The Partners Team

Tracy Fossum
Associate Director of Annual Giving
507-786-3885
fossum@stolaf.edu

Tracy works with class years 1974-97, parents, faculty, staff, workshops and conferences, and Sammemkomst, the annual reunion class gift presentation.  After coloring, watching Dora the Explorer, and playing "My Little Pony" with her daughter, Tracy tries to catch the latest Daily Show, plan her next international travel adventure, or finally finish one of the 15 unread books she owns.  She finished The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett before all of the snow melted, and will soon move on to Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life, by Barbara Kingsolver.

Andrew Douglass '04
Assistant Director of Annual Giving
507-786-3388
douglasa@stolaf.edu

Andrew assists the classes of 1941-1970 with reunion gifts, and any needs their Class Fund Agents might have.  He oversees the Phonathon, volunteer communications, pledge reminders and Ole Club.  Every night Andrew battles over whether to do homework for his MBA program, or enjoy the summer nights with his wife Katie.  He is a die-hard Chicago Cubs fan and is enjoying the fact that the Cubs have the best record in the National League. Next year may finally be here.

Matthew Fedde '06
Assistant Director of Annual Giving
507-786-3705
fedde@stolaf.edu

Matt works with alumni volunteers (class years '71-'73, '98-'08), the Student Alumni Association, the Senior Campaign, e-philanthropy, and web maintenance.  Throughout a typical weekend he can be found honing his stations on Pandora, and listing to This American Life while reading garfield minus garfield.  He’s likely to choose drinking juice, over renewing library books.  He also loves sunshine.

Cheri Floren
Annual Giving Coordinator
507-786-3505
floren@stolaf.edu

Cheri masters the databases, and the budget, and manages gift matches all the while supporting reunion gifts and Class Fund Agents from the classes of 1957-1984.  Right now, she’s reading a book Brenda gave her.  Tonight she’s going out to eat at Fisherman’s Inn and then will hit up her son Taylor’s 8th grade basketball game.

Brenda Norberg P'08
Annual Giving Coordinator
507-786-3354
norbergb@stolaf.edu

Brenda supports reunion gift campaigns and volunteers from the classes of 1937-1969 and 1998-2008.  She supervises student workers, and manages the direct mail program.  She loves spending time with her granddaughter Ella… even more than cleaning her basement.  And if she’s not reading the daily comics while sipping green tea, she’s probably with her husband, on a tandem bike, photographing their adventures.

Nicole Schroeder
Call Center Manager
schroedn@stolaf.edu
507-786-8993
507-786-8996

Nicole manages the Ole Callers program.  Iced chai lattes and copious amounts of coffee are helping her to get through the seemingly endless stack of St. Olaf view books she’s studying as she’s learning what it means to be an Ole.  Although she annually has a difficult time choosing which is better – listening to the radio while watching Law & Order, or enjoying the summer – she has yet to throw up her arms and say “to heck with this, I’m organizing my finances instead.”