Career
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Paul Mueller
Rev. Dr. Paul W. Mueller, BA ’77 answered the call into retirement on January 1, 2020. He left Concordia, Portland and moved to Florida with Joy. He continued to direct Mission Training Center (MTC) until March 2021. He continues to serve on various boards – all of them related to Gospel proclamation: mission and outreach.
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Paul Mueller
Paul, BA ’77 and Joy (Blasingame), BA ’77, MA ’98 Mueller retired from Concordia, Portland, Jan 2020 and moved to Florida. Paul retired from Mission Training Center (MTC), March 2021. They have 6 grandkids – two in Spokane, WA with their daughter Rachel (and Joe), and four in Lake Elmo, MN: two with their oldest…
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Brian Moldenhauer
Brian Moldenhauer, BA ‘85 has worked in auto sales for General Motors for 27 years.
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Jonathan Kuehne
Jon Kuehne, BA ‘11 accepted a call and is now serving as Campus Pastor of Trinity First Lutheran School in Minneapolis, Minn.
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Kristina Gaalaas (Clark)
Kristina (Clark) Gaalaas, ‘02 renovated a turn of the century home into her financial services office to help revitalize vacant buildings in Grand Rapids, Minn. They love welcoming people to feel at home with their finances, and are wired with the technology to serve clients and their families across the U.S.
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Craig Mathews
Craig Mathews, BA ‘77 retired from Pastoral ministry May 31, 2020. He is an ACE certified Personal Trainer working part-time at the Bradenton YMCA in Bradenton, FL.
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Thomas Gillespie
Thomas Gillespie, MBA ’11 has been named as President and CEO of Living Well Disability Services.
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Keisha Davis
Keisha Davis, MA ’11, assistant principal of Birch Grove Elementary School for the Arts in the Osseo Area Public Schools district is Minnesota’s 2021 National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) Outstanding Assistant Principal. The award honors assistant principals who are doing a superb job in their roles.
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Jamie Walker (Kelley)
Jamie Walker, BA ’07, MBA ’19 was awarded Healthcare Leader of the Year by GDS, a global leadership organization.
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Evan Palenschat
Evan Palenschat, BA ’08 has been elected into the partnership of King & Spalding LLP. He specializes in complex financing transactions and his clients include financial institutions, private credit groups, alternative lending institutions, private equity groups and hedge funds, as well as public and private companies.
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Maria Markman
Maria Markman, BA ’16 serves as Associate Pastor of Faith Formation at Grace Lutheran Church in Andover, Minn.
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Robert Smith
Rev. Bob, AA ‘61 and Alice (Kratt), AA ‘62, MA ‘00 Smith live in Hawaii, where Bob serves as vacancy pastor at Messiah Lutheran Church in Ewa Beach on the island of Oahu.
