Resource Department

Patty Sweeny- Speech and Language Pathologist

Ms. Sweeny has been employed in the Hinckley-Finlayson school district since 1986. She works with speech and language disordered students from birth - age 21. She does home-visits with birth to age three year olds, and travels to all three buildings in our school district.
Ms. Sweeny earned her B.S. degree in Communicative Disorders from UW-River Falls. She has post-graduate credits from St. Cloud State University.

Ms. Sweeny has a Dachshund that runs her household and two adult sons. She enjoys watching the local sports teams, taking pictures, making scrapbooks, gardening, backyard bonfires, listening to music, dancing, enjoying time on the water and spending time with family and friends.

Annie France

email: afrance@isd2165.org

Annie France has worked for the Hinckley-Finlayson district in multiple roles for many years. She started as a summer secretary during her high school years. After graduating from the University of Wisconsin - Superior with a degree in Education, she taught in the Early Childhood/School Readiness program at HES and FES for several years. After a couple of years of subbing, she returned to full-time teaching by taking a job at the high school as a SMART Mentor. When the 9th Grade Academy model was introduced to HFHS in 2015, Mrs. France became the program coordinator, the job she currently holds.

Kristie Yoder

e-mail kyoder@isd2165.org

Ms. Yoder joined the Hinckley-Finlayson High School staff in 2016. As part of the Educational Resources department, she works with, and supports, students with disabilities. Prior to becoming a Jaguar, she worked at Pine City Junior/Senior High School and Twin Oaks Middle School in Prior Lake, MN. Ms. Yoder earned her B.S. degree in Special Education from Minnesota State University-Moorhead.

She is married to her husband, Jason. They have four children - Christina, Natasha, Taylor and Thomas. She is also a proud grandmother to Samantha. She enjoys hiking, camping, gardening, listening to all kinds of music, and spending time with her friends & family.

Jennifer Rush

email: jrush@isd2165.org

Ms. Rush joined the Hinckley-Finlayson High School staff in 2016. As part of the Educational Resources department, she works with, and supports, students with disabilities. Prior to becoming a Jaguar, she taught in Melrose, MN, for 12 years.

Ms. Rush earned her M.S. degree in Educational Leadership from Southwest State University in Marshall, MN, and her B.S. degree from St. Cloud State University.

She is happily married to her husband, Ron, and they have two children - Alex and Addison. Together, they enjoy spending time with their three dogs, fishing, cooking, and watching movies.

Katie Maki

email: kmaki@isd2165.org

Jenny Masterson

email jmasterson@isd2165.org

Mrs. Masterson joined the Hinckley-Finlayson High School staff in 2017. As part of the Educational Resources department, she works with, and supports, students with disabilities. Prior to becoming a Jaguar, she worked in Apple Valley, Anoka Hennepin, Duluth, Braham, and Mora school districts in various roles as a special education teacher.

Mrs. Masterson earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Special Education from St. Cloud State University, and her Masters in Education from St. Mary’s University of Minnesota. She is married to her husband, Brian. They have three children - Katie, Jordan, and Matthew. She enjoys spending time with family and friends, hiking, biking, reading a good book, and painting.