Spotlight of the week! CEO's Fall 2013

CEO's of Fall 2013 are Sherri McGillivary, Chris Armstrong, and Ashley Freeman. All three of the CEO's this semester are second years. We're off to a great start this year!


Sherri McGillivary, or as we know her Sam. Her hometown is Minneapolis, MN. She would love to one day live in a big city downtown on the ocean because she enjoys the warm weather. Sherri would like to be working as a Creative Director at a Community Center.

Chris Armstrong joined The Northway Group to gain knowledge in the industry. Something you may not know about Chris is that he is awesome at Rock Band. He is self described as "like really really good." That may attribute to his love for coffee.

Ashley Freeman. If Ashley had a million dollars she would pay off all her student loans, travel the world and experience al kinds of different cultures. This million dollars could come easier than she thinks considering she is dating Joe Maurer (Notice the spelling! haha..)

Another Great Semester!

It's finally Spring! On May 2nd we wrapped up our semester in Northway. Thank you to everyone for all your hard work this semester, especially the Account Executives. If it wasn't for you, we wouldn't of had the clients we did. Another thank you to the CEO's; Katie, Sam and April for keeping everything in line throughout the semester. A huge thank you to all our clients that came to us this semester! Also, thank you to Jeff Palm, without Northway none of us would of had the countless opportunities we've had.   We couldn't thank you enough for the opportunity you gave us! To our graduates this year, best of luck with your future endeavors! We will miss you next year! Have a great rest of the semester everyone, good luck with your finals! See you next fall!

Northway's Second Spotlight of the Week: Kelsey Zachman

Kelsey Zachman is our Account Executive and CEO Alternate. Kelsey is from St. Cloud, MN where she is a Fire Dancer. She also likes to hangout with friends, meet new people and likes to entertain. She joined Northway for a life experience before entering the industry. Kelsey’s favorite season is fall because the colors are beautiful and the weather is gorgeous. Her greatest accomplishment is going back to school. Eventually she would like to own her own agency, not just based on advertising but in multiple different things. Congrats Kelsey! 

Northway Spotlight of the Week: Paige Boileau

This week we are spotlighting Paige Boileau, from Brainerd MN. Paige’s role in Northway is a Creative. Paige joined Northway to gain a better real life experience to better her future career. For fun Paige likes to snowboard, eat ice cream, watch movies, and hang out with friends. Her biggest accomplishment is being employed since age 15. Paige’s life goals are to get a good job and to travel the world. If she could have a dream get away house it would be in Australia. Good Job Paige, Keep up the good work! 

Caring For Kayleen: Fight Like A Girl

Acute Myeloid Leukemia has a survival rate of 80% in the first initial treatment. Those who relapse, 75% will go into remission from the treatment, and go to a bone marrow transplant, from which there is a 50% chance of survival past 5 years. The remaining 25% or so who do not get into remission in the second round of treatment, are then considered refractory, non-curable with current treatment plans. They go into experimental trials and have a 10% or less chance of survival and get into a Bone Marrow Transplant.
Yesterday we had the opportunity to help Kayleen Larson. A little girl fighting AML Leukemia. One of our Northway members came to us with a quick, but meaningful project. A plaque, for a memorial park bench, in honor of Kayleen. Who has only a few weeks left. After the question "Who thinks we should take this on?" Not one of us hesitated and we all raised our hands, which confirmed we were doing it. We knew about Kayleen's love of ladybugs, so that was a must to incorporate in the design. With only 6 hours to create the plaque, we all dove head first into the project. Our thoughts and prayers are with Kayleen and her family through this difficult time.
If you would like to read more about Kayleen & her story visit her Caring Bridge site or Facebook site:
www.caringbridge.org/visit/KayleenLarson or www.facebook.com/CaringForKayleen


If you are interested in making a donation to the Larson Family:
Kayleen Larson Benefit
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St. Cloud State University
720 4th Ave S. Atwood Center
St. Cloud, MN 56301
320.259.7187

Northway Spotlight of the Week: Jonathan Tuinstra

Northway’s Computer Programmer, Jonathan Tuinstra is our Spotlight this week. Jon is from St. Cloud, MN. He joined Northway because it is a good opportunity to work with code in a professional setting. He has two cats, Ashes and Binx. His greatest accomplishment is going back to college. Jon’s life goal is to become an independent game developer. Also Jon is a computer-programming tutor in the CAS center at St. Cloud Technical and Community College. Congrats Jon!

Northway Spotlight of the Week: Greg Stotko

We want to introduce Greg Stotko from Alexandria, MN as our Spotlight of the week. His role in Northway is Web and Creative. He joined Northway to try something new and to build his portfolio. He enjoys making his own videos and music. His favorite season is summer, because its warm and he can travel. His greatest accomplishment is going to St. John’s football for 6 years and finishing college for Video. Congrats Greg!