A native and current resident of Bloomington, Jean opened the Bloomington location in 2005. She has 12+ years of experience as a property manager and majored in psychology from the University of St. Thomas. Jean has been married for over 30 years and has three grown sons. She loves crafting and is particularly proud of the craft room and the woodworking shop at Applewood Pointe’s senior co-op in Bloomington, Minnesota. “This is a vibrant and delightful building to work in,” says Jean. “It is enjoyable to come to work every day. We have a great group of people here. There is always something fun and interesting for them to do, if they are interested.”

Our Team
Applewood Pointe of Bloomington

Pat Murphy
Maintenance
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Pat grew up in Columbia Heights. After high school, he completed two years of construction drafting (St. Paul Technical Vocational Institute) and two years of carpentry (North Hennepin Technical Vocational Institute). Pat worked for several residential and commercial construction companies from 1984–2000 and has worked in multiple senior cooperatives since 2000 as a maintenance engineer. He loves working with the residents at Applewood Pointe’s senior co-op housing in Bloomington, Minnesota, along with the variety of work and the challenges that occur on a daily basis. Pat has three grown children, ages 23, 26, and 27. He loves to read, water color, bike, downhill ski, and spend time with his children.

John Brose
Housekeeping
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John has been working at Applewood Pointe of Bloomington since December of 2006. He says the favorite thing about his job is “first and foremost the people living here,” and he has developed many good friendships over the years. John graduated from Kennedy High School in Bloomington. His main hobbies are music composition and audio recording, and he plays guitar, bass guitar, and keyboard.