Bennie Businesses Online Directory
Building a strong network isn't just about making connections. It's making the right connections. Use the online directory yourself as a tool for locating services, vendors and partners who share the Saint Ben's education and Benedictine values that helped make you the businesswoman you are today. We are truly proud of the successful woman you have become and we hope that you take this opportunity to share, interact and partner with the rest of our passionate Saint Ben's alumnae community.
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Arts /Advertising, Communications & Marketing / Accounting & Finance / Business & Business Development / Consulting & Coaching / Direct Sales / Education / Event Management/Planning / Health & Wellness / Hospitality/Restaurant / Insurance / Legal / Management / Manufacturing / Nonprofit /
Real Estate & Interior Design / Retail / Sports & Recreation / Travel & Tourism
Arts
Bennie Business | Bennie Name & Title | Location |
Capture Your Photos | Holly Breitenbach Corbid '91 Owner/Photo Organizer |
Stillwater, MN |
Colleen Regina Photography | Colleen Kennedy Kanan '14 Owner |
Pequot Lakes, MN |
Mariya Lawinger Kemper '15 |
Alexandria, MN | |
Melinda Wolff | Melinda Knutzen Wolff Artist |
St. Paul, MN |
Nicole Pederson Photography |
Nicole Pederson ’17 Owner and Photographer |
St. Paul, MN |
Quad City Symphony Orchestra |
Chelsea Schwarzkorf |
Davenport, IA |
Advertising, Communications & Marketing
Bennie Business | Bennie Name & Title | Location |
Allyn Linden Media | Social Media Management |
Angie MacDonald Marsh ’03 Owner and Strategist |
St. Paul, MN |
Bellmont Partners | Johanna Holub ’13 Account Supervisor |
Edina, MN |
Boston Scientific |
Megan Barrett Vathing '11 |
Minneapolis, MN |
CW Marketing & Communications |
Carolyn Will ’86 Principal/Owner |
St. Paul, MN |
DAYTA | Afton Windsperger-Dick ’16 Consultant |
St. Cloud, MN |
Electric Pulp | Wendy Wuebben Johnson ’96 Senior Project Manager |
Sioux Falls, SD |
Equator Design | Megan Russell '18 Creative Account Manager |
Minneapolis, MN |
ETM Creative | Emma Thomas-McGinnis ’98 Marketing Designer |
Urbandale, IA |
FleishmanHillard | Emily Leuthner Frager ’96 SVP & Senior Partner, General Manager Southern CA |
Los Angeles, CA |
Kate Tovsen Media | Kate Westlund Tovsen’10 Owner/Producer/Writer |
North Shore, MN |
little pepper promotions | Sandy Pfefferle Forster ’82 Owner |
NE Minneapolis, MN |
Optum | Marina Maric '07 Marketing and Communication Lead |
Eden Prairie, MN |
Orman Guidance, Inc | Anne Golden ’91 Executive Vice President |
Minneapolis, MN |
Periscope | Sarah Beck ’17 Associate Strategist |
Minneapolis, MN |
Polka Dot Powerhouse | Wendi Moline Giuliano ’93 Regional Support Manager |
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Riverside Writing | Angela Sigl Janson ’07 Freelance Writer |
Minneapolis, MN |
Erin Wiese Weinzettel '11 Global Marketing & Brand Strategy Director |
Pierre, SD | |
Specialty Incentives | Kaettie Wenger ’01 Promotional Consultant |
Durango, CO |
Sunburnt Studios | Erin Beacom ’17 CEO |
Arvada, CO |
Sunburnt Studios LLC | Olivia Stewart ’16 Director of Public Outreach |
Denver, CO |
Katie Neunsinger Walter ’00 Fractional CMO | Marketing Consultant |
St. Paul, MN | |
True Bear TV | Aly Chromy Hutcherson ’15 Director |
London, United Kingdom |
Accounting & Finance
Bennie Business | Bennie Name & Title | Location |
CliftonLarsonAllen | Sue Klick Cron '85 Director of Recruitment |
Minneapolis, MN |
CliftonLarsonAllen | Mackenzie Ludowese Rooney '08 Senior Associate |
