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Tag: Job

  • Alison Dunn Hach ’04

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    Erin Wilken

    In May, Alison Dunn Hach ’04 relocated back to Minnesota from Chicago and now work as an HR Business Partner at Digital River in Minnetonka. Alison also married Robert Hach Jr. on June 22nd, 2013.

  • Matt Swenson ’06

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    Erin Wilken

    Matt Swenson ’06 was promoted to serve as Press Secretary for Governor Mark Dayton.  

  • Jacqueline Lindner Bencke ’92

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    Erin Wilken

    In 2012, Jacqueline Lindner Bencke ’92 was appointed to the position of “Director of Sacred Music” at Kyushu Lutheran College in Kumamoto, Japan. She continues to serve as a missionary on behalf of the ELCA, partnering with the Japan Evangelical Lutheran Church.

  • Brit Barkholtz ’12

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    Erin Wilken

    Brit Barkholtz ’12 is opening a piano studio in the Twin Cities, serving Minneapolis-St. Paul and the surrounding metro area. (You can check it out on Facebook at www.facebook.com/BarkholtzPianoStudio for more info!) She is also currently working on publishing some of her original music.

  • Gusties at HealthSource Solutions

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    Erin Wilken

    Five Gustavus grads working together at HealthSource Solutions, a worksite health promotion and fitness center management company of 34 employees, based in Minnetonka, MN. Front row: Emily (Conlin) Westlund ’05, Katherine Cichowski ‘10, Back row: Katie Putnam ‘09, Karin (Fuzzey) Junge ’99, Carolyn (Carlson) Peterson ‘73

  • Sarah Lampi Kidwell ’00

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    Erin Wilken

    Sarah Lampi Kidwell ’00 accepted a new job as the Assistant Director of Administration at the Dakota County Community Development Agency in Eagan, MN.

  • Alanna Talty ’03

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    Erin Wilken

    Alanna Talty ’03 just became a registered architect in New York and a member of the American Institute of Architects, and Alanna will be getting married to Michael Nella on June 29th.

  • John Hacker ’94

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    Erin Wilken

    John Hacker ’94 changed jobs in May 2013 to become the Controller for Design Ready Controls Inc in Rockford MN

  • Susan Haddox ’94

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    Erin Wilken

    Susan Haddox ’94 received tenure and was promoted to Associate Professor of Religious Studies at University of Mount Union (2011). She was granted sabbatical leave for academic year 2013-14 to write a book on masculinity and violence in the biblical book of Judges.

  • Dick Bublitz ’54

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    Erin Wilken

    Dick Bublitz ’54, VP Marketing on the Board of Directors of Woodland Hills-Tarzana Chamber of Commerce, was named ‘2012 Member of the Year’ for this 700 member organization in the West San Fernando Valley. Dick, his wife, Rosemary, and their 5 children have lived in Southern California since 1970 when they moved from Chicago with…