Appointed/Elected
Appointed by Governor Mark Dayton on October 4, 2017. Elected in 2018. Current term expires January 2025.
Education
- University of North Dakota, Bachelor of Science in Public Administration
- University of North Dakota School of Law, Juris Doctorate with Distinction
- University of North Dakota Graduate School, Master’s in Public Administration
Employment
- 2014 - 2017, Beltrami County Attorney
- 2006 - 2014, Chief Assistant Beltrami County Attorney
- 2004 - 2006, Assistant Beltrami County Attorney
- 2001 - 2004, Staff Attorney with Legal Services of Northwest Minnesota
Professional Memberships
- Minnesota State Bar Association, 2001 - present
- 15th District Bar Association, 2001 - present
- 15th District Bar Association, President, 2004 - 2005
- Beltrami County Bar Association, 2001 - present
- Beltrami County Bar Association, President, 2004 - 2017
Professional and Community Activities
- Beltrami County DWI Court, Treatment Court Team Member, 2014 - present
- Beltrami County Domestic Violence Court, Team Member, 2014 - present
- Beltrami County DWI Court, Treatment Court Team Member 2014 - 2021
- Beltrami County Children’s Justice Initiative, Member, 2004 - present
- Blandin Community Leadership Program, Graduate, 2011
- P.E.O. (Philanthropic Education Organization), EX Chapter Member, 2017 - present
- Sons of Norway, Member, 2001 - present
- Legal Services of Northwest Minnesota, Past Board Member, 2011 - 2017
- Beltrami County Child Protection Team, Past Member/Co-Chair, 2004 - 2017
- Law Day Presenter
- Career Day Presenter
- Treatment Court Initiative, Statewide Committee 2022 - present
- Committee for Equality and Justice, Statewide Committee 2022 - present
- MDJF, Collegiality Committee Chair, 2020 - present
- MDJA, Law Clerk Committee, 2024 - present
- Legislative Advisory Workgroup, Statewide Committee, 2019 - present
- Calvary Lutheran Church, Member