Administration

Dick Goodman
President/Owner
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Dick Goodman opened the doors of Schmidt Goodman in 1974 and has been a critical team member as President and CEO as well as dispatching our installation crews every morning, sending them in all directions within a 100 mile radius. Dick is a hands-on leader and involved in all company strategic decisions. Dick enjoys maintaining long-term customer relationships and has a great passion for supporting our local and surrounding communities. Dick enjoys his family time at the cabin and has plenty of fishing stories to go around.

Kathy Goodman
Strategic Accounts Manager/Owner
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As Strategic Accounts Manager, Kathy supports national accounts with project management, move management, scheduling and overall strategic planning.  With 35 years of experience in sales and support, her customer history and relationships are paired with her passion for driving innovation and exploring new ways of working.  She is constantly analyzing how the company can best meet the needs of our customers.  Kathy enjoys traveling, art and spending time with her family at their cabin up north!

Administration - Sam, Val, Ann

Sam Sagdalen
Vice President of Operations
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Sam has been with Schmidt Goodman Office Products, Inc. since 1996. She is responsible for supervising the overall functioning of business operations, including finance, policies and goal-setting. In addition, she is responsible for Contract Furniture Sales Administration.  In her free time she enjoys family time, traveling and being at the ocean.

Valerie Omdahl
Sales Administration
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Valerie has been with Schmidt Goodman since 1999. In her position she is responsible for ordering, tracking, receiving, and billing of several budget furniture manufacturer lines we offer. Valerie works daily with vendors, customers, and staff regarding furniture quotations & orders. She works with Sam in coordinating projects that include multiple vendors. She is also responsible for tracking and invoicing labor hours for our furniture installation crew. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her family and friends, and walking her dogs Burt and Maddie.

Ann Schad
Sales Administration
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Ann has been with Schmidt Goodman Office Products since 1995.  Her responsibilities include quote preparation, contact with customers to assess their specific needs, review and prepare orders for purchasing, prepare and assemble formal presentations for clients including booklets, customized forms and color and product boards.  Some notable projects include Hormel, Austin Utilities, St. Johns on Fountain Lake, Mayo Clinic Health System in Cannon Falls and also in Austin and University of Minnesota Rochester.  In her free time she enjoys spending time with her family, being outdoors gardening, riding ATV or Snowmobiling, camping and hiking in the woods.

Accounting - Kari

Kari Harbaugh
Staff Accountant
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Kari joined the Schmidt Goodman team in 2016 as a Staff Accountant. She is managing both the Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable functions for the company, in addition to various Accounting and HR projects. She graduated from the Accounting Program at Minneapolis Business College, and when she is not at work, she enjoys being outdoors and spending time with her family!

Sales

Carilee Sutton
Sales Manager
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Carilee, loves solving problems! Committed to providing our customers with an exceptional customer experience as well as innovative, value based product solutions. Her experience in strategic planning and her holistic selling approach provides the foundation for our dynamic sales team and the value Schmidt-Goodman works to bring to our customers. Carilee recently returned to Schmidt-Goodman in 2017 after 10 years of working for a Fortune 500 company as a top sales performer. Prior to that she worked for Schmidt-Goodman for 16 years and was integral in developing market share within our Healthcare and Higher Ed segments. When she’s away from her desk you’ll probably find her visiting with customers, riding her motorcycle or enjoying her country home with friends and family on the weekends.

Domenick Goodman
Account Manager
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Domenick has varied experience at Schmidt Goodman since starting in 2012 as a Furniture Installer.  He was a critical team member in coordinating furniture installation of the Mayo EPIC training classrooms, nationwide.  He has a passion for technology and served as our customer facing Integrated Technology specialist.  Domenick serves as Schmidt Goodman’s Healthcare Account Manager.  In his free time, you’ll find him chasing waterfowl with his dogs.

Alysa Wandsnider
Account Manager
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Alysa got her degree at Winona State University, double majoring in Business Administration and Spanish.  After living in Boise, Idaho and Salt Lake City, UT, Alysa moved back to the Midwest. With 3 years of sales, entrepreneurship, and business development experience, Alysa joined Schmidt Goodman Office Products in 2017.  Her focus is with Education in Eastern Minnesota and Western Wisconsin.  Alysa loves snowboarding, hiking, camping, and spending time with her yellow and chocolate labs!

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Jill McNamara
Sales/Design Support Specialist
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Jill is an experienced designer focused on supporting both our design and sales teams.  She earned her degree in Interior Design and Construction Management and a minor in Art from Minnesota State University at Mankato.  Jill is very efficient in AutoCAD and CET Designer, creating furniture layouts for clients that best fit their needs with both new and existing furniture along with producing quotes and budgeting documents.  Jill established her career at Schmidt Goodman in 2013 and enjoys spending time with her family and friends.

Julie Haldeman
Account Manager
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Julie received her degree at Mankato University, majoring in Marketing and Business Administration.  Ready to turn a page in her professional career, Julie joined our team in November 2020 after 16 years of being in the Rochester Hospitality Industry; working for hotel groups such as Avra Hospitality and Kahler Hotels.  Her area of focus will be new business development, Western Minnesota and Northern Iowa.  Julie is committed to providing our customers with exceptional customer service.  In her downtime, you will find her chasing her two boys at sporting events and traveling, camping and mountain biking with her family.

Jenny Evans
Account Manager
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Jenny Evans is Schmidt Goodman’s newest team member who comes to us all the way from Blooming Prairie, MN!  Jenny’s passion for sales and customizing items to suit her client’s needs began as a bridal consultant where she also assisted in selecting new store inventory at markets in Chicago and Dallas.  Her caring nature then took her in a new direction in the healthcare field, working in the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center at Mayo Clinic for several years where she wore many hats and established a big heart for the participants and staff and was deemed the ‘go-to’ gal for organizing large events.  Looking forward to a new opportunity and a return to sales, she’s excited to get to know her new customers and is eager to help solve their furniture needs and bring inspiring ideas to the table.  When Jenny has free time, she is active with sports and spends time with her dog Duke, husband, and their adorable daughter. 

Design

Tracey Fogarty
Creative Director
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Tracey has been a part of our creative and solutions driven design team for over 20 years and is our Creative Director, responsible for management of the design team and creative consultation. Tracey continues to provide thoughtful and beautiful workplace interiors through CET Designer along with 3D renderings paired with years of dealer design experience.  She enjoys meeting with clients directly to create hard working spaces for Healthcare, education and corporate clients as well as working alongside the architectural design community to ensure a seamless transition from concept to completion.  A proud Maverick from Minnesota State University at Mankato, Tracey earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Interior Design and Construction Management and has minors in both Sociology and Clothing and Textiles.  When Tracey has free time, you can find her at home gardening and enjoying her family and animals on their hobby farm!

Erica Wencel
Strategic Account Designer – Lead
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Erica joined the Schmidt Goodman team in 2017 as an interior designer after moving back to her hometown of Rochester, with 3.5 years of previous design experience. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin – Stout with a BFA in Interior Design in 2012. Her primary focus is corporate environments, specifically Hormel Foods locations across the United States. Some other notable projects include Rochester Public Utilities, Viterbo University, and First Alliance Credit Union. She loves creating beautiful renderings to give life to ideas. In her free time Erica enjoys crocheting, reading, and spending time with her family.

Design - Betsy, Becky, Annalisha

Betsy Johnson
Interior Designer
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Betsy has over 18 years of Interior Design experience at Schmidt Goodman in all segments, and most recently has become our Healthcare segment designer in 2020.  She combines her attention to detail and artistic eye to bring spaces to life for her clients, using her space planning experience and CET renderings!  Her schooling includes RCTC with a minor in Science and a degree in Fashion Merchandising, University of Minnesota, and DCTC for Interior Design. Her goal is to create great experiences and real connections through the art of design.  In her free time she enjoys traveling and spending time with her family.

Becky Guy
Interior Designer
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Becky started with the SG team in 2019 after moving back to the Rochester area. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin – Stout with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 2017. Becky has 1.5 years of previous experience working on a variety of projects including healthcare, government and commercial projects. Her primary focus is education environments from K-12 through Higher Education. Some other notable projects include Custom Alarm, Winona State University Student Life and Dining Services, and The Reading Center. When she isn’t working, Becky enjoys hiking, reading and spending time with family.

Annalisha Schmidt
Interior Designer
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Annalisha graduated from South Dakota State University in 2020 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design.  She has varied work experience as a Design Intern, College Library Associate, Sales Floor and Customer Service Associate. Annalisha worked on group and individual design projects at SDSU focusing on retail, corporate office, education, hospitality, and health care and has very strong CAD, Sketchup and rendering skills.  Some of her most memorable experiences have been with clients and developing/modifying designs to fit the project needs. In her free-time she enjoys home improvement projects, being outside and spending time with her fiancé and her two little girls.

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