Education & Engagement

-B.A. Political Science, minor History - University of Minnesota
-Congressional Intern - Washington DC
-WSU Small Farms Entrepreneur Program - WA
-FSMA (Food Safety Modernization Act) Education
-MN Cottage Foods Law Training

-17+yrs Corporate PM & Consultant - tech for financial sector

-SnoValley Tilth Community & Outreach chair -WA
-Former SFA, LSP, MN Grown member
-SWCD Outstanding Conservationist
-MAWQCP Certified Farm
-NACD Soil Health Champion
-MAITC Foundation BOD
-MISA BOD
-Carver County Water Mgmt Organization Advisory Board member
-MN Ag Water Quality Certification Program Advisory Board (MDA) member
-BWSR - Board of Soil & Water Resources Board member

-Sponsor of CFANS Undergrad Sustainable Studies scholarship, Graduate Entomology (Pollinators) scholarship
-U of MN Arboretum Schoolyard Gardens Conference endorser
-U of MN Bee Lab Events Sponsor
-U of MN CFANS registered Mentor Volunteer
-MAITC Foundation ‘Teacher Tour’ Farm
 
-Clean Water MN article: Rainwater catchment and use, conservation, pollinator habitat
-SWnewsmedia article sustainable farm 2016
-Guest Speaker: Data Driven Farm Decisions, Cannon River SFA Annual Meeting
-Guest Panelist: SFA Annual Meeting Farm Food Safety guidance
-Testifier/Advocate: MN House & Senate Agriculture, Environmental Finance & Policy Committees: Pollinators, Soils, Farming Practices, Human & Environmental Health, Ag Water Quality, Soil Health, Native Habitat
-Guest Presenter: Pollinator Summit - Best Practices
-Guest Speaker: LSP Land Transitions, Incorporating Sustainability into Farm Leases
-Guest Presenter: MOSES Growing Wellness Initiative: Empowered Decision Making on the farm
-Guest Presenter: Big River Farms - Perennial Fruits
-Guest Columnist: Farming Impacts Everything 
-Collaborator, Supporter of multiple Small Farms, new/emerging farmer, sustainable/organic practices organizations, non-profits, NGOs, for-profits, and networks
-Advocate of Agriculture working alongside nature as a solution, not remaining a problem