Jon’s Story

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Jon was born and grew up in Maple Grove, MN. Jon played baseball and football when he was younger. He went to Maple Grove Senior High and St. Cloud State University. Jon worked as a Lending Manager for TCF Bank for several years thereafter, where he met the love of his life. After leaving TCF, Jon went to American Mortgage and Equity Consultants (AMEC) as a Mortgage Lender, where he currently works today.

In his personal time, Jon loves to be outdoors. He enjoys being up north, deer hunting (bow and rifle). He also enjoys fishing and ice fishing, camping and both Jon and Kristi have spent several trips backpacking, canoeing and camping in the Boundary Waters of MN (BWCA).

Kristi’s Story

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Kristi was born and grew up in the same home her parents still live in today, in Brooklyn Park, MN. She is an only child just like Jon. She went to Champlin Park High School and college at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN, where she graduated with her Bachelor’s degree in 2008. She majored in Marketing from the College of Business and minored in Advertising & Graphic Design. Kristi chose to enroll in the PSEO program, when she took college classes part-time during her junior and senior years of high school at North-Hennepin Community College and was able to graduate from St. Thomas 1 year early.

Kristi ironically graduated at the hit of the recession and post college grad jobs were hard to come by. She is thankful for this, however, because this was when she started working full time at TCF and started spending more time with and getting to the man who would become her future husband. Kristi then got a job in marketing for TCF, and has since worked in marketing for the past 6+ years. She now works as a marketing manager for PaR Systems in Shoreview, MN.

In her personal time, Kristi enjoys being outdoors, gardening and canning. Kristi and Jon enjoy working on their house together, doing remodeling and DIY fixer-upper projects. Thus, one of Kristi’s favorite TV channels is HGTV. Kristi also enjoys sports and activities when she can, such as tennis, snowboarding and yoga. Kristi and Jon both love to travel together and in the spring of 2016, went on a trip to Vietnam and Japan together – a trip of a lifetime!