Experience

Circle of Security

• United States
• Professional Training and Coaching
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Facilitator

  • Jun 2017 - Present

  The Circle of Security® Parenting™ program is based on decades of research about how secure parent-child relationships can be supported and strengthened. As a trained facilitator, I work with parents and caregivers to understand and support their children's emotions. The Circle of Security® Parenting™ program is based on decades of research about how secure parent-child relationships can be supported and strengthened. As a trained facilitator, I work with parents and caregivers to understand and support their children's emotions.



Crisis Prevention Institute

• United States
• Professional Training and Coaching
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Certified Instructor

  • Jun 2018 - Present

  Nonviolent Crisis Intervention® training is a behavior management system that teaches simple skills for assessing, managing, and responding to risk behavior at work. The focus is on verbal de-escalation, prevention, and early intervention. Safe physical intervention options are also taught, to be used only as a last resort. Nonviolent Crisis Intervention® training is a behavior management system that teaches simple skills for assessing, managing, and responding to risk behavior at work. The focus is on verbal de-escalation, prevention, and early intervention. Safe physical intervention options are also taught, to be used only as a last resort.


Community Involvement Programs
• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Associate Director

  • Feb 2019 - Apr 2020


Arrowhead Head Start

• Disabilities and Mental Health Manager

  • Mar 2018 - Feb 2019

  As the Manager of Disabilities and Mental Health services, I coordinate services and supports for children in our seventeen classrooms and seven home visiting educators within the Arrowhead Head Start program. I provide support, education and resources for our families and classroom staff to ensure the positive behavior supports are in place for our early childhood learners. In addition, I train CPI Non Violent Interventions for our agency. I advocate for IEP and IFSP services for our families and work in partnership with the school districts to provide services for the children in the Head Start program. Show less



Ely Area Local Advisory Council on Children's Mental Health

• Chairperson

  • Oct 2014 - Aug 2018

  The Local Advisory Committee on Children's Mental Health in Ely serves to advise St Louis County Commissioners as to the mental health needs of youth in our region. We support and promote educational opportunities and providers in our region as well. The Local Advisory Committee on Children's Mental Health in Ely serves to advise St Louis County Commissioners as to the mental health needs of youth in our region. We support and promote educational opportunities and providers in our region as well.



Color by Amber

• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales Recruiter

  • Jan 2014 - Apr 2017

  Helping women to look good with eco-friendly jewelry that also serves to empower women artisans around the world. Lead the top US sales team with the company with positivity, passion and purpose. I provide motivation and training to women and men in creating their own independent business with Color By Amber. Helping women to look good with eco-friendly jewelry that also serves to empower women artisans around the world. Lead the top US sales team with the company with positivity, passion and purpose. I provide motivation and training to women and men in creating their own independent business with Color By Amber.


Region 3 Low Incidence Project Northeast MN
• Board Member

  • Sep 2014 - Sep 2016


Minnesota School Boards Assoc

• United States
• Education Administration Programs

• Director

  • Jan 2015 - Jun 2015

  I represent 32 school districts in Northeastern MN on the state wide board of directors. I represent 32 school districts in Northeastern MN on the state wide board of directors.


Family Service Collaboratives St Louis County
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Board Member

  • Nov 2014 - Jun 2015

Ely Public Schools
• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• School Board Director

  • Nov 2008 - Jun 2015

State of Minnesota
• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee
• Revenue Collections Officer

  • Aug 2003 - May 2015