MVC Officers
The MVC Alumni Executive Committee was established in 2006. The MVC Alumni's purpose is to provide support to the current MVC, to maintain the friendships that our members established during their tenure with the MVC, and to support the Minnesota Vikings organization.
2008-2010 Executive Committee
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Director & Treasurer – Tami Krause
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Tami Krause proudly cheered as a Minnesota Vikings Cheerleader for the 1997-1998 season. She has over 30 years of dance training and experience. Tami was named Mrs. Minnesota America in 2003 and finished in the top ten at Mrs. America. She is a national award winning collegiate and high school dance team choreographer and dance team coach. She is a sought after resource and consultant for dance programs, teams and studios around the world. Krause has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Minnesota, in Dance. She was nominated, by her peers from the Minnesota Association of Dance Team Coaches, into their Hall of Fame and was also honored to be inducted into the United Performing Association Hall of Fame. She is a certified dance judge – sharing her expertise on local, national and international judging panels for dance team, dance studio and pageant competition circuits. Tami has been coaching professionally for over a decade as the Head Coach and Coordinator for the Minnesota Vikings (NFL) Cheerleaders. During that time, Tami has begun youth MVC programs, was artistic director for multiple calendars, has produced halftime productions, assisted in creating the MVC alumni association, formed an alumni team, an all star team, a training program and propelled the MVC into a revenue generating department comparative to the best teams in the NFL. She has also been the the Head Coach and Coordinator of the Minnesota Swarm (NLL) Performance Team since the inaugural season in 2004. Tami has been invited to be a featured presenter and keynote speaker at conferences and conventions nationally and internationally. She is the owner and President of The Diamond Within, Inc. Her proudest accomplishments are being a wife to Aaron (a former MVC Stunt Team Member) and a mother of three sons! |
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President – Catherine Loose
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Catherine began her career with the Minnesota Vikings Cheerleaders in 1997 after graduating from Drake University with a degree in Public Relations. In 1998, she worked for the Minnesota Vikings as the Plaza Manager where she coordinated all events outside of the Metrodome for each home game which included; booking bands, hiring food vendors and entertainment, and hosting corporate hospitality parties. Although she truly enjoyed working for the organization, Catherine missed cheerleading and returned to the MVC the following season in 1999. Some of her favorite memories include her first pre-game practice on the field, volunteering at charity events, and the sheer thrill of standing in the tunnel with her fellow cheerleaders at the start of game as the huge Vikings ship inflated and the crowd cheered.
Catherine is currently the Public Relation Manager for a company in downtown Minneapolis where she is responsible for event planning, media and community relations. She lives in Minnetonka with her husband and cherishes the opportunity to be able to give back to the MVC through the Executive Committee. She believes being a part of the committee at its inception is a true honor, and is looking forward to the future development of the MVC Alumni.
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Secretary – Allison Drusch
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Allison started her career with the Vikings Cheerleaders in 1999 as an upper deck cheerleader and by the end of the year was moved to the sidelines team. She was team captain for 2 years, 2003 Pro Bowl Cheerleader and the first ever cover model for the MVC swimsuit calendar. Allison still laughs about all the little bloopers and experiences she had while traveling throughout the US, Canada and Mexico with the MVC. Probably the most humorous is when her suitcase flew out the back of a speeding van while rushing to the airport in Canada; the driver was running late as he had to fulfill a fellow teammate's request for an ice cream stop. Allison has many wonderful memories as an MVC and says the most important are all of the friendships that she gained, especially one of her best friends Erika.
Allison and her husband stay busy with their 2 daughters Ivory and Tatum. She feels thankful for the physical endurance she built while on the team because it takes a lot of energy to keep up with her busy girls!
Allison is the co-owner of LifeCore Yoga, a state of the art Yoga studio in North Oaks, MN. She is grateful to serve the northern communities by spreading the many benefits and joys of Yoga.
