Appointed/Elected:

Appointed March 3, 2023, by Governor Tim Walz. Term expires January 6, 2025.
 

Education:

Bachelor of Arts, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1996
J.D., cum laude, Hamline University School of Law, 1999
 

Employment:

Olmsted County Attorney’s Office

• Senior Assistant County Attorney (2012-2023)
• Managing Attorney, Civil Division (2021-2023)
• Team Lead Attorney, Civil Division (2015-2021)

 Swisher Law Firm

• Associate Attorney & Mediator (2007-2008)

Legal Assistance of Olmsted County

• Executive Director (2008-2012)
• Staff Attorney (2002-2005)

Rolsch & Anderson Law Office

• Associate Attorney (2000-2002)

Judicial Law Clerk, The Honorable Gerard W. Ring (1999-2000)
 

Professional Memberships:

Olmsted County Bar Association (2000-2023)
Minnesota State Bar Association (2012-2023)
Minnesota County Attorney’s Association (2012-2023)

• Juvenile Law Committee (2020-2023)

Professional and Community Activities:

• Volunteer, Rochester Public Schools
• Volunteer, Honors Choirs of Southeast Minnesota
• Former Vice Chair & Secretary, Board of Directors, Next Chapter Ministry
• Former Co-Chair, United Way of Olmsted County, Basic Needs Committee
• Former Co-Chair, Olmsted County Family Bar Association
• Former Board Member, Mediation & Conflict Solutions