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Alumni Association Board Members
The SJU Alumni Association Board works closely with the University to advise us and lead us in engaging our alumni. Board members help foster lifelong relationships with alumni and friends of Saint John’s. They also demonstrate ways in which alumni can become involved and active in supporting their alma mater. For more information about serving on the Alumni Association Board, please contact Adam Herbst at 320-363-3819.
The SJU Alumni Association Board Mission is to strengthen and perpetuate the bond of friendship formed in college days, to advance the spiritual and temporal welfare of its members and to further the interests of our alma mater.
Office of the President
Bill Olson ’91
President
Owner/Consultant
Five-O Corp. Inc.
Rick Speckmann ’72
Past President
Executive Business Advisor
David E. Moe ’94
Presidential Ambassador
Director, Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis
The Toro Company
Dan Haller ’09
Secretary
Attorney
Felhaber Larson Law Firm
Ex Officio
Dan Murphy ’05
J-Club President
Senior Manager of Media Strategy
Best Buy
Bill Olson ’91
Trustee Representative
Owner/Consultant
Five-O Corp. Inc.
Wes Kirchner ’24
Student Representative
Joe Larson ’21
Young Alum Co-Chair
Sales Development
UnitedHealth Group
Timothy Backous, OSB
Monastic Representative
Saint John’s University
Student Experience Committee
Mike Anderson ’05
Chair, Student Experience Committee
Director, SkyWater Search Partners
Joe Housman ’04
Ambassador
Vice President
Hays Companies
Peter Banick ’09
Senior Counsel
Aon
Jack Brandes ’13
Assistant Manager
Lumber One
Scott Fenske ’87
General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Alerus Financial, N.A.
Ryan Green ’04
Senior Director – Real Estate
Best Buy
Alan Johnson ’92
Ecommerce Strategy and Operations
Acosta
Casey Martin, MD ’91
Medical Specialty
University of Minnesota
Tom Muchlinski ’72
Retired – Mathematics Specialist
Minnesota Department of Education
Resource Development Committee
Michael Wollmering ’10
Chair
Data and Analytics Consultant
Inspire11
Steve Lee ’91
Business Broker
Sunbelt Business Advisors of Minnesota.
James Mattson ’13
Financial Advisor | Managing Director
The Falldin-Mattson Group
John Quinlan ’87
Managing Director, Head of Insurance Advisory
Cresset
Alumni Engagement Committee
Tom Hentges ’82
Vice President
Entegee
Ambassador
Vice President
Hays Companies
Ben Broos ’12
Director of Sales
The Bluebird Group
Student Recruitment Committee
Mark Wollner ’82
Chair
Retired Business Development Manager
3M
Tom Mahowald ’86
Ambassador
Managing Director and Portfolio Manager
Evercore Wealth Managment
Logan Hershey ’16
Financial Advisor
RBC Wealth Management
Ryan Turbes ’09
Partner/CPA
Boulay Group
Alumni Engagement Committee
Gerald LeGarde ’12
Product Development and Multi-Channel
E-commerce
Tom Hentges ’82
Vice President
Entegee
Ben Broos ’12
Director of Sales
The Bluebird Group
Chapter Committee
Mike Erpenbach ’80
Ambassador
Financial Advisor
Cedar Ridge Wealth Management
Shawn Govern ’88
Attorney
DeWitt, Ross and Steves Law Office
Dan Larsen ’00
President & CEO
Hengst Filtration
Stacy Morris ’97
Partner
Lamson, Dugan & Murray, LLP
Gevon Moss ’05
Head of Human Resources and Training
Central Bank of the Bahamas
Dan Stangler ’98
Chief Executive Officer
Brew Dr.
Jeff Zignego ’94
Principal
Eagle Point Insurance Group
Chapter Committee
Jim Platten ’74
Chair, Classes Subcommittee
Regional Executive Director
M Health Fairview
Chris Boyd ’77
Sr. Vice President and Area Manager
Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center
Andrew McGee ’19
Director of Business Development
HTEC Group
Matt Spiczka ’14
Director of Business Development
MHS Insurance Agency
Individuals Committee
Will Starbird ’14
Chair, Individuals Committee
Senior Vice President
Hayes Companies
Art Boylan ’01
Ambassador
Attorney and Shareholder
Anthony Ostland Baer and Louwagie
Tom Hokr ’72
Ambassador
Founder & CEO
MHS Companies
Jeff Starbird ’75
Ambassador
Partner
Secure ABC
Jon Holmers ’12
Account Manager
Compudyne
The Benedictine Way Committee
Joe Eiden ’10
Chair, Benedictine Way Committee
Principal HR Partner
Datasite
Dick Howard ’72
Retired – former Senior Executive of Fairview, President of the Fairview Foundation; President of RJ Howard and Associates, LL
Mike Urbanos ’72
Ambassador
Retired – General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer
Space Center, Inc.
Oumar Cherif ’10
Operations Manager
County Wide Tire and Rubber
John Smyrski, MD ’85
Vice President Medical Affairs
Abbott Northwestern Hospital
Colonel, USA (Retired)
The Kevin DeVaan Memorial Award
Kevin DeVaan ’78 lived by the mantra, “it’s about effort and attitude.” DeVaan’s influential work, infectious spirit and exceptional example of service to alma mater set him apart as an Alumni Association Board volunteer until his unexpected passing in 2012.
The Kevin DeVaan Award is presented annually in June to an Alumni Association Board Volunteer whose efforts and attitude inspire others to do more for Saint John’s University.
Alumni Association Board members whose service to alma mater most embodies Kevin’s mantra are selected by the Alumni Association Board Office of the President to receive the award.
Past recipients
- Kevin DeVaan ’78
- Michael Wollmering ’10 (Awarded in 2024)
- Joe Eiden ’10 (Awarded in 2023)
- Paul Gelbmann ’82 (Awarded in 2022)
- Bill Olson ’91 (Awarded in 2021)
- Scott Hennis ’02 (Awarded in 2020)
- David Moe ’94 (Awarded in 2019)
- Rick Speckmann ’72 (Awarded in 2018)
- Joe Housman ’04 (Awarded in 2017)
- Andrew Spaanem ’06 (Awarded in 2016)
- Brian Kelly ’99 (Awarded in 2015)
- Aaron Smith ’92 (Awarded in 2014)
- Dick Howard ’72 (Inaugural recipient in 2013)