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 Jill
Olsen, Ed. D.
Team Leader
D-5970 Rotary Club: Marion – East
Cedar Rapids
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Dr. Olsen has been a member of Rotary since
2000. She has served on the club’s Board of Directors for 5
years including serving as Program Chair and Service Chair. She has
an extensive education career including teaching and administration.
She was the Iowa Teacher of the Year (1995), Iowa Ambassador for Education
(1996), U.S. Excellence in Teaching Award Delegate to Russia (1997)
and a Fulbright Scholar to Japan (1999). She is a recognized leader
in volunteerism and service learning. She currently is Executive Director
of Instruction for a local school district and serves as an instructor
in the graduate teacher program for Graceland University. Dr. Olsen
received her B.A. from Rutgers University, Camden, New Jersey; M.A.T
from Winthrop University, Rock Hill, South Carolina; Ed.S. Ed.D.
from Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa. Her area of research is
in the field of women’s leadership in education and will be
presenting a paper on this topic at Oxford University, England in
the summer 2007. She speaks French and has traveled extensively
throughout Europe and the U.S., and lead student groups yearly either
to France or Russia from 1988-2002.
Jill is divorced and has a married daughter (25) and a son (23)
who farms. She would like to interact with professionals in school
undergraduate education and administration particularly in the area
of service learning. Her interests include gardening, agriculture,
cooking, volunteering, the arts, and her two housecats. She would
appreciate an opportunity to visit the DMZ.
Email: jolsen@marion.k12.ia.us
Phone: (319) 377 4691
Cell phone: (319) 551 0399
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 Kevin
Roiseland
Team Member
D-5970
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Kevin is Director of International Student Programs at Wartburg
College, Waverly, Iowa. Prior to moving home to Waverly, he had a
similar position as an International Student Advisor at the Art Institute
of Illinois in Chicago, Ill.
Kevin is single. He speaks Spanish and French and has worked with
many students from around the world, including South Korean students,
advising them on immigration, academic, financial, personal, and
health insurance issues.
Kevin would like to visit South Korean universities and educational
institutions. He would like to visit cultural and historical sites,
government offices and the DMZ.
Email: kevin.roiseland@wartburg.edu
Phone: (319) 230-5247
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Molly Cormaney
Team Member
D-5970
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Molly is the Employee Development Specialist at Cedar
Falls Utilities, the locally owned utility serving a community of
35,000. She is also an adjunct instructor at Upper Iowa University,
where she teaches composition and literature courses. She has a B.A.
and an M.A. from the University of Northern Iowa. Molly is involved
in her community, serving on the United Way Emerging Leaders Committee,
the Community Main Street Business Retention & Expansion Committee,
the Rensselaer Russell House Museum Board, and the University of Northern
Iowa Leadership Studies Advisory Board. Molly is 36, married with
no children. She and her husband have five dogs. Molly enjoys reading,
traveling, and spending time with her family and friends. She enjoys
learning more about a lot of things, including other cultures, commercial
aviation, the presidency of Abraham Lincoln, and the American Civil
War. She would like to visit with management and human resources
personnel, and with corporate wellness professionals. She is also
interested in visiting a utility company or a university. She hopes
to visit many cultural and historical sites; she would like to spend
some time in Seoul and to visit the DMZ if possible.
Email: mcormaney@cfunet.net
Phone: (319) 268-0484
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Laura Karlen
Team Member
D-5970
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Laura is a self-employed Agricultural and Environmental
Consultant with an emphasis in agriculture and energy. She was a previous
Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar. Laura is 34 and single. She speaks
Spanish and Portuguese.
In D-3710, she would like to visit farms, renewable energy industry,
agricultural products industry (specifically bio fibers), electric
car and hybrid technologies, natural resource conservation efforts.
Email: luzkarlen@yahoo.com
Phone: (515) 320-3552
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Steve Hinderhofer
Team Member
D-5970
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Steve is a Health Education teacher in the Grundy Center
School System. He grew up in Long Island, New York. Steve is 25
and single.
He would like to visit schools, both undergraduate and college
level. He has an interest in music, culture and arts and would enjoy
any related visits. He is also interested in Public Health and Service
Volunteer Work and he has traveled throughout the United States
and to Mexico.
Mission Statement: to educate, embrace, improve, serve, volunteer,
and work in the lives of people who may be less fortunate that I.
Email: shinderhofer@spartanpride.net
Phone: (319) 215-8628
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