Alumni class notes
• Della Ludwig, Royalton, is past president for the 2012 term on the board of the Central Minnesota Society for Human Resource Management. Ludwig is employeed at Schlenner Wenner & Co. • Mardella (Scherr) Noyes, Sauk Rapids, is certification co-director for the 2012 term on the board of the Central Minnesota Society for Human Resource Management. Noyes is employed by Catholic Charities.
’95 ’10
David Walz, Sauk Rapids, is program
director for the CentraCare Kidney Program. Walz leads the renal/ dialysis division which employs approximately 120 people and serves approximately 350 dialysis patients in Central Minnesota. Walz also is a member of the American Nephrology Nurses Association and National Renal Administrators Association and is on the Board of Directors for Central Minnesota Habitat for Humanity and Renal Network II.
’97
Terese (Boros) Gill, St. Cloud, is managed services technical lead at Marco Inc. • Michael Nelsen, St. Cloud, published his first comic book, “SideShows.” Future projects include a supernatural western, a pure science-fiction piece and a horror story. Nelsen also plans to do online-based, free comics through his website www.50footrobot.com.
’97 ’99
Mary (Wirick) Cornell, St. Cloud,
retired from the St. Cloud school district after 27 years of service. She was most recently the assistant elementary principal at Discovery Community School.
’98
Joseph Berube, Litchfield,
is currently serving in Zabul Afghanistan with the Zabul AgriBusiness Development Team, which is comprised of soldiers from the Minnesota and Mississippi National Guards. Berube is a major serving as deputy agricultural section leader. He previously served in Iraq with the 1/34 BCT 05-07. • Jason Kubat, Holdingford, is assistant vice president at Bremer Bank. Kubat has been with Bremer for 11 years working in the credit analysis area. • Nicole (VanDerGriff) Middendorf, Wayzata, launched Prosperwell Financial, a Plymouth-based firm that serves individual investors and companies. Middendorf also appears
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on WCCO-TV, hosts a weekly radio show and authored “Simple Answers: Life is More than Just about Money,” a question-and-answer book that explains key finance issues. • Dana Severson, St. Michael, is the co-founder and CEO of Wahooly.
’99
Timothy Boyum, Raleigh, N.C., is
the host of the nightly political show Capital Tonight airing throughout North Carolina. Boyum started as a reporter in 2002 and helped launch the weekly show Political Connections in 2006. He was promoted to weekday evening anchor at News 14 Carolina in 2008 before taking on the role as host of Capital Tonight in April. • Charles Jerrick, Centuria, Wis., is vice president of Westconsin credit union’s Hudson office. Jerrick previously worked as the Community Bank Manager at Central Bank in Wyoming.
’00
Joseph Janish, Le Sueur, is director
of the Benton County development department. The county board voted unanimously to appoint Janish, a senior planner with the city of Jordan. • Mary McCabe, Sartell, is the Sartell-St. Stephen school chairwoman. McCabe is a specialeducation coordinator with an extensive educational background. • Eric Zierdt, Oakdale, is a senior database administrator at Boston Scientific.
’01
Kelley Tillman, Royalton, joined Miller, Welle, Heiser & Co., Ltd., a full service tax, accounting and business consulting firm. Tillman was employed in private accounting before joining the firm. • Richard Wilson, St. Cloud, is interim police chief for the St. Cloud Police Department. Wilson started with the department in 1990 as a patrol officer. He most recently has served as assistant police chief.
’02
Diego Ducruet, Rice, is the web
developer at Preferred Credit, Inc. Decruet has been with PCI for more than nine years. • Jeffrey Gannon, Kimball, is manager with Miller, Welle, Heiser & Co. Ltd., where he has worked since 2002 after completing his internship program with the firm.
’03
Matthew Nikodym, St. Cloud, is first vice president of Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota. Nikodym
works at UBS Financial Services. • Jeremy Olsen, St. Francis, is account executive with Zynex Medical in Lone Tree, Colo. Olsen represents their electrotherapy line of products within the Twin Cities area. • Akash Sen, New York, N.Y., is regional talent director for Saatchi & Saatchi supporting the New York, Chicago and Dallas offices.
