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Classmate Updates

Brian Anderson
briananderson@priorlake-savage.k12.mn.us
Occupation: Teacher in Prior Lake
Married: Single (living with girlfriend)
Kids: No
Degree: B.A. from Bemidji State University; Masters from St. Mary's
Favorite Memory: Working with the boys at Little Ceasars
Bad Memory: Car accident with Stoner
Accomplishments: Masters Degree and tenure in Prior Lake

Christine Becker (Bjerke)
tink_dot@yahoo.com
Occupation: Lead Management Analyst for Datacard Group
Married: Yes to Michael
Kids: None
Degree: Currently working on business degree from MN School of Business
Favorite Memory: Going to HTC my senior year. Having a couple of teachers pay me to babysit their kids.
Bad Memory: Sociology Class (Not everything revolves around football Mr. Miller)
Accomplishments: Working for Disney World, going back to college, meeting my husband on the Internet, getting married (6 years ago) and buying a house.

Justin Berlien
jtberlien@aol.com
Occupation: U.S. Navy Explosives Technician (EOD) for the last 9 years.
Married: Single with girlfriend
Kids: None yet.
Degree: Not yet, but I certainly envy those of you who stuck it out and continued on with the schooling throughout the years, hopefully someday I'll have the time.
Favorite Memory: Getting breakfast at that little pastry shop across the railroad tracks and across from the stadium, doing donuts in the school parking lot after a good snow (and then getting busted by the cops for reckless driving), the smell of autumn in MN reminding me of Homecoming and football games, all those conversations in the hallway we'd have with each other in the 5 minutes we had between classes, Ski Club on the weekends at Wild Mountain and Afton Alps with Amanda Brink, Heidi Minshall, Tom May, Brandon Gallagher, etc., I could write a whole page about the good ones.
Bad Memory: Getting into a car accident on my way to the Senior Prom and then that horrible storm we had on Lake Minnetonka that night (bitter sweet memory I guess).
Accomplishments: I joined the Navy in March of '97 and various duties and deployments have taken me on trips around the world many times over. Hell I've enjoyed drinks on the beaches of over twenty different countries in the last nine years, everywhere from Spain to Thailand, from Germany to Austria, even Iraq a few times, not to mention visiting over 40 of our own 50 states. So I guess all of my travels would have to be the most memorable of my accomplishments.

Sheila Cartney (O'Bryan)
sccartney@frontiernet.net
Occupation: City Planner for the City of Eagan
Married: Yes to Colby
Kids: Aidan, 4 months
Degree: B.A. from St. Cloud State University
Favorite Memory: Homecoming week Sr year, Sr skip day camping trip, Country Fest...met my husband without even knowing it!
Bad Memory: Coach Schmidt
Accomplishments: Graduated college with 4.0 in
my major, got married and started a family.

Sarah Contreras (Dieffenbacher)
scontreras@neighb.org
Occupation: Licensed Social Worker at Neighborhood House
Married: Yes to Luis Contreras
Kids: No
Degree: A.A. from Normandale; Bachelors in Social Work from Augsburg
Favorite Memory: Lunch hour senior year and senior trip to Mexico!
Bad Memory: No bad, all good
Accomplishments: Honors society in college, getting licensed as a social worker, living and working in Mexico, met my wonderful husband, bought a house, traveled a lot, very much enjoying life!

Aimee Cunningham
aimee.cunningham@target.com
Occupation: Site Marketing Planner for Target.com
Married: Unmarried to Nathan
Kids: None, but we're thinking about getting a cat
Degree: BFA in Printmaking, BA in Art History from Bethel College.
Favorite Memory: Orchestra, hanging out with friends and volunteering at Methodist Hospital. Herr Holmbeck!
Bad Memory: Tennis, wow that really isn't my sport. We had fun, but I don't think we ever won.
Accomplishments: College degree, awesome career at a great company. Preparing for my first solo art show this winter and continuing to travel every chance I can. Spending time with Nathan and our friends and family.

Sarah Disch
scdischy@hotmail.com
Occupation: Preschool teacher and part time nanny in Wellesley, Massachusetts
Married: Not married
Kids: No kids
Degree: BS in Elementary Education from The College of St. Catherine
Favorite Memory: Hanging out with a great group of friends, not having to worry about what the future would hold
Bad Memory: Mr. Divinski's class Freshman year.
Accomplishments: Graduating college, working for two great families that gave me opportunities I never would have imagined, taking a chance and moving to Massachusetts, and becoming an auntie in April!

Karen Dubrosky
kdubrosky@yahoo.com
Occupation: Commercial Mortgage Banker at Collateral Mortgage Capital
Married: Yes I am married to Jeff Peterson
Kids: A 4-year old cat (Crappy)
Degree: Bachelor's degrees in Finance and Real Estate from UW-Madison
Favorite Memory: Synchro, Echowan (and the sign out sheet that allowed us to have a free pass to skip classes), senior skip day camping trip
Bad Memory: It couldn't have been that bad since I can't think of anything
Accomplishments: I graduated from college and began working in the multi-family real estate development industry. Last year I managed the preconstruction design, approval process and financing for a high profile luxury condominium project in the Twin Cities. Recently I decided to make a career change and work more extensively in the finance area of real estate by becoming a commercial mortgage banker. I have a wonderful husband and am very happy with my life.

Kechi Duffy (Bisong)
kechi.bisong@target.com
Occupation: Merchandise Presentation Development-Target Corporation
Married: Yes to Michael Duffy
Kids: Sienna 4 months
Degree: Political Science Tuskegee University
Favorite Memory: My first day at St. Louis Park
Bad Memory: Justin Berlien saran wrapped me after a home coming game :)
Accomplishments: Falling in Love and forming a wonderful friendship with my Husband Mike and Daughter Sienna and a shoe was named after me at Target.

Katie Durkin
kdurkin@gmail.com
Occupation: Project Manager/Art Director/
Copywriter at Bamboo Design, also co-head coach for Aquafins Synchro
Married: Not married (living with boyfriend Tim)
Kids: I'm not old enough to have kids
Degree: B.A. in journalism from UW-Madison, certificate (master's equiv.) in graphic design from Brainco
Favorite Memory: Friends, synchro, hockey and
football games, dances, sharing lockers, mr. bishop's video from when he met the president...and many, many more.
Bad Memory: Drama in the SLP HS hallways (it's funny now, it wasn't at the time!)
Accomplishments: Meeting a sweetheart of a man,
landing an amazing job, traveling, growing up in one piece.

Sara Elliott
elli0278@umn.edu
Occupation: Law student at University of Minnesota Law School
Married: No
Kids: Oooooooooooh, no, no, no, not yet.
Degree: B.A. in Political Science and German from the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Favorite Memory: Matt Thomas picking me up in his Ford Escort for an SLP hockey game
Bad Memory: I try to remember only the good things in life.
Accomplishments: Graduating from college, serving in Americorps, getting into law school and becoming an aunt.

John Engebretson
Occupation: Senior Software Engineer for Thomson West
Married: Married to Karen
Kids: None
Degree: BA in Computer Science from Gustavus Adolphus College
Favorite Memory: Physics project that involved legos
Bad Memory: Dissecting/mutilating a worm
Accomplishments: Married six years to a wonderful woman. Buying a house. Biked down a volcano in Hawaii. Swam with a dolphin.

Angie Eoff (Gonzales)
aeoff@nathcompanies.com
Occupation: Catering Manager at the Radisson Hotel Roseville
Married: Married to Chris
Kids: First one on the way. Due in January, but I do have a 9 year old Cat named Raja and a 4 year cat named Princess.
Degree: B.A Degree in Business Administration from Minnesota School of Business.
Favorite Memory: All of them. Had a blast!! Being on the Synchro Team!
Bad Memory: Can't think of any.
Accomplishments: Having a blast over the past ten years. Also going off the Heart Transplant List in May 2005!!!

Joe Fahndrich
josephfahndrich@deloitte.co.uk
Occupation: World Traveller/Business Consultant (CPA) for Deloitte & Touche in London, United Kingdom
Married: Single
Kids: None
Degree: Business Degree (Accountancy) from the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Favorite Memory: Stacking up our roster with Paul Schoenike and Ryan Wilson en route to winning the 1996 Minneapolis Jewish youth league basketball title.
Bad Memory: I would have gone with my brief career on the SLP football team, but I think that falls more under the category of nightmare than bad memory. The only good news on that front is most people now can't distinguish between me and my little brother, who unlike me only managed to make the Sun Sailor when being praised. I would also say that after several recent visits to France, not paying much attention in Madam Brindley's class has come back to haunt me. Worst memory, however, is probably being unable to attend the 10-year reunion. I was hoping to make it back home from London for this, but unfortunately the timing just didn't work out. Hopefully I'll cross paths with some of you somewhere down the road.
Accomplishments: Had 4 (plus...) quality years at UW-Madison (with a 6-month stint in Israel) before landing in Chicago. Loved Chicago in every aspect, but decided about 1 year ago to move on and explore new opportunities in London. The decision has paid off as I have already been able to travel either for work or vacation to much of Europe and Asia (I'm expecting to have hit every country in Europe by the end of '07), and I am by far the most obnoxious T-Wolf fan on this side of the pond. I have transformed into a bit of a health nut as of late and I am currently training for my first marathon in November in Marathon, Greece. Please shoot me an email if you ever find your way to these parts and I'll buy you a pint. Feel free to shoot an email if you don't find you way over here as well.

Joel Feldman
joelfeldman312@hotmail.com
Occupation: Ticket Sales and Service Representative, Minnesota Twins
Married: Single
Kids: None
Degree: B.A. in economics, Carleton College
Favorite Memory: Going all the way through the losers bracket to take second place in sections for baseball; all the parties where it was fun to drink a beer with anybody and everybody; eating raw corn after a party in Shakopee; Boyz II Men music videos in spanish; birthday kisses.
Bad Memory: Not making it to the State tournament in baseball; Asia Security at Country Fest; 0-18.
Accomplishments: Shook hands with President Clinton upon receiving my college diploma; survived the lean years while working my way into my dream job, and now that I'm here I hope to have a lot more to talk about in this regard next time around!

Kari Felegy
karifelegy@hotmail.com
Occupation: Senior Program Manager at HIRED
Married: Not married
Kids: No children
Degree: B.A. in Psychology from UW-Eau Clarie
Favorite Memory: Probably any homecoming
Bad Memory: My hair!
Accomplishments: Obtained B.A., been at job for six years.

Brandon Gallagher Watson
bgallagher@treecarescience.com
Occupation: Technical Advisor for Rainbow Treecare Scientific Advancements
Married: Married to Cheryl Gallagher Watson
Kids: Nay
Degree: B.S. Urban and Community Forestry from U of MN College of Natural Resources
Accomplishments: Far too many to mention.

