Experience
Below is a list of civic, educational, professional and volunteer experience.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Membership Manager
University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
2008 – Present
Chaska, MN
Public Relations Specialist
Miami Science Museum
2006 – 2008
Miami, FL
Public Relations Specialist
Miami Children's Museum
2004 – 2006
Miami, FL
Board Member
American Public Gardens Association
2022-Present
VOLUNTEER/CIVIC EXPERIENCE
P&A Senator
University of Minnesota
2018-Current
Councilmember
City of Cologne
Jun 2019 – Present
Cologne, MN
President
Cologne Lions Club
2022-2023
Equity and Diversity Councilmember
University of Minnesota
Landscape Arboretum
2017-Current
School Board Member
Cologne Academy
Jul 2020 – Present
Cologne, MN
Marketing and Communications Chair
American Public Gardens Association
Sep 2018 – June 2021
Communities of Belonging
Cologne, MN
2021-Current
Membership and Marketing
Communications Chairperson
Cologne Lions Club
Oct 2017 – 2022
Disability Advocate
LGBTQIA+ Advocate
Equity and Inclusion Advocate
EDUCATION
St. Cloud State University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Mass Communication/Media Studies
1998 – 2002
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Masters Degree
Strategic Communications
2011 – 2013