Council

Kris Shields– Council President

Kris was elected Council President in January of 2024 after taking a year off from council in 2023.

Kris lives in Ramsey, MN. She has 3 kids, Shelby age 31, Brittny age 27 and Robby age 24. Kris worked for Starbucks for 7 1/2 years and recently started a new job at Carlson Toyota the beginning of February 2024. She loves to travel, bird watch, scrapbook, read and spending time with her kids!!

Kris is active in the Children’s Ministry at Living Waters and can often be found behind the camera recording worship.

Sara Greenough – Vice President

Sara has been a member of Living Waters for over 20 years. She has two children, Maria (26) and Henry (22). They both grew up at Living Waters. Throughout the years she has been active in various committees and a host of outreach and church functions.

When asked about why she loves Living Waters she said, “I love the people here. We are a family, and we all take care of each other. As a mission, LW must reach out to others and lead them to a relationship with Jesus. I hope that by being on Council, I can help create opportunities to do this.”

Kris Anderson – Council Secretary

Kris was elected to Council as Secretary in January of 2024 after taking a year off that role.

Kris is technically retired but volunteers in the church office several days each week. She prepares and prints the weekly bulletin, and handles several other administrative jobs. She’s also active in the gardening and hospitality ministries.

She and her husband are long time Lino Lakes residents. They have two adult daughters, three grandsons and a gaggle of nieces and nephews in the area. When Kris isn’t at church she can be found in her kitchen baking something that could be in a magazine (that’s a quote from one of her grandsons) or in her garden creating beauty.

Jackie Braun – Council Treasurer

Jackie has served as the Congregational Treasurer since January of 2024. She retired from the workforce in 2023 after spending many years in finance. She and her husband, Mark live in Lino Lakes in a multi-generational home with her daughter and grandson. At church Jackie can be found preparing and helping serve communion, helping with outreach activities, and playing cards on Tuesday mornings.

Jackie loves to travel and celebrated her retirement with an Alaskan Cruise, one of the highlights of 2023.

Lisa Brown

Lisa Brown joins council in 2022 after having served on numerous church committees in the past. She is a key leader in our outreach team and coordinates the weekly donation counters.

Lisa is an avid outdoorsperson! From walking her dog, to exploring state and local parks to working in her garden, Lisa is most happy when she is outdoors.

Lisa and her husband live in Circle Pines and have three adult children. Lisa has a heart for service and loves volunteering.

Jennifer Flaschberger

Jennifer should be a certified professional multi-tasker! She is the mother of 5 children raging in age from college through middle school and recently returned to college herself. She is studying for her masters degree in special education at Bethel University. She also works as a para at Centennial Middle School in the DCD Program.

Jennifer and her family have been members at Living Waters for about 20 years and they are deeply rooted in the community. She has served on various Living Waters committees in the past.

Rosie Olson

Rosie joined the Living Waters Council in January of 2023. She retired from the grocery industry in 2020 and since her retirement she has enjoyed spending more time with her husband of nearly 45 years, Randy, children and grandchildren.

Steve Yahr

I was born and raised in Cedarburg, Wisconsin, a lifelong Packer fan living in Minnesota! After college graduation I moved to the twin cities and worked for Sperry Univac / Unisys / Lockheed Martin for 32 years. I married Susan who passed away in 2009, we had three girls, Katie, Kjirsten & Lisa. We lived in Oakdale attending St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in North St. Paul, part of Pastor Ivy’s congregation. Church was an important part of our lives. After Susan’s passing, I was the Director of the first K-12 Fab Lab in Wisconsin and moved to Three Lakes, WI for 5 years helping students learn in a new way.

In October 2016 I met Carol, a lifelong St.Paulite, at a grief support group, she had lost her husband to cancer. We grew in our relationship and love, and were married in June 2018. I retired in June 2019 and we moved back to Oakdale to be close to family. We looked for 2.5 years for a house of our own, and in 2020 found our home here in Lino Lakes, finding that the nearest Lutheran Church was Living Waters where Pastor Ivy had moved shortly before we did. We enjoy being outside, either hiking or paddling the lakes in our canoe Sourdough.