Jenni Gunga (Knight)
jennigunga@hotmail.com
Occupation: I am an ESL teacher for an Alternative High School in Minneapolis that serves immigrant and refugee students ages 16-21. I also work for the Cedar Riverside Adult Education Program.
Married: married to Babu Gunga (imported from Kenya tee hee hee)
Kids: NO kids not even dogs, cats, or even a turtle -- not ready for such responsibility!
Degree: BA in International Relations -- Development in Africa with a minor in Scandinavian Studies (Swedish). About to finish my M.Ed (Masters in Education) from the U of MN in Second Languages and Cultures (Curriculum and Instruction - ESL)
Favorite Memory: Cruising around Lake Calhoun with Jenny Pietz while listening to "the beasties", developing many life-long friendships, and realizing I am really a gypsy at heart and deciding to be an exchange student our senior year (to Sweden) which lead to my nomadic tendencies in the years that followed.
Bad Memory: The entire 10th grade volleyball team not being promoted to JV our junior year and being told by the Head Coach that we could all be "managers" if we wanted to and that she would "letter" us all if we really wanted the letter jacket. We all rallied together and told her where she could put her letter jacket! Although it sucked at the time, it bonded us "benchers (as we call ourselves)" for life.
Accomplishments: Living a life that is consistent with my values and who I want to be. I feel free to be who I am without reservation, in part I have a loving and supportive husband to thank for that because through his love I have learned more about myself and what is truly important to me. I work in a field that I love, I work with and for people that are inspirational who make tireless efforts to learn. I feel fulfilled and that feels wonderful!

Gus Hallman
Gus321@yahoo.com
Occupation: Self employed handyman, SuperGus Handyman Service
Married: Single but in a relationship
Kids: None
Degree: BA from Gustavus, Art Degree
Favorite Memory: Fun at all the homecoming events, and building & winning the trike race.
Bad Memory: My car getting hit by a MTC bus in front of school.
Accomplishments: Graduated College, traveled around the world, Started my own business, enjoyed restoring BMW's and a classic truck, Coaching and teaching downhill skiing, donating time to help Habitat for Humanity.

Jennie Hamm (Banks)
jenniferh@prairiechurch.org
Occupation: Office Manager
Married: Yes to Brian (SLP Class of '94)
Kids: Ben (3), Daniel (1)
Degree: Working on Associates degree in Accounting
Favorite Memory: Hanging out in Rodda's work program class. The posters in the halls after the roof fell down in the auditorium. Sitting in the sun waiting for the bus to pick us up from VoTech and stopping at Burger King (Rockford Road, Robert!) on the way back to school. Certain people who were "constant" and that I consider myself lucky to have had in my life at that point.
Bad Memory: Being so afraid of everything that I missed out on a lot. Too scared to make changes, try anything different, meet new people or voice my opinion. But I'm working on it.
Accomplishments: My two gorgeous little boys. Buying a house before I could legally buy a beer. Being a relatively decent person (Or at least I hope so). I'm very much looking forward to seeing my classmates again and finding out what everyone's doing. I can't wait to see everybody's kids at the picnic (OMG we have kids now!) And there are a couple of people who I'd like to thank for just always being there, so I hope everybody shows up!

Julie Helps (Engebretson)
djhelps@sasktel.net
Occupation: Math teacher in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (Canada)
Married: To Devin Helps in 2000
Kids: 2 Beagles named Toby and Dino
Degree: B.S. from Valparaiso University with a Physics major and Math and Education minors
Favorite Memory: Being a Band Nerd and playing volleyball
Bad Memory: Swimming in gym class!
Accomplishments: Navigating the Canadian Immigration System, marrying my awesome husband, working with great kids, spending the summers in the northern wilderness, and building our house!

Mary Jacobs-Spaulding
mjacobsspaulding@yahoo.com
Occupation: Marine policy fellow, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Government (yikes!), Washington, D.C.
Married: Unmarried to Ryan
Kids: Canine kid Bogey, a Jack Russell mix
Degree: B.A., International Studies, Pepperdine University; M.A., International Environmental Policy, Monterey Institute of International Studies
Favorite Memory: Shootin the shit with the Echo gang. Miss Lane's Italy and Greece trip. Joel Anderson and his mustache! Synchro (sometimes). The Bitch Clique. Herr's Go-Go's obsession. The Physics video. Environmental lessons from John. Laughs and studying with Patty and Shannon (although, girlfriends, I have no recollection of the Math Resource Center and if I did, I doubt it would be a favorite memory).
Bad Memory: How much space do I have? For starters: Mr. Divinski making me cry. Every PE class. Mrs. Callahan playing Carpenters records before every synchro meet. Mrs. Callahan making all the girls weigh-in before meets. Being scared of Mrs. Callahan. Getting hit in my first car by a nun running a red light near Lake Calhoun. Tennis matches (we sucked).
Accomplishments: Getting over Mrs. Callahan. Traveling abroad whenever I can. Finding love with a boy and a dog. Making new friends and catching up with old ones (love seeing what you all are up to!) Discovering a passion for ocean conservation and working it into a career. Spending time with wild marine mammals.

Sarah Julianelle (Cushing)
sjulianelle@gmail.com
Occupation: Nurse in an Intensive Care Unit. Starting my masters in nursing this fall.
Married: Married to Tony for 7 years.
Kids: No kids yet!
Degree: Bachelors Degree in Nursing from University of Nebraska Medical Center
Favorite Memory: Great group of friends. Lots of good memories with them.
Bad Memory: Nothing comes to mind
Accomplishments: Married to a wonderful guy. Finished nursing school and really enjoy being a nurse.