Minneapolis, MN |
Edward Jones Investments | Christine Berg '89 Financial Advisor |
Arlington Heights, IL |
Goff Investment Group | Janel Halverson Goff '91 Managing Director Wealth Management |
Edina, MN |
Granite Partners | Angie Krtnick Complin '04 Talent Director |
St. Cloud, MN |
Henry+Horne, LLP | Jenifer Swann Louwagie '12 Audit Manager |
Tempe, AZ |
Julie Kolbow Accounting | Julie Ajax Kolbow '91 Bookkeeper/Small Business Accountant |
Chanhassen, MN |
Ledge Wealth Management, Inc. | Gina Koshiol Bartell '95 Partner |
Sartell, MN |
Riverbridge Partners | Samantha Noble Decker ’10 Director of Alchemy |
Minneapolis, MN |
RSM US LLP | Alexa Bollig Lambert '14 Manager, IT Business Operations |
Minneapolis, MN |
Trust Point Inc | Jennifer Elston Brondell '99 Regional Account Executive |
Minneapolis, MN |
Business & Business Development
Bennie Business | Bennie Name & Title | Location |
Apex Systems | Emma Fering '16 Recruiter |
Edina, MN |
AminoAcids | Megan Malz '12 Quality Assurance Director |
St. Paul, MN |
AT&T | Sarah Lange Miller '15 Senior Technology Program Manager |
Chicago, IL |
Cargill | Mary Cavanagh '83 Talent Management Consultant |
Hopkins, MN |
Colman Group LLC | Becky Kornovich Papp '92 Founder |
Phoenix, AZ |
Dan Welle's GM & Chrysler | Chrissy Welle Hokanson '02 Vice President/Controller |
Sauk Centre, MN |
DePuy Synthes |
Maria Wallace '21 |
St. Paul, MN |
Filsan Talent Partners | St. Cloud, MN | |
High Road Heating & Cooling |
Robin Bennett Johnson '88 Owner |
Long Lake, MN |
Innovative & Waste Recycling | Carissa Pfarr Burns '14 General Manager |
New Prague, MN |
Nanny |
Doreen Thelen Runquist '90 |
Minnesota |
Nonprofit Data Geeks | Jennifer Maza Otremba ’02 Founder & Lead Salesforce Consultant |
St. Paul, MN |
Northland Kart Kountry & Northland Cabin Care |
Julie Spoden Degen ’93 Owner |
Brainerd, MN |
SALO, LLC | London Stelten ’17 Compass Program Manager |
Minneapolis, MN |
Starkey Hearing Technologies | Kathleen Hoeg ’13 Market Access Analyst |
Eden Prairie, MN |
SPC Commerce | Katelyn Plutt '11 Associate Business Analyst |
Minneapolis, MN |
SPS Commerce | Maria Larson '12 Senior Sales Trainer |
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Team Neurodivergent | Meghan Fitzgerald Bonde '07 Founder and Neurodiversity Specialist |
Westminster, CO |
Turnberry Solutions | Grace Steinhagen '22 Crew Product Management Associate |
Minneapolis, MN |
Zimmerman Plumbing, Inc. |
Sarah Nachreiner Johnson '99 Owner |
Portage, WI |
Coaching & Consulting
Bennie Business | Bennie Name & Title | Location |
After The Jersey Coaching |
Kelsey Robinson Wiechman '06 |
Medina, MN (and virtual) |
Agni Core Corporation |
Nritya Ramani Su;tana '08 |
New York |
ALIGN Strategy, LLC |
Tara Tollefson Gronhovd '99 |
St. Cloud, MN |
AZT Enneagram and Consulting |
Adia Zeman Theis '12 |
Cold Spring, MN |
BeMoved | Speaker Coaching | Sally Koering Zimney '99 Founder & Speaker Coach |
St. Paul, MN |
Centered Living, LLC | Lisa Lippert Roesner '87 Owner |
Prior Lake, MN |
Mary Olk & Associates | Mary Olk ’82 Chief Coaching Officer |
Minnetonka, MN |
Wild Roots Coaching | Kristin Sweetman '08 Life & Mindset Coach |
Minneapolis, MN |
Direct Sales
Amare Global | Rachel Baraibar Sande '94 Wellness Partner |
MN |
Cabi | Mallory Lundeen Swierk '08 Independent Cabi Stylist |
Plymouth, MN |
J.Hilburn Men’s Clothier | Jodi Montgomery Mayers '98 Senior Partner |
Minneapolis, MN |
LuLaRoe Teri Durbin | Teri Weller Durbin '86 Fashion Retailer |
St. Cloud, MN |
Independent Associate with Isagenix International |
