Class Notes

MILESTONES

1984 Michelle Myers Berg, longtime actor and former guide for Wabasha Street Caves tours, began collaborating with the Hotel Celeste to offer two 75-minute tours, “St. Peter, St. Paul” and “True Confessions Gangster Tour.” Both are stuffed with stories of iconic sites and colorful characters that shaped the city of St. Paul, from mobsters and performers to architects and archbishops, Aug. ’21. 1987 Suzanne Spellacy was hired by the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx to serve as the organization’s new general counsel, July ’21. 1988 Kristina Anderson is a behavioral health consultant with New York City’s Administration for Children’s Services, Aug. ’21. 1993 Jacalyn Collins Zamorano was appointed to the board of directors for Diversified Plastics, Inc. Her board committee experience includes board director nominating and election, executive review, CEO succession and selection, compensation, 401k and profit sharing, Aug. ’21.

1997

’97

TRACEY KIESER MCGUINN

was named a “Top Doctor” by Mpls. St.Paul Magazine (July ’21), an honor she has received multiple times. Tracey is a hospitalist at Minneapolis and Saint Paul’s Children’s Hospitals, and also serves on the faculty of the University of Minnesota Medical School.

2000 Stacy Deery Stennes became President of the Minnesota Association for Justice, a professional association of trial attorneys who defend the rights guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States and Minnesota. MAJ advocates for public policies that enhance consumer protections, accountability and equal access to justice, Aug. ’21. 2005 Aimee Nguyen Norasingh was named to the Twin Cities Business Notable BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) Executives list, June ’21. 2005 Kathrine Walter earned her master’s degree in education from Concordia University, St. Paul, June ’21. She is a middle school social studies teacher in St. Paul Public Schools. 2007 Rose Spring DeBoer was chosen for the Distinguished Teaching Award at Holy Names Academy in Seattle, Washington. Rose currently teaches Theology 9 & 10 and is known for her engaging classes and positive spirit, May ’21.

2008

’08

BRIDGET SITZER NORDLUND

was named as one of Path to Purchase IQ’s “People to Watch for 2021,” May ’21.

2009 Paige Fay Batcha (formerly Candice Paige Kamke) was hired by Versique Search and Consulting as their vice president of finance & accounting consulting to lead a newly created division within the company, July ’21. In her role, Paige will collaborate with Versique’s current consulting and executive search teams to grow clients and consultants within the finance and accounting contract consulting practice area. Ashley Hendricks Kaplan was hired as director of teaching and learning for Kasson-Mantorville Public Schools, July ‘21. 2011 Molly Noel Madson was nominated to become one of the Advertising Federation of Minnesota’s “32 under 32.” This year’s list of nominees are bright, young marketing and advertising minds who disrupted industry trends in 2020 by introducing new customer engagement strategies and redefining organizational marketing norms, May ’21. 2012 Aimee Hein graduated with a Ph.D. in theological ethics from Boston College in May ’21, and is working as an adjunct professor at Boston College for the 2021-2022 academic year. Her article, “Responsibility Ethics in the Age of Coronavirus” was published in Health Progress-Journal of the Catholic Health Association in the U.S, July ’21. 2013 Joan Van Grinsven Doss accepted a position as planning and development administrator for Christian County, Missouri, June ’21. 2017 Emmanuela “Emma” Bonglack coauthored the article “Monocarboxylate transporter antagonism reveals metabolic vulnerabilities of viral-driven lymphomas,” published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, June ’21.

2020 Sidney Schiffler is the new head coach of the Minnewaska Area Girls’ Basketball program, May ’21. During her time at CSB, Schiffler played basketball and developed into one of the top three-point shooting guards in NCAA Division III. 2021 Mengzhen Li was accepted into the University of Minnesota’s computer science Ph.D. program beginning Fall 2021.

’17

ELIZABETH “LIBBY” PRITCHARD STANTON

joined Presbyterian Homes & Services as regional sales and marketing manager, Aug. ’21.

