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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 Children’s Justice Initiative, Member, 2004-present
- Sunrise Rotary, Member, 2014-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