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1977Laurie (Barrett) Burns,Stillwater, Minn., is pursuing acareer in import/exportoperations after 25 years as atravel agent. She can becontacted at.Rev. Jon Schneider,Minneapolis, is senior staffhospice chaplain at NorthMemorial Medical Hospital, andcan be reached at.Rev. EricBurtnessrecentlypublished abook, Leading onPurpose:Intentionalityand Teaming in CongregationalLife, available through AugsburgFortress Publishers. Eric is seniorpastor at St. Matthew LutheranChurch in Beaverton, Ore.1980Dawn (Zocher) Nelson,Minneapolis, is a radiologysupervisor at AbbottNorthwestern Hospital and isenrolled in Augsburg’s Master ofArts in Leadership program. Shecan be reached at .1982Katie (Erdahl) Gussmanearned tenure as the orchestradirector for Marlboro andMarlboro Memorial middleschools. She is also a freelanceviolinist, has been a member ofMonmouth Symphony Orchestrafor 20 years and the Orchestra ofSt. Peter by the Sea for 17 years(she has made six recordingswith the latter). Katie’s husband,Roy, is the music director andconductor for both theMonmouth Symphony and theNew Jersey State YouthSymphony. The couple traveledto Eastern Europe with All-American Youth in Concert andStaff photoperformed in Budapest, Prague,and Berlin this past summer. Thecouple resides in Neptune, N.J,with their three cats: Claude,Lucy, and Beans.1983Sharon (Copeland) Booth,Blaine, Minn., is a musictherapist at Hospice of the TwinCities.1984Lisa Rykken Kastler is middleschool ministry director at FaithLutheran Church. She lives withher husband, Brent, inChamplin, Minn. She can becontacted at .1985Barbara (Haack) Ross teachesSuzuki violin from her homestudio and is the K-3 choirdirector at St. John’s LutheranChurch. She and her husband,Tim, live in Lakeville, Minn.,with their three children: Jordyn,13; T.J., 11; and Jamie, 8.1986Scott Finsrud, Clifton Park,N.Y., received a master's degreeOPEN HOUSE HONORS CLASS AGENTSin history/political science fromthe College of St. Rose in Albany,N.Y., in June.1987Joel Engel, Chaska, Minn., iscorporate sales manager for theMinnesota Timberwolves andLynx basketball teams.Patrick Hilger is a commercialsupport manager at Tetra Rex,Inc. He lives with his wife, Suzi,in Circle Pines, Minn.1988Jeff Carlson, Linwood, Minn.,teaches music at Highland HighSchool in St. Paul.1989Jean Hunter, Minneapolis,teaches second grade forMinneapolis Public Schools.1990Staff photoPresident William V. and Mrs. Anne Frame hosted an open house at the Augsburg House on October 26in appreciation of Augsburg’s class agents. Pictured above (left) are 1974 class agents Marlene Chan Hui(left) and Laurie Thorpe (right). Also pictured above (right) is President Frame (left), who visited withclass agent Sam Walseth ’02 (center) and his wife, Stephanie Lien ’02 (right).Jenny Peterson, Mound,Minn., is featured in the CourageCenter’s 2004 holiday card andgift catalog. After a skiingaccident in 1983, Jenny becamea quadriplegic, and she creditsthe Courage Center with helpingher to learn skills that enabledher to succeed in her new life.She now owns her own jewelrydesign business and some of herjewelry is sold through thecatalog. She is also amotivational speaker andconsultant and serves asexecutive director of HelpingPaws of Minnesota.1991Kristen Hirsch, St. Paul, is asenior field communicationsspecialist at Thrivent Financialfor Lutherans in downtownMinneapolis. She also recentlyjoined the Morris Park PlayersBoard of Directors and serves onthe Augsburg Alumni Board ofDirectors as the EventsCommittee chairperson and isthe class agent for 1991. She canbe contacted at.Tommi-RivaNumbala is thepersonalassistant to theCEO and actingcompanysecretary ofNamWater (Namibia WaterCorporation Ltd). Tommi, aninternationally acclaimedFall 200435