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JPII CENTRAL OFFICE

5600 25th Street S,
Fargo, ND 58104

PRESIDENT

MIKE HAGSTROM

Mike Hagstrom was named President of St. John Paul II Catholic Schools and Director of Catholic Schools for the Diocese of Fargo on March 15, 2016 and assumed office on July 1, 2016.

When he applied for the position, he wrote that his “approach would be that of stewardship of the great gift of Catholic Schools. With the help of God’s Grace and all our stakeholders we can be good stewards together, seeing that our schools not only merely survive, but also thrive. For they are designed for human flourishing, forming as we do the whole person, each and every student, made in God’s image and likeness, endowed with a transcendent dignity and destiny.”

Prior to this role, he taught Religion and served in a number of other leadership capacities at Shanley High School for 31 years. There, he embraced St. Bede’s notion that “I have always found delight in learning, teaching, and writing.”

Mike earned his B.A. in English and M.A. in Systematic Theology from Saint John’s University, Collegeville, Minnesota. He and his wife, Shawn, have two children (Therese ’08 and Joseph ’16) and two grandchildren (James and Oliver).

PRESIDENT’S OFFICE

MARY BETH TRAYNOR

Vice President

HEIDI RISNER-ROLON

Exec. Assistant

BUSINESS OFFICE

STACY RONEY

Director of Finance

Sherri Simon

Accounts Receivable

KIM OPITZ

Accounts Payable

JANELLE PEDERSON

Scrip Coordinator

LATANA PEASLAND

School Technology Specialist

ADMISSIONS OFFICE

LORI HAGER

Director of Admissions

ADVANCEMENT TEAM

JOHN KLOCKE

Advancement Director

JOELLE SHEWEY

Constituent Relations & Annual Giving

Name

Communications & Marketing Specialist