New Faculty/Staff Profiles: Matt Rasgorshek, Allen Burrell and Rick Berger
Matt Rasgorshek, Integrated Arts and Technology
Q: What is your hometown?
A: Omaha, Nebraska.
Q: What was your previous occupation?
A: Teacher at Westside.
Q: Where did you go to college?
A: University of Iowa.
Q: What are your hobbies?
A: Running, golfing, spending time with family.
Q: What are your favorite sports team?
A: Huskers, Hawkeyes, Boston Bruins.
Q: What are your thoughts on Prep?
A: “It’s a really tight-knit community.”
Q: What song are you ashamed to admit you listen to?
A: Chicken Fried by Zac Brown Band.
Q: Who is your favorite late-night talk show host?
A: Jimmy Fallon.
Q: Cane’s or Chick-Fil-A?
A: Chick-Fil-A.
Allen Burrell, Director of Student Outreach/Advocacy
Q: What is your hometown?
A: Denver, Colorado.
Q: What was your previous occupation?
A: Probation officer.
Q: Where did you go to college?
A: North Dakota State University.
Q: What are your hobbies?
A: Coaching, sports, reading.
Q: What are your favorite sports team?
A: Chicago Bears, LSU, North Dakota State.
Q: What are your thoughts on Prep?
A: Great institution with committed kids and faculty.
Q: What song are you ashamed to admit you listen to?
A: Let it go, from Frozen.
Q: Who is your favorite late-night talk show host?
A: Jimmy Fallon.
Q: Cane’s or Chick-Fil-A?
A: Cane’s.
Rick Berger, Advancement
Q: What is your hometown?
A: Omaha, Nebraska.
Q: What was your previous occupation?
A: “I spent my career here in Omaha working in a variety of Sales and Marketing roles with mostly technology companies.”
Q: Where did you go to college?
A: UNO.
Q: What are your hobbies?
A: Spending time with wife and friends, and working on old cars.
Q: What are your favorite sports team?
A: Green Bay Packers.
Q: What are your thoughts on Prep?
A: “I graduated from prep in 1976. Coming back here after 40 years was very interesting. While many things have changed, many things are the same–The way students are taught the Jesuit tradition, the Ignatian values–Creighton Prep’s been here since 1878. I’ve been with the alumni and what they’ve learned here and the spirituality are what [the alumni] remember.”
Q: What song are you ashamed to admit you listen to?
A: At the Hop, by Danny and the Juniors.
Q: Who is your favorite late-night talk show host?
A: Stephen Colbert.
Q: Cane’s or Chick-Fil-A?
A: Cane’s.