Kristi Brever Etzell '88 Executive |
Kent, WA |
Mary Kay | Jennifer Sainsbury '03 Independent Beauty Consultant |
St. Paul, MN |
Mary Kay | Julia Schmidt Piper '79 Independent Beauty Consultant |
Minneapolis, MN |
Mary Kay | Penny Commerford '85 Independent Beauty Consultant |
St. Paul, MN |
Modere-Live Clean with Kraig and Doreen |
Doreen Thelen Runquist '90 Social Marketer |
St. Paul, MN |
Neora | Diane Kruczek Foss '02 Brand Partner |
FL |
Norwex | Sarah Pokorny Johnson '09 Sales Consultant |
St. Paul, MN |
Rodan+Fields | Valerie Smith Olson '03 Business Owner/ Consulting and Business Development |
Remote/Virtual |
Rodan+Fields | Jessie Rasmusson Bruns '06 Executive Consultant |
St. Joseph, MN |
Rodan+Fields | Katie Towne Winkelman '03 RFX Lexus Acheiver |
Foley, MN |
SeneGence International | Katie Kaproth Dufault '01 Independent Distributor |
St. Paul, MN |
Stella and Dot | Doreen Thelen Runquist '90 Ambassador |
MN |
Zyia Active | Laura Stork Beirne '02 Executive |
St. Joseph, MN |
Education
Bennie Business | Bennie Name & Title | Location |
Brainerd Public Schools | Katrina Bigalk Atkinson '19 Teacher |
Brainerd, MN |
CharterSource | Beth Lenhardt Finch '85 Founder |
Afton, MN |
Consultant for Dayna | Collette Dick Krueger '77 Consultant |
Silver Springs, MD |
ESL Educator | Elizabeth Lytle Isaac '83 ESL Educator |
Greater Boston, MA |
Kennedy College Consulting | Stephanie Palubicki Kennedy '78 Educational Consultant |
Downers Grove, IL |
Sadlier | Nancy Stoner Alliegro '82 Director of Marketing |
Minneapolis, MN |
Skyhawks & SuperTots Sports |
Tori Lee Makela '95 Franchise Owner |
Denver, CO |
St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church |
Linda Dietman Arnold '75 Director of Religious Education |
Sartell, MN |
Tending Windmills | Kristin Sawyer Lyman '00 Barton Tutor/Educator/Community Builder |
Sartell, MN |
University of California, Berkeley |
Britta Kolb '09 Associate Director, Chairs and Professorships |
Berkeley, CA |
Visitation School | Ann Bachman Barter '03 Director of Upper School |
Mendota Heights, MN |
Event Management/Planning
Bennie Business | Bennie Name & Title | Location |
Balanced Roots Retreats |
Katherine Krois Quade ’10 |
Plymouth, MN |
HelmsBriscoe | Abby Hahn Hoffman '06 Manager, Global Accounts |
Minneapolis, MN |
Health & Wellness
Bennie Business | Bennie Name & Title | Location |
Aetna | Erin Connelly Wagner '11 Onsite Health Coach Dietitian |
Plymouth, MN |
Allen & Holm Family and Cosmetic Dentistry |
Nancy Holm Callas '84 Nancy H. Holm, DDS |
Burnsville, MN |
Alliance for Healing |
Diane Gerdts Hovey '81 |
White Bear Lake, MN |
Bee Well Massage & Bee the Voice |
Molly Dose '99 Owner & Massage Therapist/ Mental Health Speaker |
Shakopee, MN |
Benedictine Living Community | Debby Beumer Bradley '86 Chaplain/Foundation |
Red Wing, MN |
Children's Hospital Colorado |
Anna Pohlad '15 IT Project Manager |
Denver, CO |
Core Healers Inc | Elizabeth Knapp '86 Owner |
Excelsior, MN |
Desirée Brazelton, Homeopath and Conscious Parenting Champion |
Desiree Palmen Brazelton '99 Homeopath |
Minneapolis, MN |
Empowering All Wellness | Amanda Kelly '03 Wellness Advisor |
Minneapolis, MN |
Face Foundrie | Apple Valley, Blaine, & Wayzata, MN |
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Gerhardson Chiropractic | Lacie Schroden Gerhardson '00 Owner |
St. Cloud, MN |
Healing Meadows Animal Chiropractic |
Jessica Agnew Hoeppner Donaldson '10 Doctor of Chiropractic, Certified in Veterinary Spinal Manipulative Therapy |
Metro Minnesota |
Jessie Biser Yoga | Jessie Biser '14 Yoga Teacher |