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Laura Reed (Westberg) – VP of Communications
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Laura was a cheerleader for 6 years for the MVC, from the 2002-2007 seasons. She was a team captain for 3 years, featured cover model of the 2008 calendar, and also was blessed to be the 2007 season MVC of the Year and 2008 Pro Bowl Cheerleader. Some of her best friends were made during her MVC years and she considers herself one of the proudest MVC alumni.
One of her favorite trips was visiting Germany on a USO-style tour to support the troops and perform with the Beach Boys with fellow MVC Brandi and Theresa.
Laura currently teaches MVC prep classes each March with fellow alumni, Stephanie. Remaining a part of the program is a huge passion and honor for Laura so she is very excited to hold this new alumni position.
Laura currently works as an Account Coordinator and enjoys hanging out with her husband, playing with their two Brussels Griffons and two cats, and trying new recipes.
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VP Special Events – Anne Sumangil
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Anne Sumangil was a Minnesota Viking’s Cheerleader in 2002 & 2003. She currently works at the University of Minnesota where she oversees the design, logistics, and execution of over 100 events annually. She was also one of twenty-five University of Minnesota staff members selected to participate in the President’s Emerging Leaders program, a high-potential employee program at the U. Prior to her time as an MVC, she was Miss Crystal (1999) and an Aquatennial Princess (2001) and continues to stay active with ambassador programs. She currently volunteers as the Director of the Queen of the Lakes Scholarship Program and the AAO Vice President and serves as a member of the Aquatennial Ambassador Organization’s (AAO) Board of Directors. Anne is a highly-regarded volunteer and has received numerous awards including the Steven K. Anderson Volunteer of the Year award which the Aquatennial’s highest honor for a volunteer. She is currently featured in the City Center’s Community of “City”-zens marketing campaign for her involvement with the Aquatennial. Anne also judges ambassador programs on the local community level and emcees ambassador coronations. She continues to be involved with the cheer and dance community through judging and has coordinated cheerleading and dance competitions on a local, national and international level. Anne received her bachelor's degree from the College of St. Benedict and her Master's degree in Human Resource Development from the University of Minnesota. She is a member of Meeting Professionals International (MPI), a professional meeting and event organization, and is certified through the University of Minnesota in Festival and Event Management. In her free time, Anne enjoys taking dance classes, traveling and spending time with her family and friends. |
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VP of Marketing– Jackie Grandstrand
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Jackie was a Minnesota Vikings Cheerleader during the 1999-2000 season. During tryouts, she was a full-time student at UW-Eau Claire, but moved to Minneapolis after making the team and transferred to the University of Minnesota where she later earned a bachelor's degree in Public Relations.
Jackie began dancing at the age of 3 and fulfilled a life-long goal of being a professional cheerleader. She especially enjoyed meeting the fans, doing charity events and performing in front of 64,000 people at the Metrodome. Jackie continued her professional dance career as a member of the Minnesota Swarm (NLL) Performance Team during the 2005, 2006, and 2008 seasons.
As VP Marketing, Jackie manages the content of the MVC Alumni website, and manages the email communications. She is currently employed as project manager for an interactive marketing agency in downtown Minneapolis. Jackie and her husband, Kirk, live in Edina and enjoy spending their free time with their two young children, Grace & Charlie.
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Positions are held for two years from May 1 through April 30 and are elected by a Nominating Committee created by the Director.
2006-2008 MVC Alumni Executive Committee
The very first Executive Committee included the following members:
Kara Schlieman - President
Jenae Vieregge - Webmaster
Allison Drusch - Secretary
Catherine Loose - Public Relations
Anne Sumangil - VP Special Events
Maren Hoffman - VP Membership
Supporting the Current MVC
In our first year we presented the current MVC with purple bags filled with goodies and a fabulous banner for them to hang in the locker room at home games that reads, “You Make Us Proud! Love, the MVC Alumni.” We would like to present the new team with something each year, so please let us know if you have an idea or something to contribute as a gift.
Directory
We continue to gather addresses and emails for our MVC alumni, and our active alumni continue to be our best resources to find these names. So, each time you reconnect with an alumnus and they send us their address, be sure they submit your name as their recruiter to govikesaluni@yahoo.com.
