Faculty Bios

The Faculty at Brown College is a dynamic group of professionals with significant experience in their fields. Our instructors do more than teach, they motivate and inspire students to reach their educational and professional goals. Not only do they know where our students want to go, they understand what it takes to get there.

Meet our Faculty


Radio Broadcasting:

Lisa Wright, Chair
Kevin Conner
Paul Kraimer
Mike Kronforst
Terry Miller
Dale Olson
Shane Rumsey

Television Production:

Lisa Wright, Chair
Thomas Coyne
Kirk Gallup
Jeff Ongstad
Daniel Sundem
Charles Wilkerson II

Software Development:

Anthony Kutscher, Chair

Interior Design:

Justin Wilwerding, Chair
Paul Karlson
Roger Karlson

General Education:

Kathleen Greenwood, Chair
Jacob Bonnerup
Ralph Cannata
Tom Holm
Karne Johnson
Paul Lauritsen
Jacinto Mendoza
Rick Murray
Rachel Payette
Adam Schenk
Diana Sims
Christopher Truscott
Richard Weil

Communication Studies:

Kathleen Greenwood, Chair

Business Management:

Stephen Cody, Chair
Mary Beth Buckman
Momoh Dudu

Game Design and Development:

Justin Spoelstra, Chair
Andrew Blom
Ari Carrillo
Rajesh Chakravarthy
Steven Charbonneau
James Cullen
Gary Dahl
Peter Eckert
Steven Ellis
Michael Gjere
Richard MacGilvray
Dean Rasmussen
Owen Reynolds
Scott Reynolds
Andrew Stafford
Brian Tollefson
Peter West

Information Technology and Network Technology:

Anthony Kutscher, Chair
John Beach
Michael Jeseritz
Garrett Krueger
Scott Maikkula

Visual Communications:

Randy Olson, Chair
David Amdur
Dan Fergus
Brenda Gard
Cynthia Harrison
Theresa Haugen
David Herr
Laurence Johnson
Hetty Mitchell
Robert Murphy
David Raven
Erik Strommer

Digital Photography:

Randy Olson, Chair
Robert Murphy
Tim Fahs

Criminal Justice:

Megan Cole, Chair
Joanne Ewen
Trisha Pohland
Laurie Rosas
Jennifer Schaefer

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Brown College
1440 Northland Drive
Mendota Heights, MN   55120
Brooklyn Center
6860 Shingle Creek Parkway
Brooklyn Center, MN 55430


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