Alumni Blog

Month: February 2015

  • Erin Ropes Mechell ’04

    Erin Ropes Mechell ’04

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    Erin Ropes ’04, married Bryan Mechell on 9/26/14 at the Como Lakeside Pavilion and A’BULAE in St. Paul, MN. Other Gusties in the wedding party: Jaclyn Hall (Lewis) ’04, Julia Gleeman ’04, Chunee Yan ’04, Lauren Ropes ’07.

  • Ryan Clausnitzer ’00

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Ryan Clausnitzer ’00 now the manages the Medical Cannabis Dispensary and Non-Potable Water System programs for the San Francisco Department of Public Health.

  • Eleanor Wood ’10

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    Gustavus Alumni

    “The Federal Bar Association has announced that Eleanor Wood is the winner of the 2015 Donald C. Alexander Writing Competition for her article “Rejecting Tax Exceptionalism: Bringing Temporary Treasury Regulations Back in Line with the APA.” For more information see http://www.law.umn.edu/news/eleanor-wood-wins-tax-law-writing-award-2-19-2015.html

  • Traci Faschingbauer Wilson ’01

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    Traci Faschingbauer Wilson ’01 completed a DPhil in politics at the University of Oxford and is a program manager at Vitae, a not-for-profit organization championing the professional development of researchers, located in Cambridge, England.

  • Ryan Mather ’09

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    Ryan Mather ’09 has been accepted to the PsyD in Clinical Psychology program at Adler University (formerly The Adler School of Professional Psychology) in Chicago, Illinois, with study emphases on trauma and stress disorders among LGBTQI and homeless populations.

  • Thyra Fossum ’89

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Thyra Fossum ’89, is now working at the University of Minnesota as a Health Psychologist in the Department of Medicine.

  • Anikka Wattnem Tesch ’07

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Anikka Wattnem Tesch ’07 was married to Jason Tesch on January 14th 2015 on the island of St. Thomas (USVI). She is also currently employed as an Elder Benefits Specialist for the Aging and Disability Resource Center of Central Wisconsin.

  • Raphaela E. J. Dohm Lessmann ’98

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    Raphaela E. J. Lessmann (Dohm) ’98 has been promoted to a top management position as Corporate Vice President, Head of Corporate Audit, with Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Duesseldorf, Germany effective February 2, 2015.

  • Nils Landsberg ’00

    Nils Landsberg ’00

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Nils Landsberg ’00 married Megan Trenck on December 28, 2014 in Salado, Texas.

  • Joni Stees Conrad ’84

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    Gustavus Alumni

    After 7 years in Illinois, our family has re-located back to Eastern Pennsylvania. I currently serve as Communications Director for the Montgomery County Association of REALTORS® (a Philadelphia collar county). More importantly, I am excited for our trip to Minnesota in May to attend our son’s graduation from Gustavus.