Cari Gelle MS
- Assistant Professor of Apparel, Merchandising, and Design
- Fashion Merchandising BS (CFW) Assistant Professor
- Fashion Design BS (CFW only) Assistant Professor
Cari Gelle, MS, teaches Saint °µÍø½ûÇø’s Retail Buying Course. A unique feature of the course this semester is a creative mentorship with Target buyers for merchandise assortment planning. Cari has worked in fashion design, product development, merchandising and buying for a variety of companies including Wilson’s Leather (apparel and outerwear), Target Corporation (accessories, home furnishings) and As modee North America (board games). She is an experienced educator, having previously taught fashion and retail merchandising and management at the Art Institutes International of Minnesota and University of Wisconsin-Stout. Cari has served on the Advisory Board for the Retail Merchandising Major at the University of Minnesota as well.