New employees at Central Lakes College began their orientation Monday, Aug. 15 with a welcome from CLC President Dr. Larry Lundblad, followed by presentations from Nancy Paulson, Director of Human Resources; Kari Christiansen, Vice President of Administrative Services; Chris Vopatek and Sheila Edin from the Business Office; David MacArthur from Auxiliary Services; Rick Otteson from Maintenance/Facilities; Nick Heisserer from Records and Registration; Mike Barnaby from Financial Aid; and Ken Dickinson from Security. Vice President Suresh Tiwari and Deans Rebecca Best, Kelly McCalla, Michael Amick, Jeff Wig, and Beth Adams also greeted the new employees. President Lundblad noted the growth and demographic data of CLC, which draws most of its students from the counties of this region but also has students from throughout the state as well as an international contingent. All CLC faculty return this week for two days of workshops ahead of the Monday, Aug. 22 fall term start.