| ALUMNI NOTES FROM THE FALL 2009 ISSUE OF NEWS & VIEWS
1970s
Gary Capistrant (MA ‘71) is the senior director of public policy at the American Telemedicine Association in Washington, D.C.
Steven Clauser (MA ’77), Ph.D, was awarded the Stanley Drazek Award for teaching excellence at the University of Maryland. This award is given to two faculty members each year to acknowledge teaching excellence and innovation in the classroom. Clauser is an adjunct professor in the University of Minnesota’s Graduate School of Management and Technology.
Anne (Elkjer) Doyle (MA ’77) graduated in May 2009 with an MBA from the University of Tampa, with a concentration in nonprofit management. She currently is the program director of Devereux Kids, a child intervention program of the Devereux Foundation. The program serves nine counties in West Central Florida with strength-based, capacity-building strategies to engage communities, strengthen families, and protect children. Doyle and her family relocated to Florida from the Twin Cities in 1993.
Burnham “Bud” Philbrook (MA ’75) has been appointed as Deputy Undersecretary for Farm and Foreign Agriculture at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Philbrook recently spoke to Institute students about his new role in the Obama Administration.
David Weddel (MA ’76) is deputy assistant chief of naval operation for communications and networks (OPNAC N6) with the U.S. Navy, based in Washington, D.C. He recently met with Institute students to discuss Presidential Management Fellowship (PMF) opportunities.
1980s
Kathleen Lindblad (MP ’80) has taken a new position as assistant commissioner of community development at the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency.
Jon McGee (MA ’86) is the vice president for planning and public affairs at the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John’s University.
Barbara Naramore (MA ’87) is the executive director of the Upper Mississippi River Basic Association in St. Paul.
Greg Richmond (MA ’87) is president of National Association of Charter School Authorizers in Chicago.
1990s
Heidi Aggeler (MA ’95) is managing director for BBC Research and Consulting in Denver, Colorado.
Brent Hartzell (MA ’91) is the director for public policy at Sallie Mae in Washington, D.C.
Christy Hovanetz (MA ’98) was selected as a Humphrey Institute policy fellow.
Clarissa Jones-Winter (MA ’98) is an attorney for the New York State Nurses Association.
Jennifer Larson Graham (MA ’94) recently took a new position as vice president of SecureHorizons Product Management at United Health Care in Minnetonka.
Demian Moore (MPP ’99) is now a senior policy analyst at the New America Foundation in Washington, D.C.
Walter Novillo (MA ’96) joined the Humphrey Institute in September as assistant director of recruitment, working with director Julie Harrold (MA ’90).
Jonathan Sage-Martinson (MA ’96) is executive director at Central Corridor Funders Collaborative.
Christopher Schons (MA ’96) works in public policy at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics in Reston, Virginia.
Kristin Watkins (MA ’90) is the associate vice president of college advancement at Portland Community College.
2000 to 2005
Ian Alexander (MPP ’03) married Deven Nelson on September 5.
Eduardo Barrera (MPA ’02) relocated to San Diego to work as director of housing and real estate development for the MAAC Project, a social service agency that promotes “self-sufficiency for low- and moderate-income families and communities of Southern California through advocacy for and delivery of social, educational, housing, and employment services.”
Haeil Jung (MPP ’01) is an assistant professor at Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA). He completed his Ph.D. at the University of Chicago.
Emily Kuhn (MPP ’00) is acting assistant district manager at the U.S. Department of Social Security in Springfield, Ohio.
Praveena Pidaparthi (MURP ’01) presented a talk titled “State Rail Plan and High-Speed Rail: An Overview of Passenger Rail in Minnesota” at the Institute for the Regional Planning and Policy Brownbag Discussion Series. Pidaparthi is the planning program coordinator for Minnesota Department of Transportation’s Office of Passenger Rail.
Rebecca Reibestein (MPP ’01) is a training coordinator for the Minnesota Department of Health.
Greg Schrock (MURP ’00) is a visiting assistant professor in the planning department at the Institute during the 2009–10 academic year. He is on track to complete his Ph.D in planning and urban studies at the University of Illinois, Chicago, next spring.
Rosa Tock (MPP ’01) was selected as a Humphrey Institute policy fellow.
Emily Troutman (MPP ’03) honored by the United Nations as “Citizen Ambassador. Read the UN News Service release here.
Keiko Veasey (MPP ’00) was profiled in the August/September issue of the Linden Hills Co-op Rollin’ Oats Journal.
Martin Wera (MPP ’02) is the nonprofit services manager at Charities Review Council in St. Paul.
2006 to present
Fay Cleaveland (MURP ’07) has been hired as an intermediate planner with the Minnesota Department of Transportation.
Kent Dolezal (MPA ’07) is pursuing a Ph.D in economics at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale.
Maria Gaona (MPP ’07) was hired as an analyst at the U.S. Government Accountability Office in Washington, D.C.
Anne Gadwa (MURP ’07) started an arts consulting firm, Metris Arts Consulting, based in the Twin Cities.
Daniel Jackson (MPP ’04) left St. Olaf College for a position in the McNair Scholars program at Augsburg College in Minneapolis. He continues to work on the TRiO program.
Dane McFarlane (MS–STEP ’07) accepted a job at the Great Plains Institute.
Kristine Ringler (MPP ’06) took a position with BAE Systems.
Justin Stec (MPP ’05) now works for the Better Business Bureau of New York.
Lisa Wissbaum (MPA ’05) is an administrative director at the Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power (CCEFP) at the University of Minnesota.
Ethan Warner (MS–STEP ’07) took a position at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, Colorado.
New additions
Joanne (Arnold) Griffin (MPP ’01) and husband Tim Griffin, a daughter, Lucia (Lucy) Anne, on July 24, 2009.
Audrey Schuh (MA ’91) and husband David Moore, twin sons Alexandre and Edward, on May 27, 2009.
Joel Spoonheim (MP ’96) and wife Lani, a daughter, Naia, on September 13, 2009.
Neal Young (MA ’97) and Kerry Young, a daughter, Nora, on February 28, 2009. Nora joins big brother, Henry.
|
