Alumni class notes
Minor League Baseball Vice President Tina Gust ’97, Clearwater, Fla., is the first woman to hold the title of vice president in the 109-year history of the Minor League Baseball office. Gust, who is vice president of Business Development, joined the MiLB office in June 1998 as an assistant in the Licensing Department. Gust was a Mass Communications major and Marketing minor at St. Cloud State. The Gust family has a deep connection to St. Cloud State University. “St. Cloud State is truly a family tradition for me,” Gust said. “My parents both worked there (now retired), my father, sister and one nephew all graduated from St. Cloud State, and my brother and niece attended St. Cloud State. My sister also worked there for a while. I grew up on campus and while I looked at other colleges, St. Cloud State had a great mass communications department, so my choice was easy.” “When I started at St. Cloud State I didn’t really understand the opportunities out there to be involved with sports once your playing days were over. But I was blessed to have some great professors and mentors on campus that took the time to really get to know me, my strengths and interests, and help point me toward my future career. I also had many opportunities through campus activities (I was a Resident Advisor and Assistant Hall Director in the Housing Department; a “Red Shirt” during Orientation, and volunteered with the Sports Information department) to develop the work ethic, and leadership and management skills, that have helped me grow in my career.”
The following have completed the 2010-11 St. Cloud Area Chamber of Commerce Leadership Program: David Masters ’78, St. Cloud Paula (Regenscheid) Foley ’85 ’88, St. Cloud Jacqueline (Scholl) Johnson ’86, Sauk Rapids Mishon (Sim) Bulson ’93, St. Cloud Marie (Tax) Schmitz ’02, Sauk Rapids Matthew Coran ’03, Sartell Nancy (Neil) Myers ’06, St. Cloud Eric DelZoppo ’07, St. Cloud Mary Mackedanz ’08, Paynesville
Arresting tatoos Joseph Swanson ’99,
American Cyn, Calif., has stepped away from law enforcement to pursue his dream job of owning his own tattoo parlor. Swanson opened his new shop, Black Dagger Tattoo Lounge, in the Alta Commercial Center in Vacaville, Calif.
Executive designation, a certification process which includes a demonstration of experience and professional development, essential to realtor association management. • Mark Windmiller, Minneapolis, has left the United States Navy where he served as a chemist.
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Jennifer Raisanen, Glenwood
Springs, Colo., specializes in comprehensive accounting services for small- to medium-sized businesses. She also does individual tax preparation and offers life-phase advice. • Stephen Sarazin, St. Paul, is working for the Rogers Police Department as school resource officer in the middle and high schools.
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James Freeland, St. Michael, is senior IT mobility program manager at Medtronic in Minneapolis, where he guides global mobile application and platform development. • Jeffrey Kurtz, Waterloo, Iowa, is executive director of the board for Main Street Waterloo, an affiliate of the Main Street Iowa program. The program stresses public-private partnerships and is utilized by nearly 2,000 communities in 42 states to strengthen the social and economic health of their central business districts. • Chad Owens, Spicer, is a helicopter pilot for the Army Reserve and the Mayo Health System. Owens completed a year-long tour of duty in Iraq and is stationed at Fort McCoy, Wis.
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Errin (Klay) Welty, Madison, Wis., joined Vierbicher Associates as an economic analyst specializing in strategic planning and business recruitment and retention for public and private clients. Vierbicher provides comprehensive solutions for an array of project issues. Vierbicher is a team of professional engineers, planners, community development specialists, surveyors, specialists, water resources and environmental scientists. • Steven Wymore, Baudette, was appointed to the Board of School Administrators which is responsible for the licensing of school administrators; the approval of higher education programs and continuing education courses for school administrators; and the enforcement of the code of ethics for school administrators. The board consists of 10 members appointed by the governor.
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Thomas Schnabel, Waite Park, along with his brother Dan Schnabel and Joe Jensen, set the world record for completing the most disc golf holes in a 24-hour period at 1,035 holes. The previous record was 1,002 holes.
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Jesse Job, Freeport, is the new owner
of Charlie’s Cafe in Freeport. The cafe, which serves comfort food, was the inspiration for Garrison Keillor’s Chatterbox Cafe of Lake Wobegone fame.
McRib Locator
Alan Klein ’05, Burnsville, is receiving national media attention for a website that he created three years ago on his personal website www.kleincast.com. Klein created the McRib Locator in order to track which McDonald’s restaurants around the U.S. were currently selling the sandwich, which apparently has a cult following. Klein’s website has been featured in multiple publications and newscasts including the Wall Street Journal, NPR, and “CBS Good Morning Sacramento.” Klein was also invited to New York City as part of the Legends of the McRib event in New York City in late 2010. Photograph courtesy of McDonald’s. Klein, pictured with his wife Kimberly ’06 ’08.
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Unless otherwise noted, all cities listed in class notes are in Minnesota.