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for Cannon Falls Schools. She has been named the Kay E. Jacobs Memorial Award recipient by the Minnesota Association of School Administrators. The award recognizes excellent leadership and involvement provided to MASA and other educational organizations by an administrator with 10 or fewer years of administrative experience. Ryan Hinton ’00, Vernon Rockville, Conn., is the new director for the Office of Family Life in the Archdiocese of Hartford. Sean Kinsella M’99, Minneapolis, started his own in-home care and assistance agency, Right at Home Health Care, in New Brighton, Minn., on Jan. 5, 2015. Rachel Larson M’00, Trimont, Minn., was welcomed in July 2014 by Marine Elementary as the new principal. Joan Vievering M’99, Lakeville, Minn., is a general education teacher for Independent School District 194. Darrell Vitullo ’01, Edina, Minn., is working to obtain his real estate license. Katherine (Dougherty) Estrada ’03, Saint Louis Park, Minn., is part of the start-up team for the primary care platform RetraceHealth. She sees pediatric patients as a nurse practitioner through home visits and telemedicine visits. She also is a telehealth nurse at Gillette Children’s Specialty Hospital. Janée Harteau ’03, M’06, Andover, Minn., was inducted into the Denfeld Hunter High School Hall of Fame. She is the Minneapolis Chief of Police. David Boone M’03, New Hope, Minn., was elected to the Robbinsdale Area Schools Board of Education. Dr. Shannon Cisewski D’04, Rochester, Minn., accepted the position of associate director for the Doctor of Education in Leadership program at Saint Mary’s University’s Twin Cities Campus in January 2015. Amanda Dotson ’04, M’05, Northfield, Minn., started a new position as middle school teacher with Sterling Education in August 2014. She will also continue her role as
cultural heritage programmer at Three Rivers Park District: The Landing, which she has held since May 2007. Gretchen Fisher M’04, Zimmerman, Minn., is the new principal at Zimmerman Elementary School. Michael Moch M’04, C’06, Mound, Minn., was hired as principal of Hilltop Primary School in Minnetrista in July 2014. Jennifer (Lawrence) Nelson ’04, volunteer services supervisor at Maple Grove Hospital, has been garnering attention for her work. Maple Grove Hospital has been certified by Points of Light as a Service Enterprise. With this endorsement, the hospital becomes the first hospital in the nation to be recognized by Points of Light, the world’s largest organization dedicated to volunteer service: www. maplegrovehospital.org/ magazines/winter2015. Jennifer Packard M’04, Kasson, Minn., is the program director for the Wellness Coach Training and Certification Program at Mayo Clinic, Rochester.
2005-2010 Jennifer (Folgers) Baertsch ’05, Winona, is now a bank officer after being promoted to director of communications at Winona National Bank. Kevin Whitlock ’05, Brooklyn Park, Minn., was hired by St. Cloud State University as the director of public safety in August 2014. Lisa Steinert M’05, Long Prairie, Minn., was selected by the Osakis VFW Post 7902 and Auxiliary as the Teacher of the Year—a program of the National VFW organization. Paul Tinjum M’06, Isle, Minn., is teaching second grade in the Ada-Borup School District. Leslie Bleskachek D’07, River Falls, Wis., was hired by Minnesota State CollegeSoutheast Technical as its vice president of academic affairs, effective Jan. 5, 2015. Mindy Christopher M’07, Montevideo, Minn., was hired as a special education coordinator at the Southwest/
M master’s degree • C certificate • S specialist • D doctorate
Dr. Yvette Pye, core associate professor in Saint Mary’s Doctor of Education in Leadership, had the honor of hooding her eldest son, Eric Pye Jr., as he received his M.S. in Project Management from Saint Mary’s this past January. Brother William joined them for a photo.
West Central Service Cooperative. Jay Henthorne ’06, M’08, St. Paul, Minn., was promoted to chief of police for the Richfield Police Department. Sarah (Bellingham) Laitinen ’07, Warwick, R.I., received one of the Lasallian Volunteers Awards for 2014. The awards were presented at a joyful celebration in October at Christian Brothers Center in Narragansett, R.I. Laura Toledo ’07, Minneapolis, joins the law firm of Nilan Johnson Lewis as their communications and marketing manager. Walter Mannino ’08, Tulsa, Okla., joined the University of Texas Athletic Department Aspire Group to help start up their service and retention department as a senior service and retention executive. Andrea (Huberty) Faue ’09, Brooklyn Park, Minn., took over as the Robbinsdale police department’s community action coordinator in Nov. 2014. Scott Brose M’10, Waconia, Minn., and Jay Downie M’09, Chaska, Minn., opened Waconia Music Studios. They will offer music lessons for all ages and skill levels in both voice and instrumentals.
Tony Padrnos M’10, C’13, S’13, Crystal, Minn., was named director of technology at Richfield Schools. Peter Tornquist ’10, Eden Prairie, Minn., is a part-time zookeeper at the Reptile and Amphibian Discovery Zoo in Owatonna, Minn.
2011-2014 Karen Stoltz C’11, M’12, Muscoda, Wis., was named the University of WisconsinRichland associate student affairs coordinator on June 16, 2014. Alex Bilski ’12, Winona, has accepted the position of assistant director of the Saint Mary’s University Saint Mary’s Fund and Alumni Relations. Erika Hurley ’12, Chatfield, Minn., is a new member of the orthopedic team at Mayo Clinic Health System in Fairmont. Emily Vierling ’12, Roseville, Minn., has a new position as merchandise planning business analyst at Target. Connie Budin ’13, Hopkins, Minn., accepted a new position as project coordinator with Optum United Health Care. Jessica Ingvalson ’13, M’14, La Crescent, Minn., is sharing her smumn.edu/magazine
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