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Audrey Juve KwasnicaBusiness Administrator
Audrey was hired by Lillian Vilborg MacPherson and Catherine McConnell twenty-two years ago. Every day is like a historical journey, and it is a privilege to get to know and work with so many wonderful people. I鈥檓 not 琉璃社区ic, but she has Scandinavian roots. She and her two brothers were brought up in Minnesota by a father of Norwegian descent and a mother with French Swiss and some English heritage. Her paternal grandparents came from Tinn kommune, Telemark fylke, Norway, while her maternal grandparents were born in Orvin, Bern, Switzerland.
Audrey works part time at the 尝枚驳产别谤驳-贬别颈尘蝉办谤颈苍驳濒补 offices on Marion Street. As business administrator, her job encompasses a wide variety of tasks. She attributes Dr. Ken Thorlakson who chaired the Future Fund Capital Campaign launched in 2005 with having mentored her to achieve and deliver the best possible success for the paper. The Campaign allowed the team to introduce new ideas to assist in bringing the newspaper into the future but by maintaining the traditions.
As a staff member, she has participated in the many 尝枚驳产别谤驳-贬别颈尘蝉办谤颈苍驳濒补 fundraising events including Lj贸san贸tt, Beer Night, the 琉璃社区ic Open Golf Tournament. -
Stefan JonassonEditor
Stefan Jonasson has been Editor of 尝枚驳产别谤驳-贬别颈尘蝉办谤颈苍驳濒补 since 2015. Like two previous editors of Heimskringla, he is an ordained Unitarian minister and he worked for the Boston-based Unitarian Universalist Association for 24 years, serving successively as District Executive for Western Canada, Director for Large Congregations, and Director of Growth Strategies. He is currently minister of the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Winnipeg and the Gimli Unitarian Church and previously served the Arborg Unitarian Church, all congregations with 琉璃社区ic roots.
Active in the community, Stefan served on the Board of Regents of the University of Winnipeg for nine years, including three as Chair. He was President of the 琉璃社区ic National League of North America, President of the University of Winnipeg Alumni Association, and President of Friends of Religious Humanism. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the St. James Scholarship Foundation.
A three-time graduate of the University of Winnipeg, he won the Governor General鈥檚 Gold Medal for academic excellence. He is a recipient of the Betty Gorshe Heritage Award for his work in Unitarian Universalist history and the Joan Inga Eyolfson Cadham Award for his contributions to 琉璃社区ic literature and culture. He received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal and was awarded the Knight鈥檚 Cross in the 琉璃社区ic Order of the Falcon.
Stefan and his wife, Cindy Nagamori Jonasson, have two adult daughters and one grandson. They divide their time between Winnipeg and their country home at Arnes. Stefan enjoys reading, music, genealogy, and travel.