Field Notes APSS - 2018-19

Alumni News & Notes ‘18 Rohini Singh (Soc/Anth) is currently teach- ing English in Gwangju, South Korea as part of the EPIK program.

Alyssa Quilling (Soc/Anth) completed her Wiscon- sin-DNR funded research position affiliated with the LAKES REU program, tak- ing the lead on authoring a community capacity study for the Red Cedar Water- shed. This fall, she will tran- sition to a new position as the APSS program associate.

Zach Hoffman , J.D., (History/Politics) start- ed a new position as an attorney with the Sil- vera Firm in Dallas, TX. Shelby Schuppe (Soc/Anth) completed her M.A. from Brandeis University in Peace Stud- ies & Conflict Resolution. She also started a new position as a Title IX Intake Specialist at the Rocky Mountain Victim Law Center. Adrienne Sulma (Soc/Anth) served as a Se- nior Research Analyst for the State of Wis- consin and recently started a new position as the Integrated Services Manager for Program Evaluation in Milwaukee County. Rachel Weber (Soc/Anth) is a Research In- tegration Analyst at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. ‘14 Chris Galetka (Econ) started a new position in Illinois with Rust-Oleum as a Forecasting Analyst. Fitzie Heimdahl (Hist/Politics) started a new position as Historic Preservation Project Manager for Northern Bedrock Historic Pres- ervation Corps in Minnesota. ‘13 Mitchell Ham- line School of Law, getting engaged, and starting a new position serving as a Judicial Law Clerk at the Minnesota U.S. Distric Court. Jade Klemmensen , J.D. (History/Politics) is an Associate Attorney at McKinnis & Doom in Amery, WI. She earned her degree from Mitchell Hamline in 2018. Rory Letteney (Soc/Anth) started a new po- sition as a software developer for MSuite in Cedar Rapids, IA. Sam Foster , J.D., M.B.A., (Econ) had a busy and excit- ing year, com- pleting his law degree from

Roselyn An- derson (Econ) started her po- sition as Cost Analyst with Nestle USA in Indianapolis, IN.

Wade Dugstad (Econ) started a position as Business Analyst at Kwik Trip in October 2018. ‘16 1st Lt.

Aarin McLaugh- lin , U.S. Marine Corps (History/ Politics) was mar- ried on August 17 to wife Lindsey McLaughlin.

Sarah Green (Econ) started a management position at Custom Hose Tech in Minnesota. Shane Miller (History/Politics and Econ) was accepted to the Masters program in Pub- lic and Nonprofit Administration at Metro- politan State University in St. Paul. Katie Nyseth (Soc/Anth) began the School Counseling M.S. program at UW-Stout. Elle Overby (nee Alvarez-Casas) (History/ Politics; Econ minor) is a Client Associate at Blue Granite Wealth-Raymond James in Eau Claire. She was also married to husband Aar- on in August 2019. Vinnay Pai (Econ) is working in Minneapolis for Wells Fargo as a loan development spe- cialist. Erik Pearl (Soc/Anth) was accepted with a fellowship to the interdisciplinary Heritage and Museum Sciences M.A. program at Texas Tech University. Johanna Peterson (Soc/Anth) is working as a legal assistant at Robert Wilson & Associates in Minneapolis. ‘17

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Hillary Hoffman (Soc/Anth) is working at the University of Minnesota Environment & Energy Law Clinic while completing her final year of Law School. ‘15

Cassie Broneak (nee Beckworth) (Soc/Anth) and her husband Joey welcomed a new baby, Jack Jo- seph , on July 7th, 2019. Cassie was also promoted to Research Asso- ciate at the Na- tional Center for

‘12 Tina Rucci , M.A. (Soc/Anth) graduated from the University of San Diego Kroc School of Peace and Justice with a Mas- ters in Peace and Justice Studies. She is currently the Program Director for Hands of Peace, a non-profit organization in Chicago dedicated to supporting the empow- erment of young leaders for peace.

Computer Science Education at the College of St. Scholastica where she is working on her Masters of Education.

Megan Hondl (Econ & History/Politics) accepted a new po- sition as the Cam- paigns Director for the Virginia House Democratic Caucus.

Stephanie Hintz , M.S.W. (Soc/Anth) re- cently helped lead the Dunn County Health Needs Assessment and the Health Dunn Right coalition as part of her position work- ing as a UW-Extension Human Development and Relationships Educator in Dunn County.

Tyler Schieflebein (Econ) is working at Booz Allen Hamilton in Washington, D.C. assisting with imple- menting initiatives in the Department of Defense.

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