Experience

NORTH BRANCH AREA SCHOOLS
• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee
• High School Instructional Coach

  • Jul 2023 - Present


Self Employed Musician/Music Instructor

• Piano Teacher - Private Lessons available

  • Nov 2011 - Present

  Pianist for weddings, funerals, and other events such as band concerts, private parties and musicals. Over 30 years of experience. Private piano teacher for all ages. Pianist for weddings, funerals, and other events such as band concerts, private parties and musicals. Over 30 years of experience. Private piano teacher for all ages.



Mounds View Public Schools

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head Coach - Speech (2012-2013) and Mock Trial (2018-Present)

  • Nov 2012 - Present

• Educator (2012-Present) and Instructional Strategies Facilitator (2018-2023)

  • Aug 2012 - Jun 2023

  ISF: Work with leadership and staff to enhance teacher efficacy. Support teachers and teacher leaders in various school and district initiatives. Coordinate and support site and district leadership team as needed.
  Teacher, Business and Social Studies 5-12: Prepare students for college and teach skills to help adolescents be successful employees, business owners, and consumers. Design and prepare daily, unit and semester plans. Assess student learning using both formative and summative assessments tied to objectives and standards. Courses taught include Accounting, Business Management, Business and Personal Law, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Photoshop, Microsoft Office, Economics, U.S. History. Show less

• Teacher

  • Aug 2012 - Jul 2013

  Prepare students for college and teach necessary skills to be successful employees, business owners and consumers. Design and prepare daily lesson plans, unit plans and semester plans. Assess student learning using both formative and summative assessments tied to objectives and standards.



Bethel University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Professor, Tech Assistant for Hyflex Doctoral Residencies

  • Mar 2014 - Present

  Course: K-12 Tech Integration discontinued in Jan 2021. 2021- Present: TA for Doctoral some residencies Course: K-12 Tech Integration discontinued in Jan 2021. 2021- Present: TA for Doctoral some residencies



Northeast Metro 916 Intermediate School District

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Teacher - Entertainment, E-Marketing, Event Planning Course

  • Aug 2014 - Jul 2015

  Prepare marketing students with skills required for professional event planning, entertainment coordination, and social media management careers. Areas of study include an introduction to social media management and its marketing uses, marketing strategies and planning tools and techniques, budget management, legal and ethical aspects, customer relations, target market identification strategies, facilities design, development of a personal profile to include resume and webpage and much more! Prepare marketing students with skills required for professional event planning, entertainment coordination, and social media management careers. Areas of study include an introduction to social media management and its marketing uses, marketing strategies and planning tools and techniques, budget management, legal and ethical aspects, customer relations, target market identification strategies, facilities design, development of a personal profile to include resume and webpage and much more!



Blaine High School

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business & Marketing Teacher

  • Aug 2013 - Aug 2014

  Courses include: Accounting I & II, Business Management, Personal Money Management, Marketing and Advertising & Sales. Courses include: Accounting I & II, Business Management, Personal Money Management, Marketing and Advertising & Sales.



A New View Staging and Redesign, LLC

• Owner

  • Aug 2009 - Aug 2014

  Home Staging is an investment which yields high returns. It is the art of using limited funds, practical marketing techniques and extraordinary creativity to prepare a house to sell statistically faster and for more money. The transformation, which takes place in less than a day, makes the house infinitely more attractive to potential buyers by giving them points of emotional connection so they 'fall in love' with the home. It also generates an average of 6% more money. Interior Redesign is the art of rearranging items in a space to improve function, mood and harmony. The objective is to use the homeowner's items in new and creative ways in an effort to create an intense and passionate feeling of 'home'. It is a low cost alternative to complete renovation and a unique way to transform a space in less than a day. Show less



Self-Employed

• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Training and Communications Consultant

  • Sep 2008 - Jul 2013

  Specializing in training, change management, communication, promotions and presentations Worked with team to develop world-class training which was offered in three phases at multiple locations across the country. Training was extremely successful, receiving high marks from attendees. •Successfully led team through small group sessions. Guest speaker for training inservice for over 100 employees on goal setting. •Manage and coordinate special events for clients to ensure maximum satisfaction for clients and guests. •Completed several marketing training sessions for large community education program. •Completed fundamental gap assessments and identified numerous change management issues which led to innovative training solutions, messaging, and communication methods. Efforts generated highest praise from all levels of organization, including senior executives. •Received top marks for facilitation of technology training courses. •Created and developed high quality, innovative print ads which will appear in coming months. Show less

• Student Teacher Supervisor - Business

  • Feb 2013 - Jun 2013

  Work with teacher candidates and cooperating teachers and provide support to help create successful student teaching placements. Conduct classroom observations of teacher candidates. Provide specific feedback and coach/mentor teacher candidates on opportunities for improvement. Grade TPAs (teacher performance assessments). Work with teacher candidates and cooperating teachers and provide support to help create successful student teaching placements. Conduct classroom observations of teacher candidates. Provide specific feedback and coach/mentor teacher candidates on opportunities for improvement. Grade TPAs (teacher performance assessments).



Imation

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Product Marketing Manager

  • May 2008 - Sep 2008

  •Improved product placement, positioning, pricing and sales through introduction of new promotional materials and innovative demand creation sales promotions to channel marketing partners. •Effectively led and managed cross-branding and co-branding product initiatives with HP and other business partners •Increased Hard Disk Drive sales by two percent in five months. •Consistently exceeded monthly Optical Disk sales plan in spite of major disruptions in manufacturing and oil-related product cost increases. •Significantly improved operational efficiencies through the development of sales tools and data-mining processes. •Mentored team members, forming solid relationships and instilling confidence in others. Show less



Brady Corporation

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Product Marketing Manager/Promotions Manager

  • 2006 - 2008

  •Orchestrated a historic product launch event for line of new products to over 100 dealer and direct sales representatives that resulted in the value of the average sale increasing from $6K to $20K. Awarded Outstanding Performance & Leadership Award and President’s Value Award in recognition of excellence. •Created segmentation model which drove increased focus on consumer segments previously overlooked and highlighted potential to more than double revenue and profit margins. •Developed a strategic marketing plan for low turning product line with potