President and CEO

• Oct 2007 - Present

Overseeing strategic operations while also administering day-to-day activities of a thriving home care agency, I direct all aspects of strategy, operations, finance, and company culuture. Highlights of my contributions include: • Successfully building out the business, leveraging social media and SEO to foster year-over-year growth and ultimately serve hundreds of area families. • Developing a highly capable, caring workforce to meet the distinct and diverse needs of home care recipients, earning a sterling company reputation for quality, client-driven home care. • Maximizing operational efficiencies in processes and systems while sustaining strict standards of care, earning superior ratings on all external audits. • Achieving successful outcomes in the litigation of employment appeals as well as state health department complaints, leveraging my legal competencies.

Member

• Oct 2020 - Present

Principal

• Aug 2009 - Present

Engaging with clients to provide comprehensive healthcare consulting relevant to the home care space, I advise on local to federal regulations and strategies for achieving compliance and also develop client-driven solutions for administration and technology integration. Highlights of my contributions include: • Steering the development of policies and procedures for home care agencies across the state, improving their positioning for risk management and compliance audits. • Creating tailored timekeeping and on-demand software to offer methods for improved staff scheduling. • Cultivating a status as a trusted partner by navigating policy setting. • Testifying on the shortage of at-home caregivers before the Minnesota Senate Committee.

Attorney

• Jul 2006 - Oct 2007

Recruited to join practice specializing in banking and consumer credit law. • Litigated federal and state consumer protection cases. • Drove thorough case-building discovery processes and investigations. • Authored and defended depositions, pleadings, motions, briefs, affidavits, and trial documents. Recruited to join practice specializing in banking and consumer credit law. • Litigated federal and state consumer protection cases. • Drove thorough case-building discovery processes and investigations. • Authored and defended depositions, pleadings, motions, briefs, affidavits, and trial documents.

Attorney

• Jun 2005 - Jul 2006

Built successful practice representing small businesses. Specialized in preventing litigation with preemptive discussions and implementation of employment policies and procedures and interpretation of licensing requirements and restrictions. Successfully appealed administrative agency decision denying licensure to healthcare company. Quickly earned client confidence in business-building impact of contracts, agreements, and plans. Built successful practice representing small businesses. Specialized in preventing litigation with preemptive discussions and implementation of employment policies and procedures and interpretation of licensing requirements and restrictions. Successfully appealed administrative agency decision denying licensure to healthcare company. Quickly earned client confidence in business-building impact of contracts, agreements, and plans.

Law Clerk

• Jun 2003 - Jun 2005

Joined office after law school to gain experience in civil litigation. Supported the work of 7 attorneys and prepared court documents and arguments for employment discrimination, contract violation, wrongful death, eminent domain, zoning, and excessive force cases. Joined office after law school to gain experience in civil litigation. Supported the work of 7 attorneys and prepared court documents and arguments for employment discrimination, contract violation, wrongful death, eminent domain, zoning, and excessive force cases.

Production Supervisor/ Asset Protection Officer

• Sep 1996 - Sep 2003

Began working part-time during college in asset protection, recruited to work full-time after college and promoted to production supervisor within 3 years. —Supervised 60+ employees —Instituted lean manufacturing and quality control methods —Created emergency safety issue response procedures. —Drove development of employee security position. Began working part-time during college in asset protection, recruited to work full-time after college and promoted to production supervisor within 3 years. —Supervised 60+ employees —Instituted lean manufacturing and quality control methods —Created emergency safety issue response procedures. —Drove development of employee security position.

Intern-Employment Law Division

• Jan 2000 - Jun 2000

Complemented law school studies with hands-on experience providing support for top state legal staff. Independently researched cases and drafted opinions. Complemented law school studies with hands-on experience providing support for top state legal staff. Independently researched cases and drafted opinions.