Coon Rapids High School - Center for Biomedical Sciences and Engineering

02/13/15

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Jan Redmann, Deb Geiger, Julie Griffin

Jan Redmann

Graduated high school/college and degrees earned: 

• Anoka HS grad
• Anoka-Ramsey Community College

School activities or athletics involved with:  My interest in speech, writing, music and fashion come together in the theater.  In the past 15 years, I have costumed about 60 shows for Coon Rapids, Anoka and Lyric Arts.  My personal favorites are the period pieces, but the Christmas and One-Acts offer some novelty.

Family:  This June will mark my 45th wedding anniversary to husband, Tom.  We have three grown children, all married and living within 15 minutes of us.  We have four grandchildren, whom we are blessed to see frequently.  One of my grandsons attends the pre-school program here.

Hobbies:  I have sewn my whole life.  I started with doll clothes on a neighbor’s treadle machine.  My own mother had a new and fancier machine that required more supervision.  I currently have four sewing machines and a knitting machine.  I always have a project in the works.  I like to read, attend both the theater and movies (discussion afterward mandatory), swim, golf, x-country ski.  My newest fitness thing is Nordic walking.

Deb Geiger

Graduated high school/college and degrees earned: 

·         Burnsville High School

·         Concordia College, Moorhead (B.A. English and Secondary Education)

·         Hamline University (M.A.L.S.)

·         St. Cloud State University (Information Media licensure program)

School activities or athletics involved with:  Face 2 Face Book Club, AVID Site Team, Staff Development Committee, Department Leadership Team, Building Leadership Team

Family:  Husband – Rick; daughter Emily (17), son Noel (14)

Hobbies:  reading, knitting, house projects, music groups at church, supporting our kids’ activities

Julie Griffin

Graduated high school/college and degrees earned: 

• Brooklyn Center High School
• Anoka-Ramsey Community College

School activities or athletics involved with:  QST (Quiet Study Time)

Family:   I’ve been married to my wonderful husband, David for 28 years.  We have two sons, Kyle and Justin who graduated from Anoka High School.  Kyle and Justin attended Anoka-Ramsey Community College, where they both earned a 2-year degree.  Kyle is currently attending Minnesota State University – Mankato and is working to complete his 4-year degree as an Elementary Education teacher.  Justin is currently attending St. Cloud State University and is working to complete his 4-year degree in Criminal Justice.

Hobbies:  Traveling, camping, reading and most of all, spending quality time with my family.

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Cullen Bartz, Posie Prokash, Sarah Lindholm, Katie Hale

Cullen Bartz

Graduated high school/college and degrees earned: 

• Cambridge-Isanti High School
• Undergrad at Bethel University St. Paul-Social Studies ED 5-12 and History Major
• Currently enrolled at St. Cloud State working on my Masters in Curriculum and Assessment and Education Technology

School activities or athletics involved with: Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Link Crew  

Family:  Mom and Dad, 1 younger sister Kelsey, Grandma Lucille, Three dogs: Ben, Wendy and Radar

Hobbies:  I enjoy anything outdoors, fishing, farming, reading spending time with my family. I also am an auctioneer on the weekends and throughout the summer.

Posie (Frances) Prokash

Graduated high school/college and degrees earned: 

·         Shawano Senior High School – Shawano, WI

·         University of Wisconsin - Stout (Vocational Rehabilitation and Special Education)

·         University of Minnesota (Learning Disabilities)

·         Hamlin University (Reading Specialist)

·         Concordia (Masters – Education and Reading)

School activities or athletics involved with: Breakfast Book Club, BLT, Department leader, Collaborative Teams, past – Cardinals in Christ)

Family:  Husband- David, 4 children:  Heidi - Cytogenetic Scientist @ Fairview – U of M, Jedd – TIFM System Administrator and designer - MN Dept. of Administration, St. Paul , Bridget – SPED teacher @ Osceola, WI,  Justin – Manufacturing Engineer @ Pentair- New Brighten. All are close enough to see often. Now a new grandson, Caden James, born to Bridget 1/28/15.

Hobbies:  Swimming, snorkeling, kayaking, fishing, roller blading, motorcycling, hiking, skiing, jet skiing, and spending time with our children and grandchild. New activity – SCUBA diving.

Sarah Lindholm

Graduated high school/college and degrees earned: 

·         Blaine High School

·         University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (History and American Indian Studies)

·         University of Minnesota (M.Ed/ Social Studies Education/ Reading Specialist)

Family:  Husband-Eric and daughter Mila 3.

Hobbies:  Hunting, fishing, spending time at the cabin and going to Vegas.

Katie Hale

Graduated high school/college and degrees earned: 

·         Anoka High School

·         Attended Crown College

·         Graduated from U of M – Twin Cities with B.A. in Child Psychology

·         Enrolled in graduate school at Bethel University – Teaching license from Bethel

School activities or athletics involved with:  My husband is a football and baseball coach, so I participate a lot in those activities.

Family:  Married to a wonderful husband Tim. We have a nine-month-old son Kian who is an absolute delight and a Cavalier King Charles Cooper who is very, very naughty.

Hobbies:  I enjoy music, spending time with my family, snowboarding and being on the lake.

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Susan Ashton, Brett Daniele-Van Slyke, Amanda Metzler, Melissa Reich

Susan Ashton

Graduated high school/college and degrees earned: 

·         Davis Senior High School, Davis California

·         University of Minnesota (Sport Management)

School activities or athletics involved with:  Cardinal Writing Center, Academic Intervention

Family:   Husband – Chris, 2 step-children: Tyus (8) and Dahlila (6), and Ducati our dog

Hobbies:   Coach and direct a boys Junior Olympic gymnastics program and a girls Xcel gymnastics program, play in a dart league, any fun active activity with the kids.

Brett Daniele-Van Slyke

Graduated high school/college and degrees earned: 

·         Edina High School

·         University of Saint Thomas, B.A. in English

·         Hamline University, Graduating Spring of 2016 with a degree and license in Secondary Comm. Arts & Literature

Family:  I have a mother, a father, and a younger brother.

Hobbies:  Running—I’m training for my first marathon. Travelling—My goal is to visit all 50 states. Podcasts—A great way to keep up on the things I like, and I can listen while I run.

Amanda Metzler

Graduated high school/college and degrees earned: 

• Cambridge-Isanti High School
• Cambridge Community College/Anoka Ramsey CC
• Graduated with a B.A. in Mathematics Education at Bethel University

Family:  Married to my computer programming husband Brent and have 1 girl, 2 boys: Maddie (8), Adrien (6), and Cameron (4).

Hobbies:  Every so often I have to de-clutter my hobbies. My main ones are sewing and DIY home improvement, but I also enjoy vegetable gardening, reading, experimenting with cooking 'healthy' foods, card crafting, and basically anything that involves creating. 

Melissa Reich

• Graduated high school/college and degrees earned: 

·         Champlin Park High School

·         St. Cloud State University (double major in Community Psychology and Chemical Dependency)

School activities or athletics involved with: Writing Center, Quiet Time Study

Family:  Husband, Kevin and 4 kids:  Cooper (8), Olivia (6), Elijah (4), Chance (2).

Hobbies:  What hobbies?  I have four kids. J Cake decorating, biking, rollerblading & leading Cub Scouts.