Appointed/Elected:

Appointed May 11, 2020, by Governor Tim Walz. Elected in 2022.
Current term expires January 2029.
 

Education:

J.D., William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota
B.A., Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota
 

Employment:

• Attorney, Melchert Hubert Sjodin, PLLP
• Shareholder/Managing Partner, Gavin, Donley & Ostlund, Ltd.
• Attorney, Gavin, Winters & Long, Ltd.
• Associate Corporate Counsel, MGEX
• Contract Attorney, Tenth District Public Defender’s Office

Professional Memberships:

Minnesota State Bar Association
Eighth District Bar Association
McLeod County Bar Association
 

Professional and Community Activities:

• Chair/Member, McLeod/Sibley County Early Case Management Committee
• Member, McLeod County Children’s Justice Initiative
• Member, Waconia-West Carver Rotary
• Former Volunteer Attorney, Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services
• Former Mock Trial Attorney Coach, Minnesota State Bar Association Mock Trial Program