Alumni Notes
The history of Concordia St. Paul is written by the lives of our alumni, so big news or small, we want to hear it all! If you have landed a promotion, welcomed a new family member, or moved to a new city, let us know by submitting an alumni note. Help us fill our future publications with the incredible things our alumni are doing.
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Leticia Snow
Leticia Snow, M.A. ’22 was hired as a child protection social worker in the ongoing unit for St. Louis County in April 2024.
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Maya Ogbodo
Maya Ogbodo, B.A. ’22 is pursuing a Master of Public Health in Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences at the Emory University Rollins School of Public Health.
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Dana Stevens
Dana Stevens, B.A. ’22, M.A. ’25 is currently working on her Master’s in Human Resource Management at Concordia.
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Karyn Naber
Karyn Naber, B.A. ’20 recently graduated from Concordia Seminary-St. Louis and is now a commissioned Deaconess serving at Lutheran Senior Services in St. Louis, Mo.
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Emilicia McGee
Emilicia McGee, B.A. ’22 is entering a new career in childhood education as a 0-3 year old lead teacher at a child development center.
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Geoffrey Bruick
Geoffrey Bruick, B.A. ’21 is engaged to be married in June 2025.
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Catherine Ries
Catherine Ries, B.A. ’13 completed her Ph.D in Visual Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
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Penny Bell (Bell)
Penny Bell, M.A. ’12 is enjoying retirement in Duluth, Minn.

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Eli Kuphal
Eli Kuphal, B.A. ’14 and his wife, Erin, welcomed their second son on Feb. 11, 2024.
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Ray Koon
Ray Koon, B.A. ’06 loved earning his degree at Concordia, but shortly after was forced to retire for medical reasons. He enjoys traveling and spending time with his grandchildren. He wishes great health and success for all of his classmates.
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Peter Gueldner
Peter Gueldner, B.A. ’06 and his wife enjoy time with their 8 grandkids and await the ninth baby. He recently became the secretary of the LCMS Intentional Interim Conference/TIM.
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Theodore Strelow
Theodore, H.S. ’55, J.C. ’57, B.A. ’59 and Frances Strelow enjoy good health.
