Appointed/Elected:
Appointed by Governor Tim Walz on July 31, 2020. Elected in 2022. Current term expires Jan. 2029.
Education:
- J.D., Mitchell Hamline School of Law
- B.A., from the College of St. Benedict/Saint John’s University
Past Employment:
- Assistant Cass County Attorney
- Assistant Clay County Attorney
- Clearwater County Attorney
- Assistant Bemidji City Attorney
- Assistant Clearwater County Attorney
- Eighth District Judicial Clerk to Hon. Peter Hoff, Hon. Jon Stafsholt, Hon. Bruce Reuther, Hon. Gerald Seibel
- Law clerk, District of Minnesota U.S. Attorney’s Office, Minneapolis
- Law clerk, Gislason, Dosland, Hunter & Malecki law firm, New Ulm
- Law clerk, Manahan, Bluth & Barker law firm/Public Defender, Mankato
- Law clerk, Moriarty Law Office/Public Defender, New Ulm
Professional and Community Activities:
Clearwater Library Foundation President
Former activities:
- Leech Lake SARRT/DARRT, ASART, B-SMART, C-SMART multi-disciplinary teams
- First Vice-President, Girl Scouts of America, Minnesota and Wisconsin Lakes and Pines Council and Board member
- Co-Chairperson, Support Within Reach (and former Sexual Assault Program)
- 15th District Bar Association President
- Adjunct Professor, Criminal Law and Procedure, Minnesota State University Moorhead
- Adjunct Professor, Business Law, Law and Business, and Advanced Problems for Business, Bemidji State University