School Board Experience & Awards

Board Positions & District Committees including:

·   School Board Chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer

·   District Visioning and Strategic Plan

·   Systems Accountability Committee

·   Special Education Advisory Council

·   Community Education Advisory

Minnesota School Boards Association

·   School Board President & Director’s Award

·   Advanced School Board Academy Graduate

·   Representative to State Delegate Assembly

2009 State School Board Communicator of the Year Award by  the MN School Public Relations Association

Career & Education

·   Training and Development consultant, Linda Johnson Seminars

·   Biomedical Product Manager

·   Clinical Research Scientist

·   B.S. Medical Technology, University of Minnesota

·   Certificate of Training, University of St. Thomas

·   Mini MBA for Non-Profits, University of St. Thomas

Community Service

·   PTSA President, PTSO & APA Treasurer

·   Mentor to parents of deaf/hard of hearing children

·   Envision Golden Valley Facilitator

·   Religious education teacher, church newsletter editor, and hospitality minister