Eagle Ridge Academy graduated the first class of seniors in June 2008. The foundation Eagle Ridge alumni built during their time at the Academy with the values of truth, beauty, and goodness will continue to serve them well.
The Eagle Ridge Academy Alumni Association was established in 2022 as a way to build community and connect Eagle Ridge Academy alumni with our community and each other. We also provide ways for alumni to give back to the Academy through our volunteer program, annual events, and giving opportunities.
All Eagle Ridge Academy graduates, non-graduates who attended Eagle Ridge Academy School of Rhetoric for at least one year, and all present and former members of the faculty, administration, and the School Board are included in the Eagle Ridge Academy Alumni Association.
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School alumni, alumni families, and friends of ERA are encouraged to provide us with their updated personal contact information. Please complete this form and we will update our records. Updating your contact information will allow us to share information with you. Questions? Contact us at abrady@eagleridgeacademy.org.
Opportunities to Make an Impact
Share Your Experience
ERA Academic & College Counselor Mrs. Kaiser has weekly opportunities available for guest speakers (in-person or remote) to share career and education experience with students as they prepare for graduation. Contact Linda Kaiser to learn more.
Click here to check out other volunteer opportunities at Eagle Ridge Academy.
Who Do You Know?
As we build our alumni association, we are still trying to reach your fellow graduates. Can you help? Please forward The Link newsletter and ask your former classmates to participate in the Alumni Survey.
Help Alumni Connect
If you or someone you know is interested in bringing the alumni of Eagle Ridge Academy together, we have low-commitment ways to get involved on the steering committee. Contact Kelly Schiffman or Allison Brady to learn more.
Pass It Down
Are you sports-minded or have a talent you’d like to share with others? We are looking for coaches for 3rd and 4th grade Boys Basketball, as well as a JV or Varsity Assistant for Boys Basketball (starts in March).
If you are interested in starting a club that we don’t currently have, we’d love your ideas. Click here for a full list of our clubs and activities. If interested, contact Kris Babler, Activities Director.
Upcoming Alumni Events
Donut Dash 5K and Mini Donut 1/2 Mile for Kids
Donut Dash 5K and Mini Donut 1/2 Mile for KidsRegister for the Donut Dash 5K & Mini-Donut 1/2 Mile for Kids on Saturday, May 13, 8:45 a.m. Alumni who register can use code ALUMNI23 for $10 off the entry fee. Even better – for a FREE race entry and t-shirt, send a Class Notes update for the May issue of the The Link by April 9 to abrady@eagleridgeacademy.org.
Alumni BBQ
Alumni BBQRSVP for the Alumni BBQ on Saturday, June 17, 1:00-4:00 p.m. Reconnect with your former classmates and teachers at the ERA campus for a fun afternoon barbeque! More details to follow.
Gryphon Classic Golf Tournament
Gryphon Classic Golf TournamentRegister for the Gryphon Classic Golf Tournament on Monday, June 19, 1:00 p.m. Eagle Ridge Academy will host the 10th charity golf tournament at Edinburgh Golf Course. Alumni who register using code ALUMNI23 will receive $15 OFF PER GOLFER.
Class Notes
SheaAnna Kulus is currently attending Cedarville University, with a major in Elementary Education and a Bible minor. When she’s not busy studying the scribbles of two year-olds or preparing math lessons, she spends her time serving at her local church, talking with friends, sewing, running a couple small businesses out of her dorm room, and writing books.
Sam Twetan graduated from Bethel University with a degree in Marketing and International Business and briefly worked in sports radio. He is now married, living in the Twin Cities area, and working as the Digital Marketing Manager for an audiometric medical device company.
Grace (Conner) Spears graduated from the University of Minnesota. She does administrative work for a local HVAC and maintenance company. She lives with her husband and two kids – Graham (6) and Simon (1) in Minneapolis in the Victory Memorial Parkway neighborhood. Graham is currently a first grader at Eagle Ridge Academy.
Sophrona LaVasseur recently moved to Arizona to grow her wedding planning company, Joyful Day Weddings. She currently sits as one of the founding board members of the Mainstreet Foundation with The Hopkins Raspberry Festival.
Sophia Pechaty recently graduated cum laude from Wellesley College and is seeking a job in Environmental Justice. She interned and later served as a volunteer organizer at the MN chapter of the Sierra Club, organizing against the Line 3 tar sands oil pipeline in northern MN.
Jacob Larson received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Nutrition & Dietetics at the University of Minnesota, completed a 9-month dietetic internship at the VA Hospital in Chicago, and is currently an Inpatient Clinical Dietitian at the VA Hospital in Orlando, FL.
Lucy Bixby started her own freelance copy-editing business.
Kaite (Aldana) Pfiffner and Mike Pfiffner (both ‘08 graduates) have a daughter (7), and recently adopted a son (5). Kaite is a middle and high school Latin teacher. Mike is a Sonographer.
Jacob Larson received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Nutrition & Dietetics at the University of Minnesota, completed a 9-month dietetic internship at the VA Hospital in Chicago, and is currently an Inpatient Clinical Dietitian at the VA Hospital in Orlando, FL.
Marisa Wojciechowski is a paralegal on the bond counsel team at a top public finance law firm, Kennedy and Graven, Chartered. She is proud to have been a part of assisting cities in bettering their communities.
Sam Lebow graduated summa cum laude from Marymount California University in 2019, gaining academic excellence awards in Philosophy/Religious Studies and in Liberal Arts during his time there and was part of several honors societies such as Psi Chi and Delta Epsilon Sigma. Sam most recently worked in television as a production assistant and researcher in writers’ rooms for Paramount and NBCUniversal/Amazon.
Eric Melendez recently graduated (May 2022) with a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Missouri State University. He now works as a travel physical therapist in Montana and looks forward to traveling the country while working
Ashlyn Cory recently graduated with honors, magna cum laude and a Senior Merit Award in the school of Arts and Sciences from the University of Wisconsin- River Falls with a double major in Marketing Communications and Communication Studies with a minor in Spanish.
Emma Darula graduated from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities with a BA in Art History and has been accepted into Johns Hopkins University master’s program in Museum Studies.
Harshita Kalidindi is a first-year law student at University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law, with an expected graduation date in May 2025.
Kali Gerber is following in her mother, Molly Gerber’s (ERA staff, 2008-2017), footsteps and is a School Nurse. She graduated from the University of Minnesota School of Nursing and subsequently moved to Brooklyn, NY to practice. While working in an independent school, Kali is also pursuing certification as a Sex Educator and Counselor.
Jessa (Veldhuizen) Dieter is married to her husband, Baylor, and has a one year old named Kruz. Also, see Spotlight.