Roger+Warehime

Roger Warehime and his family have been members of Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church since moving to Owatonna in 2004. Roger works at Owatonna Public Utilities where he has held a number of different positions and is currently the Director of Field Operations. He is also a trainer and consultant for the ** Polarity Management™ principles. ** Roger graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1989 with a bachelor degree in mechanical engineering. He took classes at the Gainey Center and received his MBA from Saint Thomas University in 2011. He served as Saint Paul’s treasurer for six years. Roger and his wife, Kristin, are enjoying their first year as empty-nesters, but are also looking forward to their children returning this summer. Jackie is on a year-long, Rotary-sponsored student exchange trip to Paraguay. Jacob is a sophomore at Luther College where he is following in his mother’s footsteps as an English major and is also an editor for the student newspaper. Roger has been active in the community having served on the board of the Owatonna Business Incubator, the Owatonna Park Board, and the Owatonna Shade Tree Commission. As a Rotarian, he is involved with the STRIVE program and is a counselor for in-bound exchange students. Roger is happy to be following in the footsteps of his daughter, Jackie, who gave a Lenten Lunch talk last year.