Welcoming New Faculty and Staff to the Dragon Community
Many faculty and staff have joined us recently at Minnesota State Moorhead!
The stories below came about through interviews with Marketing students. We invite you to see these fun Q&A’s and photos of new staff to welcome them, albeit belatedly, to the Dragon Community.
- Kellam Barta, Area Director, Residence Life (started July 1)
- Brian Johnson, OAS Intermediate, Graduate & Extended Learning (started June 5)
- Jason Kemp, Men’s Head Basketball Coach, Athletics (started May 2)
- Kira Knutson, Grant Manager, Grants & Sponsored Programs (started March 31)
- Aaron Krenz, Yellow Ribbon Advance Director, Grants & Sponsored Programs (started March 14)
- Nicole Larry, Youth Outreach Coordinator
- Michelle Pearson, Title III Director, Academic Affairs (started March 17)
- Stephanie Rispa, OAS Intermediate, Center for Global Engagement (started June 11)
- Kerri Spiering, Assistant Director of Graduate Recruitment, Admissions (started April 2)
- Brent Thompson, Executive Director of Grants and Sponsored Programs (started May 5)
*The list above does not include all new employees that joined MSUM in the last quarter, but rather the ones that responded to requests for interviews. In addition, some stories about 2025 arrivals are being finalized and will be shared in the next Dragon Community news post.
See photos and descriptions of ALL new employees at:
MSUM Facebook album
MSUM HR Twitter
MSUM Stories
If you are a new employee that has not participated in a Welcome to the Dragon Community story but would like to, let us know by emailing marketingteam@mnstate.edu. We’re sorry we missed you!