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Alumni Association Board of Directors

The Augustana College Alumni Association Board of Directors is now accepting applications for the Alumni Board beginning in the 2025 school year. Alumni Board members leverage their passion, intellect and connections in service of Augustana College. Board members receive exclusive access to Augustana events and networking opportunities.

Review of applications received by March 1 of each year will take place at the board's spring meeting in May and applicants invited to sit on the board will be notified by June 15 of each year. All applications will be considered for membership up to two years after submission. After this period, you will need to submit a new application. 

Officers

Patrick Hunt

Patrick Hunt '02, president. He is the head of commercial operations at LendingClub.

Helen Borochov

Helen Borochov '99, vice president. She is the director of logistics at Imperial Packaging Corporation.

Lori Dryg

Lori Dryg '84, secretary. She is a supervisor at Genesis Pediatric Therapy Center.

Zubair Ansari

Zubair Ansari '00, DEI chair, serves as executive director of the Cancer Support Community in Washington, D.C.

Members

Daniel Allen '87

Daniel Allen '87 was the global human resources director at John Deere (retired).

Dave Barajas Jr. '86

Dave Barajas Jr. '86 is the director of business development, Dave's Coffee Cake, Rock Falls, Ill.

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Lindsey Cannata '13 is a financial advisor at Cannata & Company.

Heather Carlson Hoftender

Heather Carlson Hoftender '96 is a partner at McDonald, Woodward & Carlson, P.C., in Davenport, Iowa.

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Gary Fairchild '74 is the chairman at Fairchild Equipment.

Danny Gavillet

Danny Gavillet '07 is a Natural Gas Operations Manager at ONE Gas in Austin, Texas.

Clyde Grady

Clyde Grady '91 is a physician of family medicine at Great River Health.

Patrick Hughes

Patrick Hughes '94 is a professor and dean at Texas Tech University.

Emily Jacobs

Emily Jacobs '09 is a program coordinator for the AVID college readiness program at Dundee-Crown High School.

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Ryan Jenkins '18 is an anchor and reporter for TMJ4 News in Milwaukee, Wis.

Rich Jenson

Rich Jensen '74 is retired from service as chief counsel, Facilities, U.S. Postal Service, Washington, D.C.

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Kristoffer Kizer '18 is a senior associate consultant at Kantar.

Carol LaHurd

Carol LaHurd '68 is a retired college professor and ELCA denominational staff member.

Mike Lopez

Mike Lopez '79 is mayor of the Village of Jerome, Ill.

Alex Mayszak

Alex Mayszak '13 is Director of Digital Learning & Innovation at East Moline School District #37.

Kristi Moynihan

Kristi Moynihan '83 is an academic department administrator at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Antonio Passaro '13

Antonio Passaro '13 is director of bands and jazz ensembles at The International School of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium.

Ann Pedersen

Ann Pedersen '82, CPA, CMA, MBA, is a business office coordinator for the Village of Glen Ellyn.

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Deetra Sallis '96 is the director of human resources at DeKalb School District.

Valerie Sims Rucker

Valerie Sims Rucker '83 is a school social worker at Chicago Public Schools.

Lori Spencer '73

Lori Spencer '73 is retired from service as a general counsel/chief compliance officer at The Southeast Permanente Medical Group, Inc.

Kelsey Sundwall

Kelsey Sundwall '13 is a patient care manager (nursing) at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

Anna Tegge '18

Anna Tegge '18 is a senior legislative research analyst and project manager at Lockheed Martin Government Affairs.

Bill Telleen

Bill Telleen '68 is a retired accountant.

Marlisa Wiley

Marlisa Wiley '19 is the owner of Swirl Wine Bar.

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