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Meet the Center for Small Towns Staff

CST Staff
Jessica Beyer

Jessica Beyer

Community Program Assistant

B.A., University of Minnesota, Morris

Participant in Leadership Morris
University of Minnesota Presidents Emerging Leaders


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Areas of Expertise

  • Coordinates student projects
  • Recruiting/Hiring/Monitoring student employees
  • Blandin Community Leadership Program Graduate
  • Horses

David Fluegel

David Fluegel

Comunity Program Specialist

M.Ed., University of Minnesota
B.A., University of Minnesota, Morris


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Areas of Expertise

  • Delivering visioning and planning assistance to rural communities
  • Writing, administering, and implementing contracts and grants
  • Serving on planning committees and presenting at regional, state, and national conferences
  • Swimming

Troy Goodnough

Troy Goodnough

Campus Sustainability Coordinator and Community Program Specialist

B.S., University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Outstanding Faculty/Staff Award for Support of Student Leadership


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Areas of Expertise

  • Coordinates Morris GreenCorps program
  • Student engagement efforts
  • Help evaluate community projects
  • Aikido

Barb Hesse

Barb Hesse

Principal Office and Administrative Specialist

Molly Pitcher Award-United States Field Artillery Association
Family Readiness Leader, civilian volunteer for Minnesota National Guard, Morris/Appleton


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Areas of Expertise

  • Receptionist/Support to staff and students
  • Budget monitoring/reconciling
  • Connects students with local resources and expertise
  • Blandin Community Leadership Program Graduate
  • Photography

Arne Kildegaard

Arne Kildegaard

Professor, Center for Small Towns Director

Ph.D., University of Texas
M.A., University of Chicago
B.A., Gustavus Adolphus College


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Areas of Expertise

  • Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
  • Economics of Renewable Energy Systems
  • Economic Development
  • General aviation (small planes) pilot

Rose Murphy

Rose Murphy

Associate Administrator

B.A., University of Minnesota, Morris

Outstanding Support Staff Award
CEE Outstanding Staff Award
CEE Project Award


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Areas of Expertise

  • Administrative support to the director
  • Personnel, internal, and external sales agreements
  • Communication and publicity
  • Blandin Community Leadership Program Graduate
  • Grief Aftercare