Online |
Living Well With {K} | Kristin Erickson Kraemer '03 Owner-Certified Holistic Health Coach |
Green Isle, MN |
Medtronic | Shannon Bassett '13 Sales Representative, Deep Brain Stimulation |
Denver, CO |
Metro MN Community |
Michele Matusovic Lacy '87 Administrative Director |
St. Louis Park, MN |
Minnesota Brain Injury Alliance & Minnesota Stroke Association |
Susan McGuigan '81 Development Coordinator |
Roseville, MN |
Missy D Training | Missy Durand Dietrich '02 Owner |
Minneapolis, MN |
Nancy H. Holm, D.D.S PA | Nancy Holm '88 Dentist - owner |
Burnsville, MN |
Okaloosa Animal Clinic | Elizabeth Conrad '92 DVM/Owner |
Crestview, FL |
Personal Trainer/Coach | Missy Durand Dietrich '02 | Minneapolis, MN |
Premier, Inc. | Elise Guimont-Blackburn '08 Principal/VP, Performance Services Enterprise Solutions |
Charlotte, NC |
Prime Therapeutics | Denise Chambers Lecher '05 Director of Public Relations |
Eagan, MN |
Professional Case Management |
Danielle Vanderhyde Lambert '15 |
Denver, CO |
Springwood Therapy | Maureen Laschen '10 | Edina, MN |
Starking Hearing Technologies |
Alexandra Hammerstrom Commers '16 Product Marketing Associate |
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Skybox | Missy Durand Dietrich '02 Personal Trainer/Coach |
Hospitality/Restaurant
Bennie Business | Bennie Name & Title | Location |
Canteen One | Megan Russell ’18 Client Services Manager |
Minneapolis, MN |
Lucky Guys Distillery | Erin Lisle '90 Manager |
Hudson, WI |
Roaming Buffalo BBQ | Rachael Lundby Webb '04 Owner |
Denver, CO |
Insurance
Bennie Business | Bennie Name & Title | Location |
Allianz Life | Lisa Weathers '13 Distribution Marketing Associate |
Minneapolis, MN |
Barbara Ellis & Co LLC | Barbara Wilm Ellis '64 Owner Mgr |
Denver, CO |
Harkwell Prosser Inc | New Hope, MN | |
Harkwell Prosser Inc |
Mary Harkwell Prosser '84 |
Minnetonka, MN |
Holmes Murphy & Associates | Annie Dittberner Bushey '17 Client Executive |
Minneapolis, MN |
Marsh & McLennan Agency | PK Kriha ’91 SVP, Employee Health and Benefits |
Minneapolis, MN |
North Shore Title | Celine Bernard Campbell '84 Executive Closer |
Duluth, MN |
Northway Insurance of Park Rapids |
Andria Primus Nordick '03 Owner/Agent |
Park Rapids, MN |
Truck Writers | Mackenzie Sullivan Thompson '15 VP Operations |
Blaine, MN |
Legal
Bennie Business | Bennie Name & Title | Location |
Allina Health System | Amie Stanley Penny Sayler '93 Attorney |
Minneapolis, MN |
Calibrate | Jenny Schwope '11 Senior Executive Search Associate |
Lansing, KS |
Sonja Nyberg '04 Attorney |
St. Paul, MN | |
Sarah Swenson Kilibarda '97 Counsel |
Minneapolis, MN | |
Fox Rothschild LLP |
Kathryn Hauff Dehn ’12 |
Minneapolis, MN |
Heart Law, LLC | Angela Heart '90 Attorney |
Woodbury, MN |
Henson & Efron, P.A. |
Allison Plunkett '12 Attorney |
Minneapolis, MN |
Independent Freelance Court Reporter |
S. Ryan Ziegler '05 | Inver Grove Heights, MN |
Jeffrey P. Scott and Associates |
Charissa Perzel Hall '12 Estate Planning Attorney |
St. Paul, MN |
Jennifer L. Lavin, P.C. | Jennifer Rexroat Lavin '94 Principal Attorney, Divorce and Family Law |
Chicago, IL |
Management
Bennie Business | Bennie Name & Title | Location |
Be The Match |
Emily Heying '17 |
Minneapolis, MN |
C.H. Robinson | Michelle Melsen '08 UX Designer |
Minneapolis, MN |
Executive Growth Advisors |
Mimi Palen-Clare '78 |
Eagan, MN |
Precision Discovery | Lisa Locher Wahlers '11 Director, Sales Operations |
Chicago, IL |
Manufacturing
Bennie Business | Bennie Name & Title | Location |
