Staff

Erika Bailey-Johnson

• Education: BA in Biology from the U of M, Morris
  • Master's degree in Environmental Studies from BSU in 2006
• Teaching History: Taught for two years in Mexico and three years in Kuwait with her husband before returning home in Northern Minnesota; currently teaches as an adjunct instructor for the course People and the Environment.
• Erika has been the Sustainability Coordinator at Bemidji State University since the fall of 2008
• She maintains an active schedule with two young boys and a passion to make this community a healthier and more sustainable place
• Click here to contact Erika

Abbey Lindee

• Major: Indian Studies and Ojibwe Language
• Hometown: Bemidji, MN
• Started working in the Sustainability Office in Fall 2010
• Interests outside of work: working with horses, riding bike, playing with her nephews and her dogs, and doing just about anything outside
• Contact: abbey.lindee@live.bemidjistate.edu

Joseph Glatt

• Major: Environmental Studies
• Hometown: Kodiak, AK
• Started working in the Sustainability Office Spring 2012
• Interests outside of work: drawing, being with friends, watching good movies, listening to music
• Contact: joseph.glatt@live.bemidji.edu

Brett Cease

• Education: BA in Psychology from Augsburg
  • Pursuing Masters Education courses through BSU's FasTrack program
• Originally from Bemidji, Brett  has served on staff at Schoolcraft Learning Community and served as the associate director of Camp Amnicon, a high-adventure wilderness ministry for youth on Lake Superior
• Interests outside of work: canoe camping, cross-county skiing, ultimate Frisbee, and building yurts
• Contact: bcease@bemidjistate.edu.

Kyle Jansen

• Major: Criminal Justice
• Hometown: White Bear Lake
• Interests outside of work: Sports
• Contact: kyle.jansen@live.bemidjistate.edu

Alexandra Miller

• Major: Environmental Studies
• Hometown: Dilworth, MN
• Started working in the Sustainability Office Fall 2011
• Interests outside of work: dance, volleyball, enjoying the great outdoors
• Contact: alexandra.miller2@live.bemidjistate.edu

Dylan Sievers

• Major: Environmental Studies with an emphasis in Engineering
  • Minor: Economics
• Hometown: Park Rapids, MN
• Started working in the Sustainability Office Summer 2011
• Interests outside of work: traveling to new places and doing new things while meeting the best people I could ever hope to
• Contact: dylan.sievers@live.bemidjistate.edu

Emmy Ahrens

• Major: Environmental Studies with an emphasis in Policy and Planning
• Hometown: Deerwood, MN
• Started working in the Sustainability Office Spring 2012
• Interests outside of work: spending time with family, writing, reading, cooking, watching movies, eating popcorn, and drinking wine while relaxing on the couch
• Contact: emmy.ahrens@live.bemidjistate.edu

John Frazier

• Major: Technical Art Design
• Hometown: Northfield, MN
• Started working in the Sustainability Office Summer 2012
• Interest outside of work: History, hanging out with people, rock climbing, and drawing
• Contact: john.frazier@live.bemidjistate.edu

Ariadne Donovan

• Major: Horticulture and Anthropology
• Hometown: Bemidji, MN
• Started working in the Sustainability Office Fall 2012
• Interests outside of work: Sailing, biking, and eating
• Contact: ariadne.donovan@live.bemidjistate.edu

Caitlyn Schuchhardt- Green Corp Member

• Education: Graduated from Concordia College in Moorhead, MN in 2012 with a major in English Literature and a Minor in Studio Art.
• Serving the Bemidji community this year as a MN GreenCorp member (an AmeriCorps program managed through the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency) and BSU's Sustainability Office is the host site!
• Interests: Environmental Literature, ecocriticism, biking, spending time outdoors, and traveling
• Contact: cschuchhardt@bemidjistate.edu