About Katie Dohman
Articles written by Katie Dohman
Bridging the Gap
Why Casey Matthiesen’s identity and career are inextricably linkedYou could say Casey Matthiesen’s career path began before she was even born. Her birth mother, a member of the Yankton Sioux Tribe living on the Yankton Reservation in South Dakota, decided to give her up for adoption, and it became official with the help of a local lawyer who had no experience in adoption law, but a commitment to getting it right for everyone involved. As a kid, Matthiesen knew she was adopted—her parents celebrated and talked about it. It was so woven into her life …
Family Business
From his parents’ restaurant to running a law firm with his spouse, Ben Kwan’s secret recipe is grounding himself in service to othersBen Kwan’s origin story is one for the books. His father, Tat Kwan, fled Communist China in 1972 by swimming channels off Hong Kong, through the chain of islands to what was then Portuguese Macau. A fisherman on a boat saved him, and Tat wound up boarding in a bunkhouse in a multistory Chinese restaurant. In 1976, he immigrated to the United States, eventually landing a job as a cook at the legendary David Fong’s Chinese restaurant in Bloomington. There he met Jennifer, and they married and …
Central Command
General Johanna Clyborne is in charge: of her career, her cases, and her confidenceJohanna Clyborne’s single-spaced, seven-page curriculum vitae is a dizzying tour of awards and accomplishments: a two-star general in the U.S. Army who was born under, and even served in, a time when women were not authorized to serve in battle. A Bronze Star recipient in 2009. The commissioner and chief information officer for the State of Minnesota who hauled Real ID over the finish line, under budget, after a previous attempt under a different commissioner failed. A partner at Brekke, …
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