ALUMNI BOARD

Wartburg Alumni Board members are volunteers who represent alumni and serve as a liaison for the sharing of information between alumni and the college. The alumni board provides advice and support to the professional staff in the office of Alumni & Parent Engagement. In addition, the board assists in encouraging alumni participation in the life of the college.

The members of the 2023-24 Alumni Board stand on steps and smile.

 Campus Liaisons

Ellen Engh ’08 – Director of Alumni & Parent Engagement, Waverly

Alex Buchheim ’21 – Assistant Director of Alumni & Parent Relations, Waverly

Dr. Joy Becker ’97 – Faculty Representative, Waverly

Gerald Oberheu ’62 – Golden Knights Representative, Cedar Falls

Emersen Smith ’24 – Students UKnight President, Kenosha, Wis.

 Board Members

President
Alicia Faust ’12, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

President-Elect
Jen Bye Christy 95, Johnston, Iowa

Board Members
Vernon Birmingham 00, Kansas City, Mo.

Jean Movall Buckingham ’82, Waverly, Iowa

Karn Carroll ’95, Loveland, Ohio

Drew Crawford 13, Ames, Iowa

Tim Greenwald 08, Waverly, Iowa

Russell Harris ’10, Pontiac, Mich.

Laura Hofer Hinspeter 99, Waukee, Iowa

Anna Javellana 10, Madison, Wis.

Gary T. Johnson ’86, Montgomery, Texas

Rick Klahsen ’86, Edmond, Okla.

Lucas Kotz 02, Grinnell, Iowa

Amy Lockhart 91, Denver, Iowa

Elizabeth A. Wenske Mullinax ’75, Overland Park, Kan.

David Nelson 13, Waterloo, Iowa

David Nuetzman ’11, Roseville, Minn.

Bunie Nwana ’09, Houston, Texas

Matthew Petersen ’06, Denver, Colo.

Kris Erickson Roberts ’00, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Andrew Salvaterra 07, Eau Claire, Wis.

Jeff Schares ’87, Plymouth, Mass.

Abby Singleton 18, Des Moines, Iowa

Zak Steib 12, Des Moines, Iowa

Juliane Herder Winters 12, Stillwater, Minn.

Members selected by the Board