MARRIAGES

2002 Julie Bartels to Timothy Zensen, Oct. ’20 2008

’08

JESSICA FAUCHER TO CULLEN JOHNSON ’06, JUNE ’21

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2010 Lindsey Cermak to Joshua Pust, July ’20 2011 Amanda Backman to Christopher Wilson, Oct. ’20 2012 Chelsie Sobieck to Michael Kreklau, Sept. ’20 2013 Erin Karl to Luke Burson, May ’21 Kelsey Swenson to Joshua Noah, Aug. ’21 2014 Samantha Exsted to Todd Brandell, Sept. ’20 2016 Amy Honek to Patrick Martin ’16 (SOT ’20), June ’21 Nicole Nelson to Kyle Kriewall, June ’21 Brooke Piepenburg to Justin Remer ’15, Oct. ’20 2017 Sarah Clark to Timothy Immelman ’17, June ’21 Marisa Johnson to Chase Myhran ’15, Aug. ’21 Emily Kiolbasa to Jacob Hamaker, June ’21 2018 Skyler Hult to Davis Deanovic ’18, May ’21 Meredith Jarchow to Samuel Olson ’18, June ’21 Bonnie Triplet to Patrick Ellingson ’18, Jan. ’21 Hannah Uphoff to Andrew Hesse, Feb. ’21 Megan Vit to Matthew Fink ’16, July ’21 2019 Katrina Bigalk to Riley Atkinson, June ’21

’14

MARIT FRAUNE TO RYAN HARTMAN, DEC. ’20

Kaitlyn Huntington to Samuel Kiesow, July ’21 Kellie Libert to Timothy Malin, Feb. ’21 Molly Pflipsen to Justin Woodruff ’13, Oct. ’20 2015 Victoria Hernandez to Grant Williamson, Oct. ’20 Cassandra Jones to David Frye ’15, May ’21 Anna Luke to William McCue ’15, June ’21 Sydney Schleif to Burleigh Biel ’15, June ’21

2016

’16

ASHLEY WINDEN TO JACK HANSEN ’16, JUNE ’21 LEAH MICHELSEN TO GRANT JACKSON, JUNE ’21

’16

2019 Theresa Slivnik to Benjamin Bierscheid ’19, Aug. ’21 2020 Kailee Jakobs to Cole Sachs, June ’21 2021 Hannah Gronberg to Jacob Liska, June ’21 2006

’21

KAYLEE MCGOVERN TO ANDREW SCHMELZER ’21, JULY ’21

BIRTHS / ADOPTIONS

2004

’04

ANGELA KRTNICK COMPLIN

& DANIEL COMPLIN, BOY, PRESTON, APRIL ’21

Lisa Kingsley Hrpcek & Adam Hrpcek, girl, Eldee, July ’21 2005 Holly Reinsmoen Robinson & Daniel Robinson, boy, Ole, April ’21 Angela Phillips Schindele & Christopher Rosenthal, boy, Lewis, April ’21 Jill Randall Tenny & Ryan Tenny, girl, Laurel, May ’21 2006 Kelly Ziegler Baker & Brian Baker, girl, Sophia, April ’21 Kathryn Fogle Martinson & Adam Martinson, boy, Milo, Aug. ’21 Ann Foede Wigton & Daniel Wigton, girl, Teresa, May ’21

’06

RACHEL ISTAS PRUDHOMME & NICHOLAS PRUDHOMME ’06, GIRL, ELIZABETH, JAN. ’21

2007 Rebecca Loonan Boone & John Boone ’06, boy, John, March ’21 Sarah Wildenborg Toov & Bryan Toov, girl, Lydia, June ’21 2008 Hien Dang Studniski & James Studniski, girl, Ellie, June ’21 2009 Kathryn Heim Mestnik & Erik Mestnik, girl, Morgan, Aug. ’21 Krista Roerick & Benjamin Douvier, girl, Lennon, July ’21 Lisa Wagner Vievering & Jason Vievering ’06, boy, Luke, July ’21 2010 Kelly Peltz Korn & Nicholas Korn, girl, Anna, June ’21 Ashley Sieben Mitzel & Kristopher Mitzel, girl, Madelynn, April ’21

’08

LAURA FRANKLIN ERCHUL

& TONY ERCHUL, BOY, BENJAMIN, JUNE ’21

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2011 Elizabeth Humbert Beckman & Ryan Beckman ’11, boy, Arthur, Aug. ’21 Katrina Reker Bogart & Daniel Bogart, girl, Elizabeth, April ’21 Emily Rassier Schmit & Jordan Schmit, girl, Parker, June ’21 2012 Kelsey Rose Deutz & Parker Deutz ’12, boy, Frank, Aug. ’21 Kaitlin Adams Donnay & Nick Donnay, boy, Lucas, June ’21 Mikala Foehrenbacher Gaffke & Drew Gaffke, girl, Scarlett, May ’21 Molly McCue Kain & Edmund “Ted” Kain ’12, girl, Rose, May ’21 Karlye Barron Rude & Luke Rude, girl, Myla, May ’21 Alison Tsuchiya Theiler & Clay Theiler, girl, Cape, May ’21 2013 Kate Johnson Baker & Collin Baker ’13, girl, Elodie, July ’21

’13

MEGAN LEHMAN BENSON & JOSEPH BENSON ’13, GIRL, ANNIE, MAY ’21

2014 Emily Bendickson Gunderson & Ross Gunderson, boy, Hayden, July ’21 Michelle Pokorny Jones & Isaak Jones ’13, boy, Norman, Feb. ’21 Sophia Nolan Sundsmo & Adam Sundsmo ’10, boy, Griffin, May ’21 Catherine “Cady” Bowe Goetsch & Jacob Goetsch, girl, Hallie, April ’21 Maria Slivnik Harren & Stephen Harren, boy, James, May ’21 Ashley Welters Kruse & Brandon Kruse, girl, Adelynn, May ’21 Breanna Richey Magedanz & Tyler Magedanz ’15, boy, Noah, July ’21 Rebeka Schwendemann Scepaniak & John Scepaniak ’14, girl, Nora, April ’21 Mary “Katy” Jenkins Steinbach & Adam Steinbach ’14, girl, Florence, May ’21

’14

KATHERINE ZUROSKI KOEHLER & THOMAS KOEHLER ’14, TWIN BOYS, CHARLES & BROOKS (ALONG WITH BIG BROTHER AUGUST), APRIL ’21

2015 Carrie Schoeberl Coffin & Jess Coffin, boy, Grant, May ’21 Katrina Siebels Starzec & DJ Starzec, boy, Rory, Jan. ’21 2016 Jenna Schlangen Skillings & Casey Skillings, boy, Hudson, July ’21 2017 Kelly Thoreson Latterell & Patrick Latterell ’16, girl, Piper, April ’21 Sadie Welinski Pfeiffer & Derek Pfeiffer, boy, Hendrix, June ’21

DEATHS

1939 Josephine Zehnle Terwey, mother of Ann Terwey Orth ’68, Martha Terwey Benton ’75, Susan Terwey ’77 & Louise Terwey ’78, June ’21 1943 Harriet Hunstiger Campbell, July ’21 1946 Lois Levasseur Liners, mother of Mary Liners Schuett ’75, May ’21 1947 Catherine Drahmann, May ’21 1948 Mary Jo Bauer Ederer, mother of Vicki Ederer Way ’73 & Marie Ederer Beaulier ’87, March ’21 1950 Jane Neaton Borer, April ’21 Marjorie Schutz Olson, June ’21 1951 Mary McErlane Mowbray, June ’21 1952 Mary Bratsch Foley, Jan. ’16 Mary Ladner Ulm, mother of Kathleen Ulm Crandall ’82, Aug. ’21 1953 Jocelyn Wright Allen, May ’21 Jeannene Hann Faller, July ’21 Ruth Groebner Polta, mother of Anne Polta ’78, Mary Polta ’78 & Catherine Polta Winkelhake ’81, Aug. ’21 1954 Lois Hagen Schwob, July ’21 1955 Colleen Hentges Dolan, Dec. ’20 Edward Ehlenz, spouse of Lois Blais Ehlenz, July ’21 Donna Plante, July ’21 1956 Donald DeHart, spouse of Yvonne Hall DeHart, May ’21 Carl Nelson, spouse of Ruth McCarville Nelson, July ’21 1958 Bette Jayne Youso Haak, May ’21 1959 Mary Jane Kotsmith Grow, June ’21 1960 Marguerite Foley Anderson, mother of Paula Anderson ’89, Aug. ’21 1962 Mary Anderson Herout, Feb. ’10

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