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.
ALUMNI BOARD
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
Jerry Swanson ’73 – Golden Knights Representative, Rochester, Minn.
Simone Bardawil ’25 – Students UKnight President
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
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
Jay Kelley ’93, ’24 M.A., Oaks, Okla.
Rick Klahsen ’86, Edmond, Okla.
Abby Klug ’19, Northampton, Mass.
Roger Kobliska ’02, Waverly, Iowa
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.
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