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Viking Connections

Alumni supporting students and each other

Viking Connections is Augustana College’s Career Alumni Connector Network to bring together accomplished alumni and students. 

Alumni Connectors are available to share advice on careers, industries, employment trends, and organizations within their areas of expertise.

These mentoring relationships support and guide students — as well as young alumni  — as they navigate their careers or consider graduate school.

The program is open to students and alumni from all class years and majors.  

How students can make a Connection

Learn about the Alumni Connectors and their fields in the list below. (If there is no Connector in your field, please contact the Office of Alumni Relations.)

Get in touch with the Connector through the preferred contact information on their bio page, or Linkedin.

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Marty Offutt-Gruber
Viking Connections: Marty Offutt-Gruber
Career field: Pretrial justice
Graduation year: 1986
Location: Batavia, Illinois
Jeff Ogden
Viking Connections: Jeff Ogden
Career field: Environmental science
Graduation year: 1994
Location: Rockford, Illinois
Shelby Olson
Viking Connections: Shelby Olson
Career field: Human resources
Graduation year: 1979
Location: Estero, Florida
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Viking Connections: Kimberly Painter
Career field: Physical therapy
Graduation year: 2013
Location: Bloomington, Illinois
Eric Palmer
Viking Connections: Eric Palmer
Career field: Law
Graduation year: 2013
Location: Portland, Oregon
Tony Passaro
Viking Connections: Tony Passaro
Career field: Music education
Graduation year: 2013
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Reeya Patel
Viking Connections: Reeya Patel
Career field: Dentistry
Graduation year: 2013
Location: Saint Peters, Missouri
Eric Pease
Viking Connections: Eric Pease
Career field: Health care
Graduation year: 2013
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Michael Pease
Viking Connections: Michael Pease
Career field: Finance
Graduation year: 2011
Location: Davenport, Iowa
Kali Petit
Viking Connections: Kali Petit
Career field: Technology
Graduation year: 2007
Location: New Lenox, Illinois
Esther Powell
Viking Connections: Esther Powell
Career field: Nonprofit management
Graduation year: 2006
Location: Framingham, Massachusetts
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Viking Connections: Jill Powers
Career field: Physician
Graduation year: 2002
Location: Dubuque, Iowa
Catherine Priebe
Viking Connections: Catherine Priebe
Career field: Law
Graduation year: 2020
Location: Athens, Georgia
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Viking Connections: Kayla Radloff
Career field: Education
Graduation year: 2012
Location: North Aurora, Illinois
Mike Randolph
Viking Connections: Mike Randolph
Career field: Leadership development
Graduation year: 2009
Location: Manor, Texas
Amy Rector
Viking Connections: Amy Rector
Career field: Content strategy
Graduation year: 1991
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Michael Ricaurte
Viking Connections: Michael Ricaurte
Career field: Human resources
Graduation year: 1993
Location: Northbrook, Illinois
Rebecca Richardson
Viking Connections: Rebecca Richardson
Career field: Law
Graduation year: 2007
Location: Washington, D.C.
Linnea Ritchie
Viking Connections: Linnea Ritchie
Career field: Biology
Graduation year: 2016
Location: Syracuse, New York
Beth Rodriguez
Viking Connections: Beth Rodriguez
Career field: Education
Graduation year: 1993
Location: Peoria, Arizona
Kevin Roesler
Viking Connections: Kevin Roesler
Career field: Business administration
Graduation year: 1987
Location: Tiburon, California
Beth Rokaitis
Viking Connections: Beth Rokaitis
Career field: Speech-language pathology
Graduation year: 1984
Location: Modesto, California
Sarah Rothenberg
Viking Connections: Sarah Rothenberg
Career field: Health care-neuroscience
Graduation year: 2014
Location: Palatine, Illinois
Morgan Rottinghaus
Viking Connections: Morgan Rottinghaus
Career field: Medicine
Graduation year: 2021
Location: Springfield, Illinois

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