Notes from Our Alumni CLASS ACTION
2005 Send your 2005 class notes and photos to Kerry McAndrew (kerry@kmcandrewlaw.com). ______________________________ Andre Chouravong has worked in legal consulting and compliance since graduation. In 2022, he joined CeriFi LLC, a Georgia-based company specializing in educational technology solutions. Andre lives in St. Paul with his spouse, three children and shih tzu poodle. Ryan Hentges (pictured below) is now president and CEO of Dakota Electric Association, a member-owned electric distribution cooperative.
2004 Send your 2004 class notes and photos to Liz Odette (tinlizzieo@ gmail.com) or Susan Beltz (beltzsm@gmail.com). ______________________________ Susan Beltz retired as Senior Counsel of Ameriprise Financial after 20 years with the company. Susan joined the Corporate Secretary’s Office within the General Counsel Organization in 2007 and worked with executive leaders and the board of directors to ensure compliance as a publicly traded company. Matt Frerichs joined Maslon LLP as a partner in the firm’s Estate Planning Group. Matt writes and presents on estate planning issues. His expertise includes mitigating risk in estate planning and ethical issues attorneys face when serving clients with mental illness or diminished capacity. After serving as the Interim County Attorney for Todd County, John Lindemann was elected as the County Attorney in November 2022 and was sworn into the role in January 2023. Elizabeth Odette, Assistant Attorney General at the Office of the Minnesota Attorney General, was promoted to Manager of the Antitrust
Division in September 2023. Liz joined the Attorney General’s Office four years ago after 15+ years at Lockridge Grindal Nauen. Mary Szondy (pictured below) received the 2023 Service to Minnesota Women Lawyers award, along with her co- chairs of the MWL Diversity & Inclusion Committee. The award recognizes efforts of MWL members who work to advance the success of women lawyers and strive for a just society.
Loddy Tolzmann (pictured below) is now the Assistant City Manager – Internal Services for the City of Bloomington, MN. Before her current role, Loddy served as the first Ramsey County Chief of Staff.
Mark Klos, Heather McElroy Goerger, Kate Nilan Uding ’06 J.D., Liz Drotning Hartwell ’06 J.D., and Victoria Brenner (pictured below left to right) represented the law school at the university’s presidential inauguration of Rob Vischer in May 2023.
2006 Send your 2006 class notes and photos to Ian Dobson (imdobson@live.com).
Congratulations to Jim Maring (pictured top of next column), who was recently named a shareholder in Serkland Law Firm (Fargo, ND). Jim’s areas of expertise include tax law, business and commercial law, estate planning and probate, and real estate law.
______________________________ Greetings class of 2006! I hope all is well with each of you.
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