Hillcrest Faculty & Staff

Upper School

Jonathan Clark

Music Director, Musical Director

jclark@ffhillcrest.org

Steve Doering

Math, Business, Finance

sdoering@ffhillcrest.org

Michele Foss

Upper School Academic Dean, Literature, Social Studies

mfoss@ffhillcrest.org

Lauren Frobish

Middle School Academic Dean

lfrobish@ffhillcrest.org

Marcos Holzner

Foreign Language, Online Learning Lab, Knowledge Bowl Coach

mholzner@ffhillcrest.org

Jenn Heikes

Main Office Coordinator, Key Club Advisor

office@ffhillcrest.org

Shannon Holm

6th Grade

sholm@ffhillcrest.org

Armin Jahr

STEM, Bible

ajahr@ffhillcrest.org

Zach Nersten

Activities Director

znersten@ffhillcrest.org

Jess Knutson

Paraprofessional

jknutson@ffhillcrest.org

Emily Nash

Upper School Librarian

enash@ffhillcrest.org

Angela Paulson

School Counselor, NHS Advisor

apaulson@ffhillcrest.org

Gregg Preston

History, Social Studies, Bible

gpreston@ffhillcrest.org

Gaylen Peterson

Art, Computer & Media

gpeterson@ffhillcrest.org

Magen Riestenberg

Science

mriestenberg@ffhillcrest.org

Andrew Stender

Instructor

astender@ffhillcrest.org

Steve Undseth

English, Bible

sundseth@ffhillcrest.org

Dawn Synstelien

Student Relations Coordinator

dsynstelien@ffhillcrest.org

Renee Carter

Composition, Rhetoric

rcarter@ffhillcrest.org

Steven Carter

Literature, Social Studies

scarter@ffhillcrest.org

Katie Fiskness

Science

kafiskness@ffhillcrest.org

Amy Garvin

Latin

agarvin@ffhillcrest.org

Tony Rogness

Literature, Economics, History

trogness@ffhillcrest.org

Resident Life Staff

Silvio Diniz

Silvio Diniz

Resident Life Lead - Boys

sdiniz@ffhillcrest.org

Jeremy Forrester

Jeremy Forrester

Resident Life Assistant

jforrester@ffhillcrest.org

Gabriel preston

Gabe Preston

Resident Life Assistant

gapreston@ffhillcrest.org

Lizbeth Preston

Liz Preston

Resident Life Lead - Girls

lpreston@ffhillcrest.org

Grace Geraghty

Grace Geraghty

Resident Life Assistant

ggeraghty@ffhillcrest.org

Nancy Stender

Nancy Stender

Resident Life Assistant

nstender@ffhillcrest.org

Joanna Tysdal

Joanna Tysdal

Girls Resident Life Assistant

jtysdal@ffhillcrest.org

Lower School

Deidre Bjornlie

Deidre Bjornlie

Kindergarten

dbjornlie@ffhillcrest.org

Conner Christenson

Conner Christenson

Paraprofessional, Comet Kids Program Assistant

cchristenson@ffhillcrest.org

Joanna Diniz

Joanna Diniz

5th Grade

jdiniz@ffhillcrest.org

Amy Hosch

Amy Hosch

2nd Grade

ahosch@ffhillcrest.org

Miriam Knutson

Miriam Knutson

4th Grade

mknutson@ffhillcrest.org

Sue Moore

Sue Moore

1st Grade

smoore@ffhillcrest.org

Sarah Moline

Sarah Moline

1st Grade

smoline@ffhillcrest.org

Heidi Narvesen

Heidi Narvesen

Prekindergarten

hnarvesen@ffhillcrest.org

Misty Redlin

Misty Redlin

Music, Comet Kids Program Director

mredlin@ffhillcrest.org

Heidi Retzlaff

Heidi Retzlaff

Physical Education

hretzlaff@ffhillcrest.org

Celeste Schultz

Celeste Schultz

Main Office Coordinator

cschultz@ffhillcrest.org

Autumn Stanley

Autumn Stanley

3rd Grade

austanley@ffhillcrest.org

Sarah Bergerson

Sarah Bergerson

Paraprofessional

sbergerson@ffhillcrest.org

Julie Stender

Julie Stender

Lower School Academic Dean

jstender@ffhillcrest.org

Rachael Vestol

Rachael Vestol

Paraprofessional, Preschool Coordinator

rvestol@ffhillcrest.org

Noelle Mickelsen

Noelle Mickelsen

Paraprofessional

nmickelsen@ffhillcrest.org

Mackenzie Foss

Mackenzie Foss

Physical Education

Rondi Hamilton

Rondi Hamilton

Preschool

rhamilton@ffhillcrest.org

Beth Loken

Beth Loken

Paraprofessional

beloken@ffhillcrest.org

Annie Veldhouse

Annie Veldhouse

Paraprofessional

aveldhouse@ffhillcrest.org

Sara McElmurry

Paraprofessional

smcelmurry@ffhillcrest.org

Administrative & Support Staff

Luke Fiskness

President & Head of School

lfiskness@ffhillcrest.org

Larissa Campbell

CFO & Operations Manager

lcampbell@ffhillcrest.org

Carrie Bjorndahl

Alumni Relations Coordinator

cbjorndahl@ffhillcrest.org

Wayne Stender

Marketing & Development Coordinator/Instructor

wstender@ffhillcrest.org

Hannah Clark

Executive Assistant

hclark@ffhillcrest.org

Chris Elliott

IT Coordinator

celliott@ffhillcrest.org

Rod Garvin

Maintenance Technician

rogarvin@ffhillcrest.org

Mikayla Genereux

Admissions Coordinator & Registrar

mgenereux@ffhillcrest.org

Ben Heikes

Ben Heikes

Maintenance Technician

beheikes@ffhillcrest.org

Sharlene Schmidt

Finance Administrative Assistant

sschmidt@ffhillcrest.org

Becky Selvig

Becky Selvig

Graphic Designer

bselvig@ffhillcrest.org

Jason Walkup

Jason Walkup

IT Technician

jwalkup@ffhillcrest.org

Board Members

Jeffrey Langness '92 | Chair
Moorhead, MN

Lonnie Ballweg | Vice Chair
Fergus Falls, MN

Rev. Nick Mundis '84 | Secretary
Eden Prairie, MN

Kristina Barkey '81
Succasunna, NJ

Matthew Brue '00
Mount Pleasant, SC 

Meghan Heggland ‘97
East Hartland, CT

Jessica Knutson ‘98
Fergus Falls, MN

Dave Lindgren 
Fergus Falls, MN

Lisa Malmstrom
Battle Lake, MN

Andrew Miller
Fergus Falls, MN

Paul Quam '93
Battle Lake, MN

Donavan Rogness '01
Fergus Falls, MN