Chippewa Valley High School Alumni
Clinton Township, Michigan (MI)
Alumni Stories
Brenda Christensen
Class of 1980
I am one of the co-founders of GoldMine Software which was selected as national "Entrepreneur of the Year" company in 2000. Bio below:
Brenda Christensen has over 23 years of public relations and marketing communications experience, including building one of the most award-winning public relations brands in the high tech industry as a co-founder at GoldMine Software -- an Ernst & Young National "Entrepreneur of the Year" company. One of the most respected public relations and investor relations practitioners in high technology, she has been nominated for public relations’ highest honor – the Silver Anvil. She is also a distinguished member of Who’s Who Worldwide and has successfully taken companies public, orchestrating two separate fundings of both $10 and $15 million, respectively. A former newspaper reporter and published author, Christensen holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism with honors from Michigan State University.
Brenda Christensen has over 23 years of public relations and marketing communications experience, including building one of the most award-winning public relations brands in the high tech industry as a co-founder at GoldMine Software -- an Ernst & Young National "Entrepreneur of the Year" company. One of the most respected public relations and investor relations practitioners in high technology, she has been nominated for public relations’ highest honor – the Silver Anvil. She is also a distinguished member of Who’s Who Worldwide and has successfully taken companies public, orchestrating two separate fundings of both $10 and $15 million, respectively. A former newspaper reporter and published author, Christensen holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism with honors from Michigan State University.
Recent Members
| Aarya Datta | 2022 |
| Aliya Kosenko | 2020 |
| Erin Welsh | 1997 |
| Kathleen Gallo | 1967 |
| Leonora Krasnic | 2017 |
| Leslie Schimanski | 1991 |
| Michelle Trombley | 2008 |
| Stephanie Werk | 1986 |
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