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, Latin
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, Student Council Advisor
gpeterson@ffhillcrest.org

Magen Riestenberg
Science
mriestenberg@ffhillcrest.org

Andrew Stender
Instructor, Paraprofessional, Resident Life Study Hall
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
Resident Life Lead - Boys
sdiniz@ffhillcrest.org

Jeremy Forrester
Resident Life Assistant
jforrester@ffhillcrest.org

Gabe Preston
Resident Life Assistant

Liz Preston
Resident Life Lead - Girls

Grace Geraghty
Resident Life Assistant

Nancy Stender
Resident Life Assistant
nstender@ffhillcrest.org

Joanna Tysdal
Girls Resident Life Assistant
jtysdal@ffhillcrest.org

Lower School

Deidre Bjornlie
Kindergarten
dbjornlie@ffhillcrest.org

Conner Christenson
Paraprofessional, Comet Kids Program Assistant
cchristenson@ffhillcrest.org

Joanna Diniz
5th Grade
jdiniz@ffhillcrest.org

Miriam Knutson
4th Grade
mknutson@ffhillcrest.org

Amy Hosch
2nd Grade
ahosch@ffhillcrest.org

Sue Moore
1st Grade
smoore@ffhillcrest.org

Sarah Moline
1st Grade
smoline@ffhillcrest.org

Heidi Narvesen
Prekindergarten
hnarvesen@ffhillcrest.org

Misty Redlin
Music, Comet Kids Program Director
mredlin@ffhillcrest.org

Heidi Retzlaff
Physical Education
hretzlaff@ffhillcrest.org

Celeste Schultz
Main Office Coordinator
cschultz@ffhillcrest.org

Autumn Stanley
3rd Grade
austanley@ffhillcrest.org

Julie Stender
Lower School Academic Dean
jstender@ffhillcrest.org

Rachael Vestol
Paraprofessional, Preschool Coordinator
rvestol@ffhillcrest.org

Noelle Mickelsen
Paraprofessional
nmickelsen@ffhillcrest.org

Rondi Hamilton
Preschool
rhamilton@ffhillcrest.org

Annie Veldhouse
Paraprofessional
aveldhouse@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
Maintenance Technician
beheikes@ffh illcrest.org

Sharlene Schmidt
Finance Administrative Assistant
sschmidt@ffhillcrest.org

Becky Selvig
Graphic Designer
bselvig@ffhillcrest.org

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