News about your classmates and colleagues Northland Counseling Center in August 2015. Desiree Caballero ’13, Faribault, Minn., works with the Federal Emergency Management Agency. She has been training in Vicksburg, Miss., before she starts her work volunteering in Kansas City, Mo. She will complete the program in April 2016. Jordan Junker ’13, Osceola, Wis., is working as a Spanish teacher at New Richmond High School. Rebekah (Kisrow) Lehn ’13, Hokah, Minn., graduated from the University of Minnesota Duluth campus in June of 2015 with an M.S. in Physics. Tony Speltz ’13, M’15, Rollingstone, Minn., will instruct high school political science, economics, world history, and sports history with Luverne Public Schools. Laura Vatland ’13, Mabel, Minn., is the special education and Title I teacher for Lanesboro Public Schools. Bryan Volk M’13, Champlin, Minn., was appointed chief financial officer of Lindstrom Restoration in August 2015. Corrie Zoll M’13, Minneapolis, became the executive director at the Heart of the Beast Puppet & Mask Theatre. Brendan Cahill ’14, Naperville, Ill., finished working for Disney and is now working for McCormick Place as an event and technical service manager. Corey McKinnon C’14, Lindstrom, Minn., is the new director of activities and community education with North Branch Area Athletic Association.
Alaine Nelson C’14, Savage, Minn., joined the staff at Cannon Falls Elementary as a response to intervention teacher. Dannielle Bierly ’15, Minnesota City, Minn., is a lab technologist in the cytogenetics lab at Mayo Clinic. Ryan Burke ’15, St. Anthony, Minn., is serving as a police officer with the South Lake Police Department. Leanna Cernohous M’15, River Falls, Wis., has a new teaching position with Prescott High School. Connha Classon C’15, Woodbury, Minn., was named interim principal for Woodbury Elementary School for the 2015-16 school year. Molly Grover ’15, Zumbrota, Minn., teaches third grade at West Concord Public Charter School #4214. Sandy Sahl ’15, Nerstrand, Minn., teaches third grade at Kenyon-Wanamingo Elementary School. Amanda Zbacnik D’15, Esko, Minn., was hired as an assistant professor of teacher education in the Department of Educational Leadership at the University of Wisconsin-Superior.
WEDDINGS Jon Minnick ’02 married Danielle Paul on Sept. 26, 2015, at the Chapel of the Good Shepherd on Shattuck-St. Mary’s campus in Faribault, Minn. Alumni in attendance included: Jora (Deziel) Bart ’01, Eric Cronin ’01, Angela (Yockey) Gustafson ’01, M’06, Dan Gustafson ’01, Greg Haider ’02, Zach Handahl ’02, Paul Isaacson ’02, Kesney (LaBerge) McCarthy ’01, Stacey Minnick ’93, M’00,
Jamie Nowaczewski ’01, Rhonda Nowaczewski ’02, Aaron Poradzisz ’02, Andy Quarfoth ’01, Tommy Selbitschka ’02, Corey Strickland ’02, Leah (Moen) Strickland ’04, Jeanna Sullivan ’01, and Chris Tempel ’02. Scott Schultz ’03, Cary, Ill., to Brooke Flynn on Sept. 20, 2014, in Chicago. Saint Mary’s alumni in attendance were Brian O’Connell ’76, Brad Fox ’03, John Schmitz ’74, Paul Evon ’03, Matt Marani ’03, Austin Demuth ’03, Shawn McCarthy ’01, Sue Sughrua Schultz ’75, Justin Speiser ’03, Kristin Bajor Muntean ’75, Tom Frost ’75, Mary Dempsey ’75, Tom Schultz ’75, Pat Reedy ’02, Larry Hogan ’75, Kasey Schultz-Saindon ’08, Tim Huemoeller ’03, Dan Schultz ’77, Nancy Wiltgen
’75, John LeClair ’75, and Eric Saindon ’07. Fallon Devine ’09 to Alexander Modjeski, on July 11, 2015 at Saint Stanislaus Kostka basilica in Winona. Ryan Langr ’09 to Emily Degallier ’12, Winona, on June 29, 2013. Michelle Quinn ’11, C’12 to Brian Kusek ’11, on July 25, 2015. Saint Mary’s alumni in attendance included: Michelle Neitzke ’11, Jonah Lippert ’10, Father Mitchell Bechtold ’11, J.T. Weizeorick ’10, Joachim Ferk ’11, Joe Richards ’12, Sam Schepers ’12, Nick Merkt ’10, C’11, Ellen Bina-Koneck ’12, Mark Bina ’70, Elizabeth Shewmon ’11, Jennifer (Gees) Malecha ’10, John Gust ’09, Rebecca Gust ’09, Emily (Degallier) Langr ’12, Ryan Langr
Sarah (Bellingham) Laitinen ’07 named new RELAN representative to International Council of Young Lasallians Sarah (Bellingham) Laitinen ’07 has been appointed by Superior General Brother Robert Schieler as the new representative of the Lasallian Region of North America (RELAN) to the International Council of Young Lasallians (ICYL). Laitinen, a sixth-grade teacher at the San Miguel School in Providence, R.I., was a Lasallian Volunteer from 2007-09. She has attended various formation programs, including the Regional VEGA program in 2010, and graduated from the Buttimer Institute of Lasallian Studies in 2012. Laitinen attended the third International Symposium of Young Lasallians in February 2014 and is currently a member of RELAN’s Council of Young Lasallians, as well as a member of the District of Eastern North America’s Young Lasallians Steering Committee. Brother Robert Schieler remarked, “Sarah’s dedication to the mission, commitment to Lasallian association, and her service on district and Regional committees make her an ideal choice to represent RELAN on the ICYL. We look forward to her contributions to the council’s work.”
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