’04
Kayla (Czech) Epsen, Elk River, is
assistant vice president at Bremer Bank. Epsen has 12 years of banking experience, all at Bremer Bank. • Theresa Flinck, Brainerd, is a pre-employment counselor for Tri-Country Action Program Inc., displaced homemakers program. Flinck has served Central Minnesota as a community advocate for many years. • Jason Miller, Sauk Rapids, is secretary/treasurer to the 2012 board of directors of the St. Cloud Area Association of Realtors. • Joshua Oertli, Shakopee, is a financial advisor with Northwestern Mutual — The Columns Resource Group in Minneapolis. Oertli has been authorized by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. • Carly Thomsen, Santa Barbara, Calif., was awarded one of six 2012 Woodrow Wilson Women’s Studies Dissertation Fellowships. Thomsen’s dissertation, “I’m Just Me: Queer Critiques of Gay Visibility, Identity and Community from LGBTQ Women in the Rural Midwest,” examines representations, discourses and experiences. She is a current doctoral candidate in feminist studies at the University of California — Santa Barbara.
’05
Adam Hammer, Sartell, is director of
media relations and publications at St. Cloud State University. Hammer previously was at the St. Cloud Times where he was the online content producer and had previously served as arts and entertainment reporter. His professional experience also includes stints at the Fergus Falls Daily Journal and the Albert Lea Tribune. • Daryn Lecy, Avon, is vice president of operations at Stearns Bank Equipment Finance Division. Lecy has worked in the financial services industry for over 10 years. • Brian Webb, Cedar Falls, Iowa, is Cedar Rapids Jefferson’s new football coach. Webb spent the last two years as the head coach at Kuemper Catholic in Carroll, Iowa, where he was named District Coach of the Year in 2011.
’07
Brian Boucher, Champlin, designed a
mural with a variety of panels inside the Sartell Merrill facility. Boucher plans to create artwork for the Merrill facility in St. Cloud as well. Boucher is a Merrill employee of three years. • John Scott, St. Cloud, won the People’s Choice Award at the St. Cloud Short Film Fest for his short film “Big Ambition.” For his next project, “The Dunsing Plan,” he was awarded a grant from the Central Minnesota Arts Board.
’08 ’11
Jessica Rosier, Valparaiso, Ind., shares her saving tips through a blog at travelingsaver.wordpress.com.
’09
Anna Vange, St. Cloud, is in client
liaisons at Preferred Credit Inc. Vange has been employed with PCI for five months.
’10
Jesse Hopkins-Hoel, St. Cloud, was
recognized for 10 years of service at Coldwell Banker Burnet. • Sanja Trajkovska, St. Cloud, is working at Ulteig as a design engineer to its Energy Services sector. Trajkovska works within the protection and control market.
’11
Andrea Hubbell, Isle, is employed at KSAX, an ABC network affiliate serving Alexandria and Redwood Falls. Hubbell brings two years of experience from UTVS at St. Cloud State. At UTVS she spent her time reporting, anchoring and producing the school’s three daily newscasts. Marriages and Commitments ’04 Danielle (Simons) Bitz and Joshua
Bitz, Brooklyn Park, 12/10/2011.
’04 Ryan Henry and Maria Henry, La
Crescent, 7/9/2011.
’06 Betsy (Lyga) Peterson and
Ryan Peterson, Milltown, Wis., 9/10/2011. ’09 Anthony Parker and ’10 Amy (Lindstrom) Parker, Fort Worth, Texas, 9/9/2011. ’10 Katie (Opsal) Keepers and ’10 Brian Keepers, St. Paul, 8/13/2011. Births ’93 Nicole (Maki) Anderson and Scott
Anderson, White Bear Lake, son, Tyler, 2/24/2012. ’95 Brett Bernard and ’03 Allison (Marvin) Bernard, Maple Grove, son, Brody, 2/6/2012.
Unless otherwise noted, all cities listed in class notes are in Minnesota.