{"id":260,"date":"2018-01-16T05:27:11","date_gmt":"2018-01-16T05:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/160-high-winds\/staff\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T22:16:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T03:16:23","slug":"staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/highwinds\/staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Staff &amp; High Winds Fund Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The High Winds Fund is operated by two staff, a Director and an Office Administrator. We also have a dedicated High Winds Fund Committee, made up of local Macalester alumni with a range of professional backgrounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please feel free to contact us at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:highwinds@macalester.edu\">highwinds@macalester.edu<\/a> if you have questions, concerns or suggestions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Staff<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"card card-profile vcard tease tease-profile card-figure card-figure-left\" id=\"tease-271\">\n      <div class=\"card-figure card-figure-padded\">\n\t         <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Deanna L. Seppanen\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/highwinds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/447\/2022\/10\/20220824_mac_headshots_2087-150x0-c-default.jpeg\" \/>\n\t\t   <\/div>\n   <div class=\"card-body\">\n      <ul>\n         <li class=\"fn\">\n                           Deanna L. Seppanen\n                     <\/li>\n         <li class=\"title\">\n            Director\n         <\/li>\n\t      \t                  <li class=\"email\"><a class=\"email\" href=\"mailto:seppanen@macalester.edu\" >seppanen@macalester.edu<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t   \t      \t\t  <li>651-696-6305<\/li>\n\t      \t            <\/ul>\n             \n         <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"card card-profile vcard tease tease-profile card-figure card-figure-left\" id=\"tease-272\">\n      <div class=\"card-figure card-figure-padded\">\n\t         <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Susan Lichliter\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/highwinds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/447\/2018\/01\/IMG_3366-e1570635566834-150x0-c-default.jpg\" \/>\n\t\t   <\/div>\n   <div class=\"card-body\">\n      <ul>\n         <li class=\"fn\">\n                           Susan Lichliter\n                     <\/li>\n         <li class=\"title\">\n            Office Administrator\n         <\/li>\n\t      \t                  <li class=\"email\"><a class=\"email\" href=\"mailto:slichlit@macalester.edu\" >slichlit@macalester.edu<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t   \t      \t\t  <li>651-696-6552<\/li>\n\t      \t            <\/ul>\n             \n         <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"card card-profile vcard tease tease-profile card-figure card-figure-left\" id=\"tease-974\">\n      <div class=\"card-figure card-figure-padded\">\n\t         <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Patricia Langer\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/highwinds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/447\/2021\/06\/patricia-langer-2024-150x0-c-default-150x0-c-default.jpg\" \/>\n\t\t   <\/div>\n   <div class=\"card-body\">\n      <ul>\n         <li class=\"fn\">\n                           <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/highwinds\/staff\/patricia-langer\/\">Patricia Langer<\/a>\n                     <\/li>\n         <li class=\"title\">\n            Vice President for Administration and Finance\n         <\/li>\n\t      \t                  <li class=\"email\"><a class=\"email\" href=\"mailto:planger@macalester.edu\" >planger@macalester.edu<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t   \t      \t            <\/ul>\n             \n         <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">High Winds Fund Committee<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"card card-profile vcard tease tease-profile card-figure card-figure-left\" id=\"tease-587\">\n      <div class=\"card-figure card-figure-padded\">\n\t         <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kristin Beckmann\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/highwinds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/447\/2019\/04\/Beckmann-Head-Shot-2025-scaled-150x0-c-default.jpg\" \/>\n\t\t   <\/div>\n   <div class=\"card-body\">\n      <ul>\n         <li class=\"fn\">\n                           <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/highwinds\/staff\/kristin-beckmann\/\">Kristin Beckmann<\/a>\n                     <\/li>\n         <li class=\"title\">\n            High Winds Fund Committee Member and Chair\n         <\/li>\n\t      \t      \t      \t            <\/ul>\n             \n         <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"card card-profile vcard tease tease-profile card-figure card-figure-left\" id=\"tease-1971\">\n      <div class=\"card-figure card-figure-padded\">\n\t         <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Missy Staples Thompson\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/highwinds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/447\/2026\/03\/Missy-Staples-Thompson-150x0-c-default.jpeg\" \/>\n\t\t   <\/div>\n   <div class=\"card-body\">\n      <ul>\n         <li class=\"fn\">\n                           <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/highwinds\/staff\/missy-staples-thompson-80-p17\/\">Missy Staples Thompson<\/a>\n                     <\/li>\n         <li class=\"title\">\n            High Winds