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Meet Business Manager Jenna Brinkman!

  • Where are you from and where did you grow up?  Live in Aberdeen, SD grew up in Mellette, SD
  • Describe your high school experience: I had the typical high school experience and participated in band/chorus and played sports.
  • From where did you graduate college and with what degree(s)?  I graduated from NSU with a double major: Accounting/Banking & Financial Services
  • What do you teach/coach/lead at Northwestern? I am from here and couldn’t pass up this opportunity when it presented.
  • How long have you been here? I started on May 16, 2022
  • When did you realize you wanted to become a teacher? N/A
  • What is rewarding about your job? Learning something new everyday.
  • If you could have any other job what would it be? I would own my own coffee shop/bakery.
  • Who is your biggest role model?  As cheesy as it sounds, my mom is my biggest role model.
  • What are your hobbies?  I love to sing, play volleyball, crochet, and bake.
  • Where do you see yourself in ten years?  Exactly where I am now, enjoying every minute of where life has led me.
  • If you could live anywhere else, where?  I don’t think I would live anywhere else.  I like the comfort of a small town.
  • What type of music do you listen to?  Mostly country and Disney music because I have children.
  • What food is like a guilty pleasure to you?  Ice cream is definitely my guilty pleasure.
  • Last book you read? Bridgerton
  • Who would play the lead in a movie about your life? Emmy Rossum
  • What super power do you wish you had? Flight
  • Biggest pet peeve? Rude people
  • What advice do you have for the students of Northwestern? Enjoy every moment and don’t sweat the small stuff.