Mandie Kabat (Snodie)
GreenBean78@msn.com
Occupation: Mommy
Married: Married to John
Kids: Aaron with be 5 very soon!
Degree: AAS Business Administration from National American University (yes, the one with the jingle!)
Favorite Memory: Making lifelong friends, Psychology, Sadies dance senior year, getting yearbooks, pep fests, sophmore year Biology, open hour
Bad Memory: Sludge!, Angie passing out after the blood drive, having to use my open hour to make up detentions
Accomplishments: have the most amazing little boy, who makes my life more than I ever imagined it could be. Graduated college Summa Cum Laude.

John Kamp
johnbkamp@yahoo.com
Occupation: I work for the government, for the big bad City of Los Angeles, as an urban planner/designer, trying to make LA more walkable/bikable. Yes, you may laugh; I do too sometimes.
Married: Not
Kids: No little ones. I will be an uncle soon though.
Degree: B.A. in Sociology, Wesleyan University; M.A. in Urban Planning and Urban Design, UCLA.
Favorite Memory: I second the square dancing remark. Good wholesome fun! Also, waltzing was a hoot. Mary J-S and I tried to add some sass to our waltz by combining it with the lambada and the electric slide, but we always wound up getting scolded by that gym teacher with the big finger...whose name I can't remember. I also appreciated soccer in the snow with shorts on, painting a wall mural that said "zero cut" in -30 weather in March; fall colors (which I haven't seen in three years), and homemade letter-signs at pep rallys, which spelled choice phrases like "Mushy goo" and "Long Duck Dong." Ten dollars to anyone who knows which choice films from the '80s those reference.
Bad Memory: Honestly, I generally had a hoot from 7:30 until 2:30, although one time that twit teacher Mr. Linne almost made me cry for speaking up for our bovine friends. He also pronounced "absurd" with a "z," like it was the supposed dignified way of saying it. Two demerits for him. I did get sent to Room 204 one time for humming in Mr. Gunness's English class, but that was in jr. high, which I guess doesn't count.
Accomplishments: I've learned completely impractical languages such as Russian and Hungarian; I still don't own a car but live in Los Angeles; I DJ and am making my own electronic music and have two live DJ sets on cd available (see crappy website); got meself a masters degree (not recommended); worked as the trainings director for the student-run arm of the Sierra Club for three years (good times); don't lecture/guilt people about the environment anymore (sorry, Mary J-S); have gotten a few articles published (see The Next American City); am completely less uptight than I ever was in high school, or college for that matter (see johnkampdj.blogspot.com for details about upcoming par-tays); still figuring out how to live in Hungary for a year. Write me with suggestions. Sorry I will be in LA and will miss el reunion. xoxo Johnnycakes

Patty Keller (Joyce)
pjoycekeller@gmail.com
Occupation: I am transitioning from being a Postdoc at UNC in Radiation Oncology to being a Postdoc at Tufts/New England Medical Center at the Molecular Oncology Research Institute in Boston, MA (we are moving the last week of August so I won't see you all at the reunion). My research area is in breast cancer: learning more about its development and progression and the interaction of cancerous cells with surrounding 'normal' tissue (yes, I am still a science nerd).
Married: Married to Matt Keller
Kids: One (canine), a Springer Spaniel named George, age 3.5; no human children at this point.
Degree: B.S. in Biochemistry and B.S. in Molecular Biology, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Ph.D. in Pharmacology, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Favorite Memory: Oddly, the secret rush of getting my math homework done over lunch in the Math Resource Center with Mary and Shannon (if only those lessons in the joy of non-procrastination had stuck with me). Also, of course, sports-swimming, synchro, XC-skiing, and my ill-fated attempts at track, especially all the great people on the teams (not necessarily practice)!
Bad Memory: Those evil stair-jumping drills we had to do for swim practice. Was it really necessary to have us in our suits and ripped nylons jumping on the stairs while the football team runs out to practice? Really? Also 6 AM practice on Mondays when the hot water in the showers would not be on yet. Otherwise, it has mostly faded away.
Accomplishments: Finding happiness with my best friend, Matt and going to Iceland for our honeymoon. Becoming a decent home cook (my passion besides science). Getting used to the South and looking forward to getting used to the Northeast (I miss the snow, actually). Surviving grad school and my dissertation defense, getting published. Raising my fur-baby George to be a Canine Good Citizen.

Jessica Kemmer
jlkemmer@yahoo.com
Chaska, MN
Occupation: Social Worker at Watertown-Mayer Schools
Married: Not married (living with boyfriend)
Kids: No
Degree: B.A. Social Science from St. Cloud State; M.S.W. from Augsburg
Favorite Memory: Being on the golf team, camping trip senior year.
Accomplishments: Getting my Masters Degree.

Elizabeth Klepinski
eklepinski@yahoo.com
Occupation: Communication Consultant at Mercer Human Resource Consulting
Married: Not Married (Living with boyfriend Will)
Kids: Not quite yet, thanks
Degree: Journalism and Political Science, Northwestern University
Favorite Memory: Maybe it's not the "best" memory but what makes me laugh is square dancing in gym class..."Alaman left, do-si-do your partner, promenade around the outside"
Bad Memory: Wearing XL flannel shirts that went down to my knees
Accomplishments: This question makes me wonder what I've been doing all these years. Is it really 10?? I've been traveling with friends and family, loosening up a great deal, finding creative outlets beyond my corporate job and attending a gazillion Wilco concerts. I'm enjoying my career but I guess a highlight is convincing the firm to bankroll my move to Manhattan for entirely non-career reasons (a.k.a., Will).

Miriam Krause
krau0067@umn.edu
Occupation: I just started a 10-month "clinical fellowship year" as a speech-language pathologist at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in DC -- it's kind of almost a real job. But I'll coincidentally be back for the reunion because I'm driving my car out east the next day!
Married: Single
Kids: None
Degree: BA in geology from Pomona College, MA in speech-language pathology any day now from the U of M
Favorite Memory: Doing the one act "Pass The Butler" senior year.
Bad Memory: Yeah, some...
Accomplishments: Peace Corps for 2 years in Samoa, grad school, plus very important work as video store clerk and bookstore shelver...

Katrina Lasota (Lawson)
katrina@lasotaonline.com
Plymouth, MN
Occupation: Finance at General Electric
Married: Yes to Randy
Kids: Not yet
Degree: B.S. Finance and International Business from the U of M
Favorite Memory: Playing golf and soccer.
Bad Memory: Getting slapped by someone I didn't know senior year.

Tom Lewis
tlewis@lowryhill.com
Occupation: Techie, Lowry Hill
Married: Married to Tracy
Kids: Danny, 7 1/2 Months
Degree: B.A. in Computer Science. St. John's University, Collegeville, MN.
Favorite Memory: Barger telling Bozeman to "watch his lip," and Bozemen responding to Barger with "lip these!!" as he grabbed is crotch. Barger proceeded to march up to the office to file sexual harassment charges. What a stiff!
Bad Memory: Coach Morgan
Accomplishments: Convinced someone to marry me, and have children. Poor Tracy...

Laura Manoski
mano0010@tc.umn.edu
Occupation: Physical Education Teacher in the Osseo/Maple Grove District
Married: Getting married in Aug. 2006 to Ben Rossum
Kids: No
Degree: B.A. Kinesiology, MA Education, (Physical Education Teacher licenses) All from U of MN
Favorite Memory: Spring Break '96, Lake of the
Ozarks
Bad Memory: Biology class dissecting frogs :)Thank you Jenni Knight for doing all the 'cutting'!
Accomplishments: I love my job and my Fiance!

Thomas May
thomas.may@bestbuy.com
Occupation: Space Management Analyst and New Store Designer for Best Buy
Married: Single (living with girlfriend)
Kids: No
Degree: Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Industrial Design from UW-Stout
Accomplishments: Graduating Cum Laude from College, Traveling, Owning and running a small Art Business, landing a great job.

Shannon McCrindle (Farrell)
Occupation: Junior Scientist in the Department of Entomology at the University of Minnesota (conduct research on insect ecology and sustainable agriculture issues)
Married: Married, aye. David McCrindle (aka 'The Hottie Scottie')
Kids: No wee 'uns yet
Degree: BS in Ecology, Evolution and Behavior from the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities; MS in Environmental Studies from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland
Favorite Memory: All of the late night visits to Perkins for some combination of bread bowl salads, french fries, muffins and omelets. The many trips to Let It Be Records for importCDs (RIP LIB). Having a breakdown in Herr Holmbeck's classroom and having my dear friend ask me if the reason I was crying was Homecoming Court. Oh, the hilarity.
Bad Memory: Gym class. Running the mile. Being forced to run lines and several laps around the tennis court because I had to leave tennis practice early to go visit colleges. Running in general.
Accomplishments: Lived in Scotland (and married a Scotsman), Completed my MS thesis on wolf conservation in Norway and Sweden, Did research at the Jane Goodall Institute's Center for Primate Studies and met my hero, Dr. Jane Goodall, Worked in a variety of ecological research laboratories and the largest environmental non-profit organization in the state of MN, Successfully navigated the US immigration process, Traveled extensively throughout the US and Europe, Helped start-up a thriving freelance web-design business, Toured several US and European cities with an internationally recognized band.

Kristin Meehan (Kelly)
kristin_kelly319@yahoo.com
Occupation: 5th Grade Teacher in Los Angeles Unified School District
Married: Yes
Kids: Baby boy due on June 23rd
Degree: B.A. in journalism from the University of Minnesota; Teaching credential from New College of California, San Francisco
Favorite Memory: Competing on the synchronized swimming team.

Abbigail Mertig (McGown)
upnorth_ab@yahoo.com
Occupation: Stay at home mom
Married: Yes to Aaron
Kids: Madeline 4, Benjamin 1
Degree: B.S. Elementary Education from Northland College
Favorite Memory: Laughing in Physics class with Sheila Bulfer
Bad Memory: Most of it.
Accomplishments: Married (five years this summer!); Have two children; Taught Kindergarten for five years; My greatest accomplishment is that I'm happy in my life.

Mark Miller
mmiller@georgiaaquariam.org
Occupation: Biologist (cold water gallery) for The Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, Georgia.
Married: I've been with my partner, Will for 5 years.
Kids: None
Degree: None
Favorite Memory: Spending my spring of senior year in Israel, what an amazing experience.
Bad Memory: Lets not go there, there were plenty!
Accomplishments: Well there have been a few. I came out after high school. I have been fortunate enough to travel to Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong and finally my dream vacation this year to London. I lived in L.A. for year, then Tampa for 4yrs. (working for The Florida Aquarium) before moving to Atlanta two years ago. I was also fortunate to be on the first ever transport of two whale sharks from Taiwan to the U.S. by plane. It is quite an experience transporting the world's largest fish and shark species across the globe and to be the first aquarium in the west to exhibit them. I am now working with coldwater fishes, marine mammals( Belugas) and penquins. I am also now an uncle (3 nephews, 1 niece). Things have turned out pretty well during the last 10 years. Who knows what the next ten years will bring.

Michael Miller
mmillerlaw@hotmail.com
Occupation: Attorney at Sieben, Grose, Von Holtum and Carey
Married: Single
Kids: None
Degree: B.A. in Psychology and Politcal Science from University of St. Thomas; Law Degree from William Mitchell College of Law
Favorite Memory: The sound of cleats on the sidewalk while jogging to the football field.
Bad Memory: The sound of cleats on the sidewalk while walking back to the locker room after a game.
Accomplishments: I've traveled, met great people, graduated from school and have begun practicing law. Life is good.

Sheila Montes (Bulfer)
chacachip@msn.com
Occupation: Pre-Clinical Research Technician
at Medtronic
Married: Not married
Kids: None
Degree: BS Animal Science from Iowa State University. Starting MBA at Augsburg in September
Favorite Memory: Wow, I have lots of great memories. Probably playing in band at football and hockey games.
Bad Memory: I have none of those.
Accomplishments: Getting a job at Medtronic and
getting into the MBA program.

Cory Nelson
mrcory5000@yahoo.com
Occupation: Account Manager for Securitas
Married: Married my wife Lindsey in July 2005
Kids: Cole, age 7
Degree: Associates Degree in Television Production from Brown College
Favorite Memory: Camping during senior skip day & Memorial weekend with Dan Majeres, Geoff Hearne, Nick Lindeman & Brandon Gallagher
Bad Memory: Mrs. Jacobson
Accomplishments: I graduated at the top of my class in & got myself an Associates Degree in Television Production. I finally broke up with Joe Camel (that bastard!) in November '05. I also met, and married, my closest and dearest friend. It turns out I'm a keeper!

Cynthia Oconer
c_oconer@hotmail.com
Occupation: Membership Services at the Southdale YMCA, but I'm always open to new opportunities...anyone got one for me? ;)
Married: Not married
Kids: None
Degree: Graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison; B.S. of Environmental, Texitile, and Design
Favorite Memory: Leaving...really, it's all a blur.
Bad Memory: Starting...same as above, nothing sticks out.
Accomplishments: Not necessarily accomplishments
but an awesome experience was living in Hawaii for a year and a short stint in South Padre Island, Texas to kiteboard. Wouldn't mind being a beach bum as my occupation.

Chris Okey
theokeys@mn.rr.com
Occupation: Youth Director at Woodlake Lutheran Church in Richfield
Married: Married to Jessica
Kids: Isaac 2, Connor 1 month
Degree: B.A. in Elementary Education from Gustavus Adolphus College
Accomplishments: Getting married and having two wonderful sons.

Charlie Peterson
gcpeterson@hotmail.com
Occupation: Professional musician, freelance web designer, voiceover artist...and presently, I'm the Music Director at Oakwood Community Church in Waconia, MN.
Married: Married to Jen
Kids: No
Degree: BA - Media Communications, Webster University, St. Louis, MO, '00
Favorite Memory: Oh, there were plenty. Cross-country was always a great way to start the school year. But I'd say my favorite was during junior year, when The Saltines won the Battle of the Bands. It felt like a great taste of things to come!
Bad Memory: Also plenty...quite a confusing time of life.
Accomplishments: Meeting the love of my life, making a living making music and pursuing other creative endeavors, having a great network of friends and family in Minneapolis and St. Louis, and just staying the course. This journey's not over yet!

Jill Petersen (Olson)
petersen.jk@gmail.com
Richfield, MN
Occupation: ESL Teacher at Richfield H.S.
Married: Yes to Bryan Petersen
Kids: No
Degree: B.A. in Liberal Studies from College of St. Benedict

Yael Rahimi (Siegel)
yael.rahimi@gmail.com
Occupation: High School English Teacher,
Houston Independent School District. (I am Ms. Mooney!! The irony!)
Married: Married to Neil Rahimi
Kids: None
Degree: BA English-UW-Madison, MA Education University of Houston.
Favorite Memory: A few: Going to nationals in Florida with the cheerleading team, having four amazing girlfriends who were always
there for me (and are amazing women now!), getting my folder taped to the ceiling in Mr. Goddard's class (and then not noticing for two weeks because I was too busy staring at his 'rear-endowments' if you know what I mean ladies!)
Bad Memory: The awful red dress I wore to prom!
Accomplishments: Lived in Prague 1 year, Thailand 2 years teaching English. Now living in Texas (not sure if that's an
accomplishment). Married a nice Jewish boy, and finally made my parents proud after all those years of messing up!

Deidre Reinhart (Pantzke)
deidre_reinhart@yahoo.com
Occupation: Project Manager for Featherlite Exhibits
Married: Married (4 years in August) to Mike Reinhart
Kids: Little girl named Kyra (9 months)
Degree: B.S. in Design Technology/Exhibit Design from Bemidji State University; Minor in Art.
Favorite Memory: Having the greatest group of friends...loved our senior trip to Missouri!
Bad Memory: None really
Accomplishments: Traveling Europe. Being married to the most wonderful husband and having a beautiful and happy little girl.

Yoni Reinharz
yonimusic@gmail.com
Occupation: Medida Productions (I just threw the first annual Hip Hop + Harmony Music and Camping festival feat Sage Francis and Lyrics Born).
Married: Single
Kids: No
Degree: School of Life - major in the broke and roll lifestyle - minor in flegdeling music related businesses
Favorite Memory: The moment I stumbled upon the whole football team trying to paint the shed by the track before the homecoming game. I had nothing but a conga drum and a package of rolling tobacco. I was intimidated being that Boze was my only friend there. They asked for my help being the outspoken artist type. I helped, and hung out with those fools all night. I then realized that we are all a lot more alike than we are different.
Bad Memory: That big asshole cop that was supposedly a pro linebacker, who looked at me like he'd happily disembowl me if sanctioned by the powers that be.
Accomplishments: I've lost thousands of dollars, throwing shows, touring, recording records, running my own after hours nightclub, throwing my own music/camping festival, right here in the "real" world, and I've still only spent half the money most of ya'll spent on college. Ha ha. Suckaz! Seriously though, I've put out 8 records, featured on Matisyahu's debut gold record (I have the plaque and everything) Toured with and opened for some of my great musical influences, helped to found a sucessful art promotions company, and I'm about to put out the best record I've made, my true solo debut, which already has an international distribution deal on the table, and I haven't even begun recording it yet. I fell in and out of love, triumphed over adversity, and brought some joy to those who circumstancially or by choice share my world. I'm looking forward to seeing all of you. Don't be shy, come say hello alright?

