Appointed/Elected:
Appointed Jan. 4, 2016, by Governor Mark Dayton.
Current term expires Jan. 7, 2019.
Education:
Juris Doctor, University of Pennsylvania Law School
Bachelor of Arts, University of Arkansas
Past Employment:
- Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Human Services
- Associate Professor of Law, Hamline University
- Partner; Oppenheimer, Wolff & Donnelly, LLP
- Chief Deputy County Attorney, Hennepin County Attorney’s Office
- Deputy Attorney General, Minnesota Attorney General’s Office
- Shareholder, Jesson & Pust PA
Professional and Community Activities:
- Board of Directors, Lutheran Social Services
- Board of Directors, Southern Prairie Center for Community Health Improvement
- Board of Directors, Interfaith Action of Greater St. Paul
- Board of Directors, Close Gaps by 5
- Co-chair, Minnesota Tribal Court / State Court Forum
- Former co-chair, Minnesota Interagency Council on Homelessness
- Former co-chair, Task Force on Health Care Financing
- Former co-chair, Governor’s Task Force on Child Protection
- Former co-chair, Children’s Justice Initiative
- Member, Rules of Professional Conduct Committee, Minnesota State Bar Association