Joel Olson was our speaker this week. Students like to call him--- Joelson.
($10,000 is the goal ($4800) for the Nest. If you want to donate talk to Laura or Joel.)
Joel grew up in Faribault. He is married to Elisa who works for St. Olaf. Together, they have three kids- Will, Abby and Lauren. Will is a second Lt. in the Air Force. Abby and Lauren are currently attending Purdue and St. Thomas.
"We are constantly working on blending out family. We have been together for 8 years and the journey has been filled with tears and laughter. We are still figuring it out."
During 2020 they adopted a puppy, Lincoln. They thought he would be about 50 lbs., but he is 95 lbs. today.
Ruth and Lyle Olson are his parents.
Joel graduated from Faribault in 1987. He enlisted in the Air Force as a medical tech stationed in Albuquerque, NM. He was deployed to Dessert Storm and spent 6 months in Saudi Arabia and Oman. After the Air Force he attended St. Cloud State and received a degree in Special Education (1994) followed by a Masters of Education with a license as a k-12 Principal from the U of M (2000).
Beliefs-
-I believe that we all have a story, and we connect through those stories
-I believe that we all long for relationships, support and to be valued.
3rd year as principal in Faribault
Ruth and Lyle Olson are his parents. Wanted to move closer to home because his parents were aging.
moved to FB 2 years ago.
