Class Notes

Class notes from alumni in the Fall 2020/Winter 2021 edition of St. Cloud State Magazine.

’70s
’78 Patrick Hentges, Mankato, is retiring after nearly a quarter-century in Mankato’s municipal government as city manager.

’80s
’87 ’93 ’98 Charles Eisenreich, St. Cloud, plans to retire from District 742 in July 2021. He will be junior high activities director for the 2020-21 academic year. 

’88 Roberta (Girtz) Schultz, Sartell, has been promoted to vice president of operations at Meduit.

’90s
’91 Anthony Holcomb, Owatonna, is head coach of the St. Cloud Icebreakers.

’92 Steven King, Fergus Falls, professor of social science, was named Teacher of the Year at Valley City State University.

’93 ’05 Traci (Erickson) Tomas-Erickson, St. Paul, is chief operating officer of Doran Companies. 

’94 Linda (Maser) Mathiasen, Willmar, is director of Granite Falls Economic Development Authority (EDA).

’97 Armando Camacho, St. Paul, is chief executive officer of the Wilder Foundation.

’00s
’00 ’01 Emily (Anderson) Hansen, Webster City, Iowa, was inducted into Nebraska High School’s Athletic Hall of Fame.

’01 Zachary Goring, Farmington, stepped down as head coach of boys basketball at Apple Valley High School. 

’03 Sven Sundgaard, Minneapolis, launched his own YouTube channel, “Explore with Sven” and is also partnering with the Bring Me The News weather team.

’03 ’08 Maren Greathouse, Nicollet, is associate director for diversity and inclusion education for the Medford/Somerville and School at the Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA) campuses. 

’03 Heidi (Garber) Perkins and Don Perkins, Owatonna, son, Xakezion Malcolm Xikiyus, 4/20/2020. 

’04 Rachel (Hughes) Ruzzi, St. Paul, is principal of Thomas Lake Elementary School in Eagan.

’05 Andrew Bunkers and Melissa Bunkers, Harrisburg, South Dakota, daughter, Reese Rose, 6/28/2020. Sibling: Kollyns Kay, 1.

’06 Gregory Henning, Sartell, is head coach for Sartell High School boys and girls cross country. 

’07 Aaron Fulton, Minneapolis, is head coach for boys hockey at Eastview High School. 

’07 Morgan Philippi, St. Joseph, is the artist behind the label designs for Bad Habit Brewing Company.

’07 Theresa (Weihrauch) Tschumperlin, Rice, is chief operations officer at St. Cloud Financial Credit Union. / ’07 ’15 ’17 Sascha Hansen, Avon, is
pincipal at Sartell High School.

’08 Samantha (Terbeest) Berhow and John Berhow, Winona, son, Logan, 7/13/2020.

’08 Karissa (Kujak) Noll and Patrick Noll, New Hope, daughter, Grace Pearl, 10/24/2019. Sibling: Graham Michael, 2.

’08 Brian Geihl, Minneapolis, launched his own full-time art career under the name Dogfish Media. 

’08 Anna (Gruhlke) Gruber, Sartell, is city administrator for Sartell.

’08 ’15 Gregory Jamison, St. Cloud, is head coach of girls cross country at Cathedral High School.

’10s
’10 Benjamin Dery, Federal Way, Washington, joined Twin Cities TV station KARE 11 as a meteorologist.

’10 Clint Hilsgen and Amy (Bosiacki) Hilsgen, Rogers, daughter, Layne Elizabeth, 6/2/2020. 

’12 Katy Schuerman, St. Cloud, is principal at Five Hawks Elementary School. 

’12 Jarrod Wiggins, Greenville, South Carolina, is associate director of strategic communications at Furman University. 

’12 ’16 ’18 Christopher Rogers, St. Cloud, is interim principal at Afton-Lakeland Elementary.

’13 ’15 ’17 David Wedin, Elk River, is superintendent for the Milaca School District.

’13 ’14 ’18 Jaime (Nelson) Garas and Kenneth Garas, Rochester, son, Kaleb Thomas, 4/23/2015. Sibling: Kylea Jeanne, 11.

’14 Jacob Clarborn, Laramie, Wyoming, accepted a full-time coaching opportunity with Franklin (Indiana) College.

’14 Meghan Reistad, Elk River, joined the CBS 58 Morning News anchor team.

’14 Eric Runestad, Decorah, Iowa, is vice president and treasurer for Carleton College.

’15 Amelia (Eckes) Collins and Troy Collins, Weyerhaeuser, Wisconsin, 10/5/2019. 

’15 Michael Walker, Walworth, Wisconsin, is lead performance coach and director of operations at Englebert Training Systems Sports Performance Center’s Coon Rapids location.

’17 Trevor Brink, Minneapolis, reported for duty as the executive officer of his National Guard company and in charge of managing the Minnesota Department of Health’s personal protective equipment (PPE) distribution warehouse. 

’17 Shannon Klink,Mequon, Wisconsin, is head coach of girls volleyball at Hartford Union High School.

’17 Kristopher Oliveira, St. Cloud, is director for The Center for Sexuality and Gender Diversity at the University of Kansas.

’19 Clark Kuster, Eureka, Missouri, signed a professional hockey contract to play with Vancouver Canucks affiliate Kalamazoo Wings.

’20s
’20 Janna Haeg, Lakeville, signed a professional contract to play hockey in Switzerland for the Thurgau Indien Ladies club in 2020-21.

Non-graduate
Thomas Elliot, St. Cloud, is working with the West Central Tribune in Willmar after more than 30 years with the St. Cloud Times.