Sara Reynolds (Borgmann)
reynolds62301@yahoo.com
Occupation: Stay at home Mother
Married: Married in 2001 to Michael Reynolds
Kids: 1 son - Declan 17 Months; Along with 2 cats and a dog.
Degree: No degree not finished yet. Left school when got married. Since hubby in military was not in a location were I could finish my Degree. Looking into finishing it on-line if possible.
Favorite Memory: Hard to say.
Bad Memory: Hard to say.
Accomplishments: Attended college till I married. Moved to Georgia were my husband is stationed in the Army. Worked for Armstrong Atlantic State in a One Year position for their Music and Theater Department. Was offered a job by the military Music Department on Fort Stewart, GA but turned it down. Recently moved to Savannah GA. Other than that my life is not that exciting.

Steve Rose
Steven.Rose@Colorado.edu
Occupation: Academic Advisor at the University of Colorado - Boulder
Married: Single
Kids: No Kids
Degree: B.A. German, St. John's; M.A. German Studies, University of Colorado - Boulder
Favorite Memory: I have a bunch of great memories from high school: Football, hockey, and golf were fun. Hanging out in the second floor B hall was always interesting. Herr Holmbeck, Mr. Redmond, Coach K, Ms. Lane. Partys at the tressel, Benilde, 169, JCC, and elsewhere thanks to parents going out of town. All of the good friends I still have.
Bad Memory: 2nd and 1, 3rd and 1, 4th and 1.
Accomplishments: Great education, great job, and great friends.

Linda Shelley (Frankenberry)
loulouboyle@yahoo.com
Occupation: Restaraunt Manager at Park Tavern
Married: Single
Kids: No
Favorite Memory: First Car - '73 Cutlass Supreme
Bad Memory: Totalling first car.

Steve Silver
www.stevesilver.net
Occupation: Putting my old Echo skills to work as editor and film critic for the Trend Leader newspaper (affiliated with the Philadelphia Inquirer), also a freelance writer.
Married: Getting married next May, to Rebecca.
Kids: None yet
Degree: B.A. in American Studies from Brandeis University.
Favorite Memory: The cross-country video, sophomore year
Bad Memory: Every football game from sophomore year until about 1998.
Accomplishments: Interviewed Kevin Bacon last week.

Tobit Simmons
tobitsimmons@yahoo.com
Occupation: Business Analyst/Project Manager for Ameriprise Financial
Married: Married to Thia
Kids: No
Degree: B.S. in Engineering, Finance and Management from the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Favorite Memory: Senior year golf season, Texas trip, living with Brandon Gallagher, and Country-fest(s).
Accomplishments: Lived/skied in Chamonix, France for fourmonths after college.

Michelle Stefanacci
Mcstef03@smumn.edu
Occupation: Technology Education Teacher at Fridley High School – Teaching graphics and Computer Aided Drafting/Design.
Married: Not married
Kids: Nope
Degree: B.S in Technology Education from St. Cloud State University, Masters in Teaching and Learning & Reading Specialist Licensure from St. Mary's University of MN.
Favorite Memory: Going up north and convincing Erin it was a good idea to drive her car into a snow covered ditch. It wasn't.
Bad Memory: I don't recall any.
Accomplishments: I am finally finished with school for the time being. I bought a condo in New Hope. Honeywell sent me to
Huntsville, Alabama for NASA's Space Academy for Educators (or “Nerd Camp” as my friends so superbly put it); and I got to train like astronauts do in their space simulators. I have extraordinary friends who have become my second family.

Jane Steiner (Mann)
janewrites@hotmail.com
Occupation: Theater Arts and Film Studies Teacher, Drama Club Advisor and Director, Mt. Healthy High School, Cincinnati OH
Married: Yes, to John in 2000
Kids: No
Degree: Education BS in English: Writing, Winona State, One year of Advanced Improv with Stevie Ray, am currently working on my Masters in Multicultural Literature for Children at Xavier University
Favorite Memory: Being in plays, especially Alice in Wonderland as Tweedledum with Amber S. as Tweedledee, Boundary Waters trip senior year for Outdoor Education.
Bad Memory: The ceiling of the auditorium collapsing during rehearsal for Wizard of Oz sophmore year, having mono for three months junior year.
Accomplishments: Taught English three years at Blaine HS, was about to give up on the whole teaching thing when I moved to Cincinnati, but found my bliss (and health insurance) teaching theater and film at a crazy little inner city school, have traveled all over, did a teacher exchange to Germany in summer of '04, wrote and produced my first play, Prom Perfection, this year and hope to get it published soon.

