B.A., Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, 2005.

YBM Education, English instructor, Changwon, South Korea, 2005-2006; Tandem Library Books, Minneapolis, Minnesota, marketing associate, 2006-2008; Flaherty & Hood, P.A., St. Paul, Minnesota, communications specialist, 2008-2011; Minnesota State College – Southeast, Winona, Minnesota, director, Communications, 2011-2012.

Joined Mayo Clinic, 2012; Communications, communications specialist, 2012-2015; senior communications specialist, 2015; communications manager, Development Communications, 2015-2019; interim director, Staff Engagement Communications, 2019; executive director, Development Communications, 2019-2024; Department of Development, division chair, External Relations, 2024-present.