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SCHOOL BOARD

Bloomington School Board (2020 – Present)
Chair  (2023)
Vice-Chair (2022)
Clerk (2021)
Director (2020)
Bloomington School Board Committees
Policy (2020, 2021, Chair 2022, 2023)
Community Engagement (2020)
Superintendent Evaluation* (2020 & 2021)
Board Student Advisory Council* (2020)
*since disbanded
Bloomington Public School Councils (Board Rep)
ECFE Parent Advisory (2020)
Calendar (2020, 2021, 2022)
Insurance (2022)
Minnesota School Board Association Delegate Assembly
District 4 Representative (2021 & 2022)

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts, Secondary Education (1998)
University of St. Thomas  •  St. Paul, MN
Middle School Certificate (2001)
Hamline University  •  St. Paul, MN
Education Policy Fellowship Program  (2019)
Center for Policy Design •  St. Paul, MN
Institute for Educational Leadership  •  Washington, D.C.
Advanced Education Policy Leadership Program  (2022)
Center for Policy Design •  St. Paul, MN
Institute for Educational Leadership  •  Washington, D.C.

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR EXPERIENCE

Social Studies and English Teacher  (1999 – 2006)   
Black Hawk Middle School  •  Rosemount -Apple Valley-Eagan Public Schools
Early Childhood Family Education Teacher   (2016 – 2017)                  
Early Learning Services  • Bloomington Public Schools
Reserve Teacher (2006 – 2019) 
Early Learning Services  •  Bloomington Public Schools and Richfield Public Schools

RELATED PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS

Development Specialist (2021 – Present)
High Tech Kids
STEPS (Science Technology and Engineering Program Summer) Camp Director  (1999 – 2004)
University of St. Thomas
Staff, Teen Center *now known as Galaxy  (1995 – 1998)
Staff, Happenings Program  *now known as AR&LE  (1995 – 1998)
City of Bloomington Parks & Recreation

LEADERSHIP POSITIONS

President, Minnesota PTA (2017 – 2021)
Immediate Past President (2021 – Present)
Member, National PTA Family Engagement Committee (2021 – 2023)
Chair, Bloomington Public Schools Advocacy Council  (2017 – 2020)
Vice-President, Bloomington PTSA Council   (2014 – 2017)
Chair, Bloomington/Richfield Community Services Advisory Board  (2014 – 2015)
General Member  (2012 – 2020)
President, Hillcrest Community School PTSA  (2014 – 2015)
General Member  (2009 – 2022)
President, Bloomington/Richfield Family Center Parent Advisory Council (2012 – 2014)
General Member  (2005 – 2014)

PRESENTATIONS

Minnesota School Board Association
How School Boards Can Work with PTA’s to Support All Children
Exploring Transformative Family Engagement with PTA
Education Minnesota – MEA                             
The “T” in PTA:  How Teachers and Parents Can Work Together…
Transforming Your Family Engagement
MN Association of School Business Officials                                   
Making the Most of Your Relationship with PTA
Minnesota Community Education Association                                
Connecting with PTA:  Working Together
Minnesota’s Future Policy Hour
Play, Parents, and Policy
https://www.facebook.com/minnesotasfuture/videos/282900432566486/  (21:00)
Minnesota Senate
Introduction of Education Advocacy Organizations
http://mnsenate.granicus.com/player/clip/3114?view_id=1  (1:23:11)
Minnesota PTA Convention 
PTA 101
PTA 201
Family-School Partnership Standards
National PTA Convention 
Family Engagement in Politically Polarizing Times
Amplifying PTA’s Voice in Your School District or Community
Preventing and Overcoming Revocation in Your State
Experience Transformative Family Engagement

COMMITTEES

Governor Walz’s Education Roundtable/Due North Education Plan (2020-2021)
Minnesota Teacher of the Year Selection Committee (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
Bloomington Public Schools – Calendar Committee  (2017 citizen)
Bloomington Public Schools – Elementary World Language Study (2011)

OTHER ORGANIZATIONS

Bloomington League of Women Voters
General Member
Minnesota Action for Healthy Kids
Steering Committee
Minnesota P-20 Education Partnership
Voting Member
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