Kelly Sundquist
kellsun_ch1@yahoo.com
Occupation: Licensed educational therapist through NILD and, 1st grade teacher with International Schools of China in Qingdao, China.
Married: Single
Kids: None
Degree: Bethel College BA in elementary education and early childhood education, Regent University Masters of Education with a certifcate in autism.
Favorite Memory: Lipsyncs for youth group, track, and Camping for Spring Break 1996
Bad Memory:
Accomplishments: Was the program Coordinator and Educational Therapist for 4 years at Chapel Hill Academy (Chanhassen), written articles for NILD (National Institute for Learning Disabilities), a licensed educational therapist (NILD), Masters degree from Regent University, Owned my own educational therapy business for students not attending CHA: The Educational connection (TEC).

Matt Thomas
goldengusties@yahoo.com
Shakopee, MN
Occupation: Media Relations Manager at Gustavus Adolphus College
Married: Yes to Molly Pedersen in August 2004
Kids: No
Degree: B.A. in Communication Studies and History from Gustavus Adolphus College
Favorite Memory: Lots of laughs with Sara Elliott, Laura Manoski and others; Playing tennis; ECHO.
Bad Memory: Not knowing what the heck I was doing in Advanced Biology and trying to cheat on tests off Shannon Farrell.
Accomplishments: Getting married & having the best time imaginable in college

Stephanie Timmermans
ltimmermans@cox.net
Occupation: Owner of Fastframe in Northeast Mesa
Married: Single
Kids: None
Degree: Photography Undergrad Degree from Arizona State University, Masters of Business Administration from University of Phoenix
Favorite Memory: Spending time with friends
Bad Memory: I tend to not think about bad times.
Accomplishments: Opening a business and getting my Masters before my 24th birthday.

Jeron Udean
jeronu@hotmail.com
Occupation: Account Supervisor at Strother Communications Group
Married: Single
Kids: No
Degree: B.A. in Journalism from the University of Minnesota
Favorite Memory: Sports, parties, making lifelong friends
Bad Memory: None come to mind
Accomplishments: Backpacked through Europe. Recently grew a beard in a week.

Lance Vien
flyingvien@gmail.com
Occupation: Repossession Sales/Inventory Control, GE Money Bank, St. Paul
Married: Hell no!
Kids: All egg fertilizations successfully avoided.
Degree: School of Rock, baby.
Favorite Memory: Making up 3 years worth of accumulated detentions in one year by practicing my guitar in an open hour; Lance Strickland; Al Wachutcha picking me up by my neck and slamming me against the closet for calling him "Al" one too many times as a smart-alec freshman; Mrs Korst actually trying to tell us that "irregardless" is a real word; Smoking cigarettes with Anna Steadman/Hillerud/Harvey in the hallway to the pool at the junior high at the Senior All Night Party; Avoiding getting "taped" twice during homecoming as a freshman; Making my science experiment quite literally explode in Mr Brozovich's class cuz my parter Joey Pry wasn't there to reign me in that day; Smoking cigarettes at tennis practice cuz Pete Peterson just didn't give a shit; KDXL and the unfortunate circumstances surrounding our last show - including Mr. Glomski threatening FCC prosecution as a scare tactic (yes, this is a "good" memory); nearly getting suspended by Dr. Crisman for trying just a little too hard to make Shane Slivnik laugh (again, this is a "good" memory); ice fishing in Mr. Morgan's Outdoor Ed class and catching 20+ fish on Lake Minnetonka; and of course Mr Headlee's consistently bungled homeroom announcements.
Bad Memory: Getting the crap beat out of me when I was 16 walking home from work at 1am - got mugged right in front of the entrance to the school - NOT GOOD TIMES; and Officer Schumaker...let's just say our run ins together didn't end at high school. ;-)
Accomplishments:A very rewarding musical career thus far - getting a record contract with world-wide distribution, making records, touring the country, meeting some of my musical heroes (and sometimes even opening up for them).

Jennifer Waller (Johnson)
turbod428@netzero.com
Occupation: Stay at home mom now with the boys, but still work at the car wash 1 day a week (so we can have clean cars).
Married: Married to Kenny Waller
Kids: Two beautiful boys - Alec age 2, Caleb age 7 months, Samson 4 year old dog (small horse) because he is so big.
Degree: B.A. in Phy. Ed and Health with teaching licensure.
Favorite Memory: I don't have any bad memories, just lots of laughs.
Accomplishments: Getting married, building a house in St. Michael, and our two boys and I guess our dog Samson

Kenny Waller
turbod428@netzero.com
Occupation: Journeyman Electrician for J. Becher
Married: Married to Jenny Waller (Johnson)
Kids: Alec, age 2 and Caleb, age 7 months
Degree: A.A. in Construction Electrical

Christy Weflen (Nally)
cmweflen@gmail.com
Occupation: Attorney with Rider Bennett, Minneapolis.
Married: Maried Mike in 2003
Kids: Pets only - 5 horses, 2 dogs.
Degree: B.A. from University of Minnesota, J.D. from William Mitchell College of Law.
Favorite Memory: Theatre, Lance's classes, girls' hockey, dances, and our snowboarding field trip in physics class.
Bad Memory: Can't think of any right now.
Accomplishments: Getting serious about my career, having fun with my horses, marrying the most wonderful guy, and figuring out how to balance it all (still working on that last part...).

Shelly Williams
docswilli@yahoo.com
Occupation: Still in school...ugh
Married: Too busy to care about marriage, but I do have a boyfriend.
Kids: No way - just a cat!
Degree: University of Minnesota: B.S. in genetics/microbioloby Ross University School of Medicine: Working on my M.D.
Favorite Memory: Parkettes dance team
Bad Memory: David Adler
Accomplishments: Getting rid of my high school boyfriend, Bachelor's degree, doing stem cell research, winning a scholarship to medical school, lived in the West Indies in a 3rd world country for 16 months, traveling around a bit.