Appointed:

Appointment by Governor Tim Walz on September 13, 2023. Elected in 2024. Current term expires January 2031.

Education:

• Juris Doctorate, University of North Dakota Law School
• Law Enforcement Certificate, Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College
• Bachelor of Arts, University of Minnesota-Duluth

Employment:

• Managing Attorney, Sixth District Public Defender’s Office
• Assistant Public Defender, Sixth District Public Defender’s Office
• Sixth District Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable John E. DeSanto
• Associate Attorney, Bradshaw & Bryant, PLLC
• Ninth District Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Donna K. Dixon

Professional Memberships:

Minnesota State Bar Association
American Bar Association
Minnesota Association of Women Lawyers
National Association of Women Lawyers
 
Past:

• Minnesota Association for Criminal Defense Lawyers
• Minnesota Association for Justice
• Team Member, South St. Louis County Mental Health Court & Mental Health Court Misdemeanor Plus
• Team Member, Cook County Substance Use Recovery Court
• South St. Louis County Children’s Justice Initiative Team
• Carlton County Indian Child Welfare Act Court Team
• Multi-Agency Trafficking Awareness Committee
• Faculty, Minnesota Public Defender’s Office Trial Skill Training

Professional and Community Activities:

• Board of Director Member, Churches United in Ministry (Chum)
• Volunteer, Stepping on Up Warming Center