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Alumni Update
CHARLIE ETUKO '17
Congratulations to Mounds View alumnus Charlie Etuko, who recently accepted a promotion from the Morgan Stanley Minneapolis office to one in Chicago. And most important, he ’ s several years cancer-free after being diagnosed with leukemia during his senior year at Mounds View. Charlie is one of the first Saint Johns University Eddie Phillips scholars to begin making their mark on the world.
MOUNDS VIEW ALUMNUS RETHINKS THE DESIGN OF MOBILITY WALKERS FOR A YOUNGER CLIENTELE
Four University of Minnesota students have come up with a new way for people to move around. They took the wheeled walker that many seniors use and reimagined it for a younger clientele. Morgan Kerfeld (MV '17), co-founder and head of operations for Telo, said the team ’ s redesign of the rollator walker has one key difference. "We decided to flip the frame from living in front of you to behind you, " she said. It has integrated back support that allows for proper posture, but also gives you enough room in front of you so that you can take natural strides and maintain your proper walking posture and habits. Kerfeld said having the walker in front generally allows people lean over and put pressure on something that can roll out from under you. For more on this story, click here.
