WHO WE ARE
When you work with us, we promise to understand the purpose behind your need and bring that to life. We listen to your ideas, integrate them with what we know works, and seek ways to exceed your expectations – whether that be by consulting to create strategy, collaborating to build solutions, or providing staff to work with your team.
“As we continue to add to our skillset with new tools and technology, we’ll share those learnings with you and use them to deliver upon our promise to you. This is what I love about working at Fredrickson, with our employees, clients, and community members. And we’d love to get to know you too!”
~ Robin Lucas
“We do what we do because of the people we get to work with. Our company is built on the belief that we’re all in this together and we’re all better by collaborating. Growth, to us, is about continuous learning and improvement. It’s also about life-long relationships and friendships that help each other learn and grow in our profession.
We are forever grateful to all the people who have chosen to work with us as clients and colleagues. You’ve each contributed to the tapestry that began when we founded the company with Lola Fredrickson and continues to be woven as new generations enter the workplace.”
~ Dave & Joyce Lasecke
Pictured left to right: Dave Lasecke – Principal and CFO, Joyce Lasecke – Principal and President, and Robin Lucas – COO
Meet those who make it all happen and find out why they love learning!
Zach Anderson
Learning Experience Developer
Having a career in learning reflects my multi-potentialite lifestyle. I particularly love videography because it is a fusion of so many passions. Also, with a history in theatre and improv, coming across new learning experiences I say yes, and!
Heather Connors
Staffing Lead, Learning Experience Consultant, and Principal Consultant
I love knitting. There is something magical about creating an object with just yarn and some pointy sticks. The possibilities are infinite with variations in yarn contents, textures, and sizes; needle sizes; and tweaks in technique.
Mark Cunningham
Project Manager & Principal Consultant
Some of my favorite things to learn involve creating more time in the day through efficiencies. Tell me about all of the ways I can save tens of seconds every day! Optimizing workflow, using hotkeys and shortcuts, automating, templatizing – I love all that stuff.
Christine Douglas
Director of Staffing
I love learning about people. I’ve always been a curious person, but I am especially interested in what makes people tick. My curiosity about people is rooted equally in empathy and analysis. Nothing makes me want to dig deeper, or ask more questions, than hearing about the way other people think, feel, and experience the world. I feel blessed to play a role at Fredrickson in which my curiousity about people is both useful and gratified!
April Held
Learning Experience Designer
Sharing knowledge is one of the greatest gifts we can give each other. Teaching and learning have the potential to build empathy, understanding, and community. I love learning from and about others around me and then paying that knowledge forward.
Molly Hendricks
Account Manager
I love that I get a deeper understanding of myself and the whole human experience from reading autobiographies. Plus that extra layer of compassion and sensitivity that comes from learning about a challenge that someone overcame is pretty priceless.
Marisa Hubin
Learning Experience Developer
I love learning lots of different pieces of information. Sometimes I go on deep dives just because I am curious about a particular subject! I’ve spent time researching facts about bears, unsolved mysteries, natural disasters, famous historic families, and horse breeds, to name a few. Learning is part of being human and it’s exciting to work with others to develop learning experiences that are meaningful.
Walt Jones
Learning Experience Designer & User Experience Consultant
Learning underlies all my hobbies, from repairing cars to home improvement. By doing whatever I can myself, I not only save money, but I get the satisfaction of learning how things work.
Christine Koch
Talent Sourcing Consultant
One of my favorite things to do is read historical novels. I love learning about history through stories!
Clarissa Lasecke
Operations Administrator
I love to learn new languages and art techniques. I look forward to when the Saint Paul Community Education catalogue comes out every season. This fall, I am taking an art class for toddlers with my daughter..
Luke Lasecke
Learning Experience Developer & Technology Manager
I love learning about how things are made or how they work, whether it is a new product we are designing training for, or the authoring tools we use for developing the training. I especially love learning the ins and outs of those tools, so I can figure out unique ways to add interactivity or flair to our eLearning.
Joyce Lasecke
President
I read cookbooks to learn to improvise with meals; my winter project is to master flavorful soup.
Dave Lasecke
CFO
I’m having a blast learning from great educators for all my hobbies and interests. I can’t think of a better way to grow as a learning professional than to be a student of teachers who know how to bring passion and engagement to every lesson.
Robin Lucas
COO
As a digital scrapbooker, I constantly work on adding to and learning new skills by participating in on-line community challenges; YouTube is my friend as I build muscle memory for new techniques.
Pat McGuinn
Learning Experience Designer
I love learning because it opens doorways to new challenges, experiences, people, and a richer life!
Danielle McKay
Learning Experience Designer
I’m a researcher at heart, and when I want to know more, I will dig as deep as I can go on that subject to satisfy my curiosity. Learning isn’t just something that we do; it’s at the core of who we are.
Magda Ronningen
Project Manager, Principal Consultant & Learning Experience Designer
I am so excited to see the advancement of visual language ignite learning and the imagination. We are seeing and comprehending the world in new intuitive ways. Learning how to learn has never been more important! If I am learning, I feel alive!
Jill Stanton
Director of Connection, Peer Groups, and Marketing & Principal Consultant
I started in the learning industry as a voice talent while I was completing my theatre degree. I love the aesthetics, engagement, creativity and interest in how humans think and behave inherent in both learning design and theatre. I also adore a great spreadsheet.
Michael Sunnarborg
Principal Consultant & Learning Experience Consultant
As a lifelong learner and a teacher at heart, I’ve always found myself curious about how we all learn through our experiences. So curious that I competed in the 1999 Honolulu Marathon just to experience how to train for (and finish!) such a major event.
Zoey Thao
Learning Experience Developer
Learning leads to knowledge and new skills that can bring around new opportunities and innovative solutions. Learning gives me a sense of accomplishment, which helps boost my confidence in my own capabilities.
