Our team

Nancy holds the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ designation and has been with Thrivent since 1993. She specializes in charitable planning, wealth transfer, tax-efficient retirement planning, educated advice and life insurance needs. She also leads a diverse team of financial associates and support staff to provide personalized service in financial matters that are important to you. Nancy has two offices in Minnesota: Redwood Falls and Springfield. However, she is licensed to serve clients in many states across the U.S.

Nancy enjoys supporting several charities and causes such as: Dollars for Scholars, Kickin’ Cancer (Redwood County), Leave a Legacy SW MN, and many more. When she is not helping clients plan for their financial future, her favorite pastimes are golfing with her husband, Pat, along with other friends, and visiting their three grown children: one at a nearby university and two in Phoenix, Arizona. This gives them a great excuse to try out the golf courses in Arizona as well.

Nate has been a part of the Thrivent team for 21 years. As a financial professional, he specializes in tax-efficient retirement planning, life insurance needs, and helping clients start planning at an early age. Nate enjoys providing clients with holistic financial guidance, teaching them to be wise with their money and to live generous lives throughout their financial journey. Nate also has Medicare planning experience. 

Nate enjoys spending time with his wife, four kids and three grandchildren. He enjoys all things sports— from participating in adult leagues to watching his kids’ sporting activities. He’s been known to drive four hours each way in one day to watch his kids play sports. Nate is a dedicated father and worker, as well as an avid Midwest hunter and fisherman.

Brett joined the Redwood Financial Advisors this past August as a financial advisor. Previously, Brett was a high school math teacher and a football and basketball coach for Redwood. Brett looks to build relationships with new clients and to understand their values and goals so that he can help guide them toward positive, impactful financial decisions. He also aids Nancy and Nate in servicing existing clients to help better serve them.

Brett enjoys spending time with his wife, Courtney, and their son, Briggs. They enjoy spending time outside, like playing in the yard, going on walks around town, and family golf outings. Brett also tries to stay active by playing in men’s league basketball. The Bergeson family are proud members of the E Free Church of Redwood Falls, where Brett currently serves as a deacon. They are happy to be part of a great community in Redwood Falls.

Pat is a Thrivent associate with the Redwood Financial Advisors. He is an alumnus of South Dakota State University. Pat’s greatest joy is seeing the team set and exceed the goals they have set. He enjoys spending time with his wife, Nancy, and their three children—their two oldest children live in Arizona and their youngest attends a nearby university.

Pat also volunteers regularly at St. John Lutheran church and school, along with promoting local golf tournaments to raise money in the community. He also enjoys participating in the tournaments. He loves to hunt, golf and hike.

Meagan is a financial associate with the Redwood Financial Advisors and has been with Thrivent since 2017. Although it feels like she is in the office with us every day, she works virtually “up north” from her home office in Brainerd, Minnesota. Meagan works alongside Nancy, Nate & Jake to assist in the planning process for our clients. She is also the team lead for our amazing office staff. Meagan truly enjoys working with clients and our team by supporting them in many ways. She is licensed in Minnesota and Texas.

Meagan enjoys spending quality time with her husband and two children. Their favorite family activities include camping, hunting, fishing, water activities, and snowmobiling. They enjoy supporting their son in his seasonal sporting endeavors and watching their daughter participate in various equine events. Recently, they embarked on the journey of horse ownership, and are loving helping and watching their daughter fulfill her passions. 

Jake Hansen is a Financial Advisor for our team. He manages our brokerage accounts and is first contact for our 3rd and 4th generation clients.

Jake is a Minnesota native, as he grew up in Redwood Falls. Like others, he works remotely and is based in Mesa, Arizona. Jake adds support to Nancy and Nate in our team effort to service our clients.

Jake enjoys spending time with his wife, Danitza, as they explore the Arizona mountain range. If he is not hiking, you may find Jake playing men’s league hockey at the local rink or on walks with their dog, Nala. Yes, you heard that correctly, there is hockey in the desert.

Kelly is an insurance associate with the Redwood Financial Advisors and has 15 years of experience. She enjoys assisting clients with understanding their investments through periodic client reviews and by helping them achieve their investment goals. Throughout her years of experience, she provides exceptional and friendly service to clients.

When not at the office, Kelly spends her time with her husband, Rick, and their children and grandchildren. They enjoy time at their cabin, trail riding on their side by side and watching wildlife. She serves as a local first responder, Community Club secretary, Springfield Area Food Shelf volunteer and Sanborn City Council member.

Amber joined our team in 2021. She has since taken on many administrative projects. She has a passion for the generosity side of Thrivent. She enjoys assisting clients with Thrivent Action teams and Choice Dollars. Special Needs Planning is also a main focus for her. While the financial world is new to Amber, planning and caring for a child with special needs is personally familiar. Being relatable and compassionate to other families who have similar needs makes her a great fit for this niche our team has taken on. Amber is Life & health licensed in MN.

Amber works remotely from her home office in St. Michael, Minnesota. She enjoys spending time with family & friends. Doing anything creative, baking, photography, and volunteering are all favorite past times. Her two kids keep her busy with plenty of activities. Before joining Thrivent, Amber had her own photography business. She feels blessed to still get to use that talent to support the team with any photo needs they have.  

Jed has joined the Redwood Financial Advisors as an Insurance Associate. Jed comes to us with experience in customer service and sales. He is new to the financial industry and eager to learn how to further support our clients.

Jed is originally from Redwood Falls and goes to school at Minnesota State University Mankato. At MSU he is a finance major. He is also involved in track and field. His pole-vaulting skills are amazing!

Jed enjoys spending time with his girlfriend, Jenna. Together they like to travel and try new restaurants. He also enjoys watching and playing multiple sports. If he is around, you might find him at the golf course or in the weight room training for track and field.

Veronica has been an office professional with the Redwood Financial Advisors since 2017. She loves to assist the team with behind-the-scenes work and she handles many of the tasks that keep the financial team running smoothly for those who are in front of our clients. She is the welcoming face of our Springfield Office. She assists Kelly and the team with all the office needs there. We serve a variety of people, many who are multi-generational families, and it’s been such a joy for Veronica to meet and make connections with each of them.

Outside of her work at Thrivent, Veronica enjoys spending time with her family. She loves various outdoor activities, especially in the warmer weather. Veronica and her husband, Steven, have a passion for traveling. They make frequent trips to visit their two young adult children (and one grand-pup) who are both away at college, and they enjoy occasional trips to warm weather destinations when possible.

Jenna is originally from the Lower Sioux Indian Reservation. In 2023 she graduated from Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato, MN with a bachelor’s in business administration and an emphasis in marketing promotion/PR and marketing management. Jenna is also licensed in Life and Health Insurance. She enjoys spending her time on the team assisting clients with Medicare, health insurance, and dental insurance as well as providing support to our financial advisors.

Jenna enjoys spending time with her family, friends, dogs, and her boyfriend, Jed. She also enjoys traveling and crafting in her free time. 

In spring of 2023 we had the privilege to bring Kayla Houselog onto our team. Kayla will be working remotely from home in Pipestone MN. Kayla dove in headfirst and immediately started learning all the systems, assisting with applications and scheduling appointments for the team. Kayla is licensed in Life & Health. Before taking on this new adventure she worked as a cosmetologist for 15 years. She also worked part time as an office assistant with a tax office for the last 4 years.

Kayla enjoys spending time with her husband Brandon, their three young girls, who are in a variety of activities, and their three dogs. She has a love of the outdoors and animals, but her favorites would be spending time in her garden or at the lake. Cosmetology is still a passion of hers and still gets to enjoy it on occasion.

Laura joined the team in 2023 with 40 + years office experience and a small business owner. She enjoys managing the office while working with clients as their first point of contact. Getting to know the clients and assisting with their needs is a rewarding part of her day. Laura loves to work in a busy team environment multi-tasking while supporting staff with accounts payables/receivables, payroll duties, scheduling, and general office management duties.

When not in the office Laura enjoys spending time with her husband Dean, their two adult children James and Jenna and the family dogs. They enjoy going to sporting events, mastering escape rooms and bonfires in the backyard.   Any day spent with the family is a great day!