Appointed/Elected:
Appointed November 16, 2020, by Governor Tim Walz. Elected November 8, 2022.
Current term expires December 31, 2028.
Education:
College of St. Catherine, B.A., 1985
University of Minnesota Law School, Juris Doctor, 1995
Employment:
- Hennepin County, American Indian Community Relations Development Manager, 2018 – 2020
- Indian Child Welfare Law Center, Staff Attorney, 2014 – 2017
- White Earth Tribal Court, Appellate Judge, 2012 – 2014
- White Earth Tribal Court, Judge, 2007 – 2011
Professional Memberships:
- Minnesota American Indian Bar Association
- Minnesota State Bar Association
- Proof Alliance
- Indian Child Welfare Law Center Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) Cabinet
- Casey Family Programs ICWA Tribal & Specialty Courts
Professional and Community Activities:
- Minneapolis Children’s Hospital, Volunteer Cohort
- Minnesota ICWA Guardian Ad Litem for Hennepin and Ramsey counties
- Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center, Board Chair
- National Crittenton Foundation, Board of Trustees
- Hennepin Health Care, Community Advisory Board
- 7th Generation Tribal Mentoring Program
Additional Information:
- Education Development Center, Inc. Tribal Services Manager
- Consultant - Midwest Child Welfare Implementation Center, National Children’s Bureau
- National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, Trainer
- Futures without Violence, Consultant
- Achievement Award – MN Department of Human Services for work on the 2007 Tribal/State Agreement on Indian Child Welfare