistant coach of the Des Moines Buccaneers of the United States Hockey League. ’08 Rebecca Glander, Cologne,
is editor of the Isanti-Chisago County Star. • Chance Glasford, Aberdeen, S.D., and his partner ’09 Kelly Platzer, Maplewood, biked from New York to San Francisco to raise money for the American Cancer Society. They completed their journey by crossing the Golden Gate Bridge on July 30. • Nicole Lindaman, St. Paul, is associate account executive at Public Affairs Company which is a nationally
Best lawyer
Debra Yerigan ’82, Minneapolis, is one of the Top 100 Minnesota Super Lawyers, receiving the highest point totals in the 2009 Minnesota Super Lawyers blue ribbon nomination and review process. Her peers have also selected her for inclusion in the 2010 edition of “The Best Lawyers in America” in the specialty of Family Law. The top attorneys in the country based their decision for inclusion after receiving more than 2.8 million confidential evaluations. Yerigan also received recognition in “Twin Cities Business” and “Mpls. St. Paul” magazines, “Minnesota Law & Politics” and superlawyers.com. “Minnesota Law & Politics” previously listed her in the Top 50 Women Super Lawyers, the Top 100 Women Super Lawyers, and the Top 40 Minnesota Family Law Attorneys.
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Unless otherwise noted, all cities listed in class notes are in Minnesota.