Career
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Gary Hendrickson
Gary Hendrickson, B.A. ’86 retired on June 30, 2024.
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Jimmy Mireri
Jimmy Mieri, B.A. ’16, M.A. ’24 is the new Head Varsity Boys Basketball Coach at Academy of Holy Angels. He is also a second-grade teacher in the Wayzata School District.
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Jean Joslyn (Killmer)
Jean (Killmer) Joslyn, ’63 has retired. She is using her grandparents’ 70-year-old Union Loom to make rag rugs and enjoys time with many family and friends.
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Rachel Thiesse
Rachel Thiesse, M.A. ’23 has been promoted to Vice President of the St. Cloud Rox baseball team.
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Hayley Bahnemann
Hayley Bahnemann. B.A. ’14 moved to Hong Kong to teach at an international school.
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Hope Zander
Hope Zander, B.A. ’18 and M.A. ’21 was named the Director of Event & Ticket Operations at Michigan Tech. In her new role, Zander will oversee the SDC Central Ticket Office and the athletic equipment staff and operation.

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Ray Koon
Ray Koon, B.A. ’06 is retired and is a 100% disabled veteran.
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Sharon Rosen (Schmidt)
Sharon (Schmidt) Rosen, B.A. ’68 retired from 30 years as a direct support professional for developmentally disabled adults to help on the family beef farm and continue writing columns for the local daily newspaper.
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Rachel Gray
Rachel Gray, B.A. ’16 has been hired as the head coach for the North Central College Cardinals’ men’s and women’s golf programs. North Central College is located in Naperville, Illi.

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Jeanetta Searcy
Jeanetta Searcy-Cooper, M.A. ’21 is currently an Adjunct Professor for CSP in the College of Education, Humanities, and Social Sciences.
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Joseph LaBuda
Joe LaBuda, B.A. ’84 was Inducted into the National High School Coaches Hall of Fame on June 25, 2024.

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Albert Francis
Al Francis, M.A. ’11, after retiring from the Navy, worked as a high school Career Counselor for 21 years, where his education from CSP was valuable. He and his wife moved to Ariz., where he worked for the state before retiring. He still occasionally works as a substitute teacher when not traveling.