Mr. Ruhnke is currently serving as Director of Bands at LILA Headwaters. He played in his High School Marching Band at Washburn, in South Minneapolis. He participated in Marching Band in College in Iowa. He directed the North High Marching Band, in Sioux City, Iowa. He built the Band program at Carondelet Middle School in South Minneapolis, where he taught for many years. He built (from scratch), the Jazz Band program at Math & Science Academy (Charter School), in Woodbury. Most recently he Directed Marching Band and Concert Band at Cretin-Derham Hall in St. Paul. He resides with his wife Shirley, in Hudson.

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