Sadie is a violinist who graduated from Covenant College in Lookout Mt, GA with a bachelors in biology and a music minor. She has been playing since age 7 when her mom saw an ad for free violin lessons. Besides taking years of private lessons under the teaching of Josh Holritz, associate concertmaster of the Chattanooga Symphony and Opera, she has participated in several youth orchestras, a string quartet, various special performances, jazz ensemble, and church worship. From a young age she has desired to share this love of music with others. She also plays the piano, guitar, tin whistle, and ukulele. When not doing music Sadie loves to explore the outdoors, check out fun coffee shops, experiment with different art projects, and spend lots of time with friends and family.

Cade Lambert is a K-12 education veteran who has held several classroom and administrative roles in both public and private schools since graduating from UNW with a Bachelor of Science degree. Mr. Lambert is currently in his ninth year serving as Head of School for Des Moines Christian School, a Christian K-12 school with over 1,100 students and 200 staff. His past positions have included several years as a public-school classroom teacher and administrative leadership at New Life Academy in Woodbury, Minn. Lambert is also an active board member with the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) and the Council on Educational Standards and Accountability. Mr. Lambert and his wife, Jennifer (’00) have four children.

Dalynn Hoch earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Northwestern prior to a corporate finance and audit career that has spanned more than three decades. After becoming a Partner at KPMG, Mrs. Hoch served as the Senior Vice President of Finance for Zurich Insurance Group before becoming the Chief Financial Officer for Zurich North America. After living abroad in Switzerland for several years, Hoch recently relocated to the Twin Cities with her family to lead Rural Community Insurance Services (RCIS), a Zurich Company. Mrs. Hoch and her husband, Emory, have two children, one of which attends Northwestern. This will be Hoch’s second time joining UNW’s Board, as she previously served the organization prior to relocating to Switzerland.