Boston Scientific | Lisa Fenske Shaw '13 Digital Marketing Manager |
Maple Grove, MN |
General Mills | Elizabeth Sturlaugson Kohlhof '08 Sr National Account Executive |
Minneapolis, MN |
HanesBrands Inc | Raeleen Rasmussen Fandrich '08 Category Manager |
Minneapolis, MN |
Michelin | Andrea Carrow Morsching '09 Marketing Brand Director |
Greenville, SC |
Target | Katrina Lusty Daly '22 Sr. Sourcing Manager |
Minneapolis, MN |
Nonprofit
Bennie Business | Bennie Name & Title | Location |
A Breath of Hope Lung Foundation |
Molly Flaig '15 Event Manager |
Wayzata, MN |
Alzheimer's Association Illinois Chapter |
Mary DeMars ’08 Director, Walk to End Alzheimer's, Chicago |
Chicago, IL |
Bridge to Books | Nickie Johnson Ferguson '12 Director of Marketing |
Stillwater, MN |
Catholic Charities of St. Paul & Minneapolis |
Christa Troup '14 Managing Director |
Minneapolis, MN |
Diocese of Saint Cloud | Jane Murray Marrin '64 Chancellor |
St. Cloud, MN |
Domestic Violence Turning Points |
Melissa Petrangelo Scaia '96 | Grand Rapids, MN |
Fundraising Institute Australia |
Katherine Raskob '85 Chief Executive Officer |
Sydney, Australia |
Heifer International | Michelle Dusek Izaguirre '89 Vice President of Marketing and Resource Development Operations |
Little Rock, AR |
Mounds Park Academy | Ashley Brown Goetzke ’10 Assistant Director of Development |
St. Paul, MN |
Sophia Korman Wocken '15 Program Administration Coordinator |
Minneapolis, MN | |
Sustainable Growth Coalition |
Amy Fredregill '97 Managing Director |
Minneapolis, MN |
The Basilica of Saint Mary |
Susan McGuigan '81 Development Officer |
Minneapolis, MN |
Xperitas/Global Citizens Network |
Grace Janssen '12 Community Partnership Program Manager |
Minneapolis, MN |
Whole Woman's Health Alliance | Tammy Tesky Ausen '98 Development Director |
Charlottesville, VA |
Real Estate & Interior Design
Bennie Business | Bennie Name & Title | Location |
Alon Interiors |
Nicole Smith '08 |
Larkfield, Kent United Kingdom |
Coldwell Banker Burnet |
Sarah Guimond McDermott '84 Real Estate Agent/Sales Associate |
Minneapolis/ St. Paul, MN |
Coldwell Banker Realty |
Kathleen Utley Smith ’06 Realtor |
Englewood, CO |
Cushman & Wakefield | Barbara Weinzierl Sorensen '86 Senior Assistant Property Manager |
Edina, MN |
J&RS |
Bridget Erickson '19 |
Duluth, MN |
Molly McKinney Palettes | Molly Lynch McKinney '91 Architectural Color Consultant |
St. Paul, MN |
Partners 4 Design | Lisa Pope '83 Lead Designer |
Minnesota |
Richdale Apartments | Laura Barry '19 Leasing Professional |
Minnetonka, MN |
Vivus Design | Mary Koupal Schmelzer '89 Owner |
Northfield, MN |
West+Main Homes | Kate Lutz Nestingen '12 Realtor |
St. Paul, MN |
Retail/Wholesale
Bennie Business |
Bennie Name & Title |
Location |
Essential Bodywear - The Bra Lady |
Chicago, IL | |
Hygge Wear | St. Cloud, MN | |
Jodi Mayers & Style Partners |
Jodi Montgomery Mayers '98 |
Minneapolis, MN |
Lifetouch | Shutterfly, Inc. |
Molly Flaig '15 |
Northfield, MN |
Red Wing Shoe Company |
Jaime Strein Lenczewski '09 |
Red Wing, MN |
Schuler Shoes | Kristen Findley '94 Director of Marketing |
Maple Grove, MN |
Target |
Lindsay Hall '05 |
Minneapolis, MN |
Target |
Valerie Smith Olson '03 |
Minneapolis, MN |
Sports & Recreation
Bennie Business |
Bennie Name & Title |
Location |
University of Wisconsin- Madison Recreation & Wellbeing |
Karen Lux ’07 |
Madison, WI |
Travel & Tourism
Bennie Business | Bennie Name & Title | Location |
AdZentures | Lindsey Conroy Owner/CEO |
Austin, TX |
Live Well Travel | Amanda Kelly ’03 Travel Agency Owner |
Minneapolis, MN |