Class Notes - August 2025
August 25, 2025
1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s
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▲ Mal Scanlan '61 and Steve Walsh '85 participated in the "Make a Difference" golf tournament hosted by Michael Floyd '08 at The Club at Golden Valley on August 25, 2025. (Photo of Mal with Michael)
1980s
Katie Williams Szyman '84 is listed in the Forbes "50 over 50: Innovation." Katie is the CEO at Masimo.
▲ Derham Hall 1985 celebrated their 40th reunion with a tour of the former Derham Hall (Expo Elementary) and Cretin-Derham Hall. They had a class dinner at Mancini’s.
▲ Tom Wicka '86 is the 2025 Bob Basten Award winner at College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University.
1990s
▲ The Cretin-Derham Hall class of 1990 celebrated their 35th reunion at Pauly’s Pub & Grill on August 2.
The Cretin-Derham Hall class of 1991 is raising money for a scoreboard in memory of their classmate, Jenny Haigh ‘91. There will be a Homecoming Week Event at the Eagle Street Bar & Grill. Proceeds will go toward naming the Wingerd Field scoreboard in honor of Haigh.
▲ Christopher LeClair '92 will join Securian Financial as an external wholesaler for Institutional Retirement Solutions.
CDH Head Baseball Coach Buzz Hannahan '94 led his team to its 12th state championship and first since 2007 with a 3-2 victory over No. 3 Minnetonka in the final game of the Minnesota State High School League's 2025 Baseball State Tournament and Prep Championship Series in downtown Minneapolis on Saturday, June 14.
Shannon O'Leary '97 was included in the Top 25 Women in Endowments and Foundations list by Kayo Conference Series. The list honors CIOs and investment professionals who are advancing the missions of institutions through capital allocation and leadership.
Erin Lee Muckerheide '98, MBA, SHRM-SCP is the Senior Director of HR at Lifespark!
▲ Katie Howie '98 and her downtown St. Paul photography is featured in the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
▲ Maggie Skrypek '99 is featured on the cover of the July issue of Mpls. St.Paul Magazine as a "Top Doctor." Maggie is a pediatric neuro-oncologist at Children's Minnesota.
2000s
▲ Phillip Ventura '00 was promoted to the rank of active duty colonel in the United States Air Force at a ceremony in the Pentagon on May 31. He is a career public affairs officer who was introduced to the military as a JROTC cadet, and credits the CDH faculty and his involvement with extracurriculars like the school newspaper in helping nurture an interest in leveraging communication to have a positive impact on behalf of our country.
▲ Steve Sir '01 is the coach of an internationally successful 3x3 basketball program based in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
August 9 was declared "Joe Mauer Day" in St. Paul at CHS Field. Joe Mauer '01 is ranked #1 of the Top 25 high school baseball players of the 21st century. Mauer's former baseball coach Jim O'Neill '74 said, “What he did throughout his career, how he represented us, himself, the whole state, was truly inconceivable. We’re so proud of Joe.”
▲ Tony Leseman '01 helped organize the Highland Friendship Club’s “Really Big Game,” which was held at CDH on August 7, 2025. (Joe Mauer '01 volunteers with the HFC in photo)
2010s
Joseph Miley ’11 is a Learning Specialist and Director of the Common Ground program at CDH. He was featured in the cover story for the CDH "Traditions" magazine.
▲ Tommy Brennan Schneeman '12 performed his comedy act on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on June 12.
▲ Daniel Oturu '18 recently signed with Euroleague Basketball Hapoel Tel Aviv.
Drew Kampmeier '18 started a new position at the University of Minnesota. Drew is a grad student studying Strategic Communications.
2020s
Stella Dolan '20 is an intern with Cushman & Wakefield and also the Director of Pitching Development for Midwest Speed. Stella recently earned her MBA at Bemidji State University.
Curtis Jones '20 officially signed with the Denver Nuggets - NBA Basketball Team.
▲ Matthew Gleason '20 graduated from University of St. Thomas - Opus College of Business and he will play with the Coventry Blaze of the Elite Ice Hockey League in the United Kingdom.
▲ Michael Stupka '20 recently graduated from the University of Arizona - College of Humanities with a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies: Arts, Media, Entertainment.
▲ Carson Topp '21 recently graduated from Miami University Farmer School of Business and accepted a position as a Marketing Communications Analyst at H.B. Fuller.
▲ Emery Johnson '21 graduated from University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management and will join Stripe as a Sales Development Representative in the Chicago office.
▲ Natalie Scott '21 graduated from Loyola University Chicago with a degree in Behavioral Cognitive Neuroscience and accepted a position as a Digital Sales Specialist with IBM.
▲ Maria Blohowiak '21 graduated from University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in Consumer Behavior and Marketplace Studies. Maria accepted a position as a Client Services Specialist with AlphaSights in New York City.
▲ Maggie Fallon '21 graduated from College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University. Maggie will work as a Court Operations Associate for the Minnesota Judicial Branch in the First Judicial District.
▲ Cooper Smith '22 started his internship with Compass Capital Management, Inc. Cooper attends the University of St. Thomas and is a student-athlete for the D1 Tommie Baseball Team!
Molly Stanley '22 completed a summer Water Resource internship with the City of Eden Prairie. Molly attends Saint Mary's College of California and studies Environmental Science.
Jack Giuliani '22 accepted a position in regulatory finance with UnitedHealth Group!
Claire Skwira '23 will be a Medical Assistant with Metropolitan Pediatrics. Claire attends Marquette University and is pursuing a degree in Biomedical Sciences.
▲ Mary Soltis '23 was an intern with Ryan Companies US, Inc. this summer. Mary attends the University of Notre Dame - Mendoza College of Business.
▲ Miles Bollinger '24 will attend Indian Hills Community College in Iowa. He will compete as a member of the Men's Golf Team.
Watson Fleming '25 is featured in an article with his brother, Davis Fleming '26. Watson played for the Raider baseball team and will attend Texas Christian University this fall.
▲ Sam Udovich '25 and Joe Honsa '25 were finalists for the Mr. Minnesota Golf award. Bob Kinne '11 is the head coach for the CDH boys golf team. They competed as a team at the MSHSL State Tournament on June 10-11 at Bunker Hills Golf Club.
▲ Michael Seifu '25 of the Raiders Track and Field team is the Minnesota State High School League Class AAA 300M Hurdles Individual Champion. He will attend Case Western Reserve University.
▲ John Henry Kohorst '25 will attend the University of Iowa and play baseball as a freshman pitcher. He is rated as the #5 player in Minnesota and the #81 left-handed pitcher in the country by Perfect Game.