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  • Nicole Frethem

    Class of 2009

    Nicole Frethem, MA ‘09 was reelected to the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners on Nov. 3, 2020.

    Nicole Frethem

  • Timothy Hoyt

    Class of 2020

    Tim Hoyt, MA ‘20 was appointed police chief of the New Hope, MN police department beginning Nov. 9, 2020.

    Timothy Hoyt

  • Dustin Kalis

    Class of 2004

    Dustin Kalis, BA ‘04 was hired as Fire Chief of the Lake Elmo Fire Department in September 2020. Previously with the North St. Paul and Vadnais Heights Fire Departments, he now leads a department tasked with protecting a growing community that is expected to double over the next 20 years.

  • Marilyn Parsons

    Class of 2020

    Marilyn Parsons, BA ’20 is working at Camp Avery Park Camp, Troy, Mo. as a youth specialist. Marilyn is also pursuing an MA in counseling from Concordia University Irvine.

  • Carol Garvey (Von Hagel)

    Class of 1983

    Carol (Von Hagel) Garvey, BA ’83 worked as a registered nurse for 37 years. The last 23 years she served as Director of Student Health at a private university in NW Iowa. Carol retired in January 2020.

  • Drew Sannes

    Class of 2019

    Drew Sannes, MA ’19, was hired as the head baseball coach at North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC), Mason City, Iowa.

  • Carol Lauterbach (Krenz)

    Class of 1971

    Carol (Krenz) Lauterbach, BA ’71, was recognized for her 43 years of commissioned service to the church by the Greater Milwaukee Synod of the ELCA during their celebration of women’s achievement in the church.

  • Miguel Torneire

    Class of 2013

    Miguel Torneire, MA ’13, is serving as the vacancy Pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church in Centralia, IL. In addition to this, he is also working as an executive director at his non-profit organization, Developing Our World. He has spent his entire life in Lutheran churches in South, Central and North America, and the USA. To…

  • Charles Adams

    Class of 1981

    Rev. Charles Adams, BA ’81, retired after 34 years in parish ministry. During those years he served on many district committees, as a circuit visitor, hospital chaplain and a reserve chaplain in the Iowa National Guard. Charles also participate in community leadership activities. His wife, Laura (Vogt) Adams, BA ’77, has served as a church…

    Charles Adams

  • Dena Fansler (Iverson)

    Class of 2005

    Dena Mayne, BA ’05, is the new chief marketing officer (CMO) for Ergotron, a global company focused on improving how people work, learn, play and care for others.

    Dena Fansler (Iverson)

  • Sara Pimental (Sather)

    Class of 2011

    Sara (Sather) Pimental, BA ’10, launched a new business–We Adventure Well LLC–which provides an iconic travel trailer rental service in the Twin Cities metro area. You can reserve this brand new Airstream for your next adventure at weadventurewell.com. Our motto is simple: Travel Far, Travel Well.

    Sara Pimental (Sather)

  • Nancy Pieper (Kuehne)

    Class of 1974

    Nancy (Kuehne) Pieper, BA ’74, retired from full-time ministry in June 2017.