Star Team
"Star's greatest success comes from the people we attract. Everyone at Star is encouraged to become an expert, to continue learning and developing and to creatively challenge the status quo." —Mark Johnson, CEO
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Sherri Anderson
Client Services
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I would like to be a meteorologist. -
Marsha Lynn
Creative
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I would like to be an anthropologist. -
Darrin Maxwell
Client Services
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I would like to be a fighter pilot when I grow up, because I love the sheer power and exhilaration that comes with the freedom of flight. -
Joey Wyszynski
Creative
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I would like to be a country music singer and tour with Kenny Chesney! -
Allison Konstantinides
Finance
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I would love to someday own a large enough chunk of land so I could operate a Humane Society for all types of abandoned/abused animals. -
Caitlin Van Winkle
Business Development
What do you want to be when you grow up?
A television or film editor because I notice editing mistakes in shows all of the time. -
Jon Raymond
Production
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I would like to be a river fishing tour guide. -
Andy Alstad
Client Services
What do you want to be when you grow up?
Growing up, I imagined myself to be the next Jane Goodall, spending my days studying gorillas in the wild. But after having to take a meat packing science class my freshman year of college, I decided to re-route my life. Now I simply own animals, all domestic varieties (three dogs, one cat and a horse). And they study me! -
Keith Rudolph
Warehouse
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I would like to be an on-screen actor. -
Steve Whaley
Production
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I would like to be Bob Vila's replacement. -
Francie Jossart
Administrative
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I always wanted to be a cruise director like Julie McCoy on the Love Boat, but I get really bad motion sickness, so I would have to carry around a bag with me all day. -
Tim Michlitsch
Production
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I would like to be a sports agent. -
Julie Gustafson
Client Services
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I would like to be a perpetual Stanford Junior. I would audit every class, and bike around or nap on the green every afternoon. -
Kyle Nylander
Client Services
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I would like to be a pirate because I’m looking to learn more about plundering and swashbuckling and I can’t find a class about it. -
Stephanie Gibbs
Client Services
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I would like to be a CSI because I always try to solve the crime before the actors do in the TV show. -
Michelle Goin
Client Services
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I would like to be a Rock Star so I can have my own set of groupies. -
Beth Perry
Administrative
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I will say that I am content with the “me” I am right now. Who knows what’s to come. -
Tim Jewett
Warehouse
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I would like to be an illustrator of some sort… actually any sort. -
Harry Hoselton
Project Management
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I would like to be the starting pitcher for the Minnesota Twins and then teaching art classes in the off season. -
Mike Bertram
Warehouse
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I would like to be an air traffic controller. -
Jake Holzer
Production
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I would like to be a hunting and fishing guide. -
Gary Donaldson
Project Management
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I would like to be a lake resort owner because it would give me access to meet people, provide them a great experience and be on the water. -
Justin Dworak
Creative
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I would like to play professional soccer in the English Premier League because I love the game and I’m highly competitive. -
Andy Brown
Business Development
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I would like to be coaching high school baseball; living off the proceeds from my bestselling novel that I wrote in my ocean side home, surrounded by the love of my family… -
Patrick Edens
Finance
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I would like to be a house cat. -
Jim Larkin
Project Management
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I would like to be a landscape photographer, because I like taking pictures and I like seeing new places. -
Raul Valadez
Warehouse
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I would like to be a cowboy. -
Bill Herzfeld
Project Management
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I would like to be a captain of a charter fishing boat. -
Jason Ryan
Finance
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I would like to be an Air Force pilot or a professional race car driver. If it’s fast or dangerous, it’s for me! -
Joe Olson
Production
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I would like to guide youth on waterfowl hunts in the central flyway. -
Jim Davison
Executive
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I would like to be a high school or college basketball referee because, I am passionate about basketball. -
Bruce Wickland
Administrative
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I would like to be a part-time employee at Star. -
Molly Watkins
Client Services
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I would like to be a National Geographic photographer that travels around the world. -
Dan Warzecha
Warehouse
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I would like to be a world class chef. I like to cook and whenever you do your job, people come away happy. Everyone loves good food! -
Bill Botzet
Production
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I will never grow up. -
Rachel Arndt
Creative
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I would like to be a horse jockey so I can win the Kentucky Derby! -
Erin Murphy
Business Development
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I would like to be a freelance project manager specializing in event planning. It would be the perfect job combining my biggest passions! -
Dick Jones
Field Rep
What do you want to be when you grow up?
My wife says I will never grow up. -
Rick Caouette
Production
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I would like to be a structural engineer. -
Julie Sebek
Client Services
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I would like to be a sports physical therapist because I like to work with, encourage and motivate athletes to become stronger! -
Russ Dick
Project Management
What do you want to be when you grow up?
When I grow up? I was told this from my 92 year old grandmother, that boys are boys and they never grow up so I’m sticking to that! -
Karla Dorr
Purchasing
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I wanted to be a retail buyer when I grew up. I did that for awhile and then left the retail industry... So, I guess that now I am doing what I always wanted to do. -
Brandon Baer
Production
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I would like to be a sheriff. -
Robin Duranleau
Client Services
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I would love to be a professional beach bum because who wouldn’t want to get paid to lay out in the sun drinking fruity beverages? -
Mike Seeman
Business Development
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I would like to be a professional golfer because every day I am outdoors, competing and visiting beautiful places. -
Mike Walker
Field Rep
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I would like to be a cook because I love to cook for people. -
Kevin Ausk
Warehouse
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I would like to be a concert roady. -
Michael Baer
Production
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I would like to be a customer experience enhancement consultant. -
Adrian DeRosier
Project Management
What do you want to be when you grow up?
Actually I don’t want to grow up, but if I must then I want to be a kid when I grow up. The motto I learned at Clown Camp years ago says it all too well, “When you’re green you grow, when you’re ripe you rot." I hope to spend my entire life growing and learning. -
Amy Feinberg
Client Services
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I would like to be I Love Lucy! -
Tom Flahaven
Warehouse
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I would like to run a lobster boat in Maine. -
Craig Freiling
Production
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I would like to be a violinist in an orchestra. -
Ed Willett
Field Rep
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I would like to be a retired setup supervisor from Star, living with my wife in Des Moines enjoying my kids and grandchildren. -
John Paavola
Technology
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I still haven't decided and I like it that way. -
Cary Davis
Client Services
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I would like to be an elementary school teacher. It would be exhilarating and refreshing to make a clear, tangible difference in the lives of others while enjoying the benefit of spending the summers with my family. -
Brian Fiene
Warehouse
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I don’t want to grow up, because that’s the last excuse I have for doing something crazy every once in a while. -
James Whaley
Warehouse
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I would like to be a professional fisherman, because I love everything about fishing. -
Chris Massmann
Project Management
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I would like to be a country music artist. -
Clarissa Lin
Creative
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I would like to be some sort of designer, because I love to create and arrange things in harmony. -
Tony Schauer
Production
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I would like to be an angel so I can fulfill my responsibility as a husband, father and co-worker! -
Mike Nash
Project Management
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I don’t need to be famous, but I want to be rich. -
Mark Johnson
Executive
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I have always dreamed of being a professional golfer.
