Meet Our Team

Student Fellows

Alyamr Ismaili

Alyamr is a junior at Viterbo and is majoring in computer science. This is his first year as a student fellow. He has a passion for exploration, whether that be through hiking on a trail not yet explored or through giving a chance to a music genre he hasn't heard before. He's excited to make an impact at Viterbo this year! 

Kelcie Karweick

Kelcie is a junior business major with a marketing minor from Seymour, Wis. She is on the women's soccer team here at Viterbo and has enjoyed playing since a young age. She also loves working out and staying active, along with enjoying the outdoors, hunting, and fishing. In the summer, you can find her up north at her cottage on a lake where she enjoys enjoying all the different water sports, jet skiing, boating, and more. This is Kelcie's second year as a student fellow!

Kyle Trietley

Kyle is from La Crosse and is in his first year of study toward a Master of Arts in Servant Leadership degree. Kyle has a deep passion for connecting with others and helping others learn more about themselves, develop their potential, and grow as leaders. In his free time, he enjoys hiking, working out, playing golf, reading, and spending time with his family and dog, and he is very excited to make an impact as a student fellow!

Meagan Ronsman

Meagan recently began pursuing a master’s degree in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling program at Viterbo. She previously studied psychology and public health at UW-La Crosse. Meagan has enjoyed calling La Crosse home for over 20 years, and lives here with her three young children and husband. She loves to explore the bluffs, rivers and streams of the Driftless region with her family, and travels as often as she can. As someone who seeks to learn and connect with others meaningfully, Meagan is looking forward to the experience of being a student fellow.

Maya Bubbers

Maya will be a sophomore at Viterbo University, majoring in communication disorders and sciences in hopes of becoming a speech-language pathologist. She also plays on the women's soccer team at Viterbo. She is from La Crescent, MN and enjoys being active whether that’s working out, hiking, or doing various activities outside!

Faculty Fellows

Shannon K. McManimon

Shannon joined the Viterbo faculty in 2023 as Program Director of the new Ethical Leadership Doctorate in Education. Her research has used narrative, arts-based, and participatory methods to study equity-focused teaching and learning in both informal and formal settings. As a research fellow, she will inquire into how ontoepistemologies (ways of being and knowing) can inform the practice of research ethics, particularly in leadership studies. She lives in Minnesota with her spouse and enjoys kayaking, gardening, reading, and knitting.

Alexander J. Ashland

Alexander lives in Onalaska, WI, with his wife and two children. He is an Assistant Professor of English who specializes in nineteenth- and twentieth-century U.S. literature. Alexander's teaching and research focus on the aesthetics of witness and testimony, and he is most interested in exploring the intersections of literature and documentary modes of representation. He is currently finishing a book on this topic, titled The Documentary Turn: U.S. Literature in the Age of Compromise.

Advisory Council

• Alexander J. Ashland, Viterbo University
• Alyamr Ismaili, Viterbo University
• Bob Van Wicklin, Viterbo University
• Caitlin Wilson, Marine Credit Union
• Darryle Clott, Community Member
• Denise Nicholson, Gundersen Health System
• Diane Monahan, Viterbo University
• Jane Korducki, Mayo Clinic Health System
• Jeff Thompson, Community Member
• Kelcie Karweick, Viterbo University
• Kyle Trietley, Viterbo University
• Maya Bubbers, Viterbo University
• Meagan Ronsman, Viterbo University
• Rusty Cunningham, Community Member
• Sam Scinta, IM Education
• Shannon McManimon, Viterbo University
• Sr. Mary Ann Gschwind, FSPA
• Stacy Shapiro, Shapiro Strategies
• Sue Durtsche, Community Member
• Tom Thibodeau, Viterbo University