Fund Committee Member, Trustee\n         <\/li>\n\t      \t      \t      \t            <\/ul>\n             \n         <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"card card-profile vcard tease tease-profile card-figure card-figure-left\" id=\"tease-593\">\n      <div class=\"card-figure card-figure-padded\">\n\t         <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kevin Filter\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/highwinds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/447\/2019\/04\/Filter-150x0-c-default.jpg\" \/>\n\t\t   <\/div>\n   <div class=\"card-body\">\n      <ul>\n         <li class=\"fn\">\n                           <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/highwinds\/staff\/kevin-filter-2\/\">Kevin Filter<\/a>\n                     <\/li>\n         <li class=\"title\">\n            High Winds Fund Committee Member\n         <\/li>\n\t      \t      \t      \t            <\/ul>\n             \n         <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"card card-profile vcard tease tease-profile card-figure card-figure-left\" id=\"tease-277\">\n      <div class=\"card-figure card-figure-padded\">\n\t         <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Eric Muschler\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/highwinds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/447\/2018\/01\/20120518_mk0287-1-150x0-c-default.jpg\" \/>\n\t\t   <\/div>\n   <div class=\"card-body\">\n      <ul>\n         <li class=\"fn\">\n                           <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/highwinds\/staff\/eric-muschler\/\">Eric Muschler<\/a>\n                     <\/li>\n         <li class=\"title\">\n            High Winds Fund Committee Member\n         <\/li>\n\t      \t      \t      \t            <\/ul>\n             \n         <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"card card-profile vcard tease tease-profile card-figure card-figure-left\" id=\"tease-983\">\n      <div class=\"card-figure card-figure-padded\">\n\t         <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Niloy Ray\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/highwinds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/447\/2021\/06\/Niloy-Ray-Headshot-scaled-e1622666549724-150x0-c-default.jpg\" \/>\n\t\t   <\/div>\n   <div class=\"card-body\">\n      <ul>\n         <li class=\"fn\">\n                           <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/highwinds\/staff\/niloy-ray\/\">Niloy Ray<\/a>\n                     <\/li>\n         <li class=\"title\">\n            High Winds Fund Committee Member\n         <\/li>\n\t      \t      \t      \t            <\/ul>\n             \n         <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"card card-profile vcard tease tease-profile card-figure card-figure-left\" id=\"tease-977\">\n      <div class=\"card-figure card-figure-padded\">\n\t         <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Erin Sindberg Porter\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/highwinds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/447\/2021\/06\/Erin-headshot-150x0-c-default.png\" \/>\n\t\t   <\/div>\n   <div class=\"card-body\">\n      <ul>\n         <li class=\"fn\">\n                           <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/highwinds\/staff\/erin-sindberg-porter\/\">Erin Sindberg Porter<\/a>\n                     <\/li>\n         <li class=\"title\">\n            High Winds Fund Committee Member\n         <\/li>\n\t      \t      \t      \t            <\/ul>\n             \n         <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"card card-profile vcard tease tease-profile card-figure card-figure-left\" id=\"tease-1212\">\n      <div class=\"card-figure card-figure-padded\">\n\t         <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kayla Schuchman\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/highwinds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/447\/2022\/10\/HWF-Comm-scaled-150x0-c-default.jpeg\" \/>\n\t\t   <\/div>\n   <div class=\"card-body\">\n      <ul>\n         <li class=\"fn\">\n                           <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/highwinds\/staff\/kayla-schuchman\/\">Kayla Schuchman<\/a>\n                     <\/li>\n         <li class=\"title\">\n            High Winds Fund Committee Member\n         <\/li>\n\t      \t      \t      \t            <\/ul>\n             \n         <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"card card-profile vcard tease tease-profile card-figure card-figure-left\" id=\"tease-278\">\n      <div class=\"card-figure card-figure-padded\">\n\t         <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dr. Suzanne Rivera\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/highwinds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/447\/2018\/01\/suzanne-rivera-0433-update-150x0-c-default.jpg\" \/>\n\t\t   <\/div>\n   <div class=\"card-body\">\n      <ul>\n         <li class=\"fn\">\n                           <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/highwinds\/staff\/dr-suzannerivera\/\">Dr. Suzanne Rivera<\/a>\n                     <\/li>\n         <li class=\"title\">\n            ÈÕº«¾«Æ· President, Ex Officio\n         <\/li>\n\t      \t      \t      \t            <\/ul>\n             \n         <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The High Winds Fund is operated by two staff, a Director and an Office Administrator. We also have a dedicated High Winds Fund Committee, made up of local Macalester alumni with a range of professional backgrounds. Please feel free to contact us at&nbsp;highwinds@macalester.edu if you have questions, concerns or suggestions. 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