Elise is a Luther Seminary student seeking ordination in the ELCA in Word and Sacrament following a call to ministry in 2019. Since then, her Masters of Divinity journey has highlighted a knack for hospital chaplaincy, exploring the ways God speaks to us in Creation, and the importance of youth and community development. Elise graduated in Civil Engineering from University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, with a focus on hydrogeologic studies and environmental science.
In addition to her theological studies, Elise serves on the Board of Directors for Bethel Horizons camp and retreat center in Dodgeville. She founded a female BSA Scout Troop on the near west side of Madison in 2023.
She is an avid mountain biker, and mountain bike coach with the National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA). She is engaged in her community, and occasionally finds herself being a disability advocate and speaker. She loves to adventure with her spouse and three children all around the Midwest. Originally from California, Wisconsin is her heaven on earth.
On February 4, our 5th and 6th grade Bake Sale raised $950. These funds will be sent to Lutheran World Relief (LWR) to help feed those in need by helping purchase chicks, baby pigs and other farm animals for families in need! We will continue collecting funds to help feed others because we are called to care for our neighbors. You can donate directly to LWR or by sending funds to St. John’s. Here is the website for more information 
During the 2021 Lenten season we invited you to join with all of God’s people in revisiting the promises made on your behalf in baptism and renewed in your Affirmation of Baptism (Confirmation) when you answered the question, “Do you intend to continue in the covenant God made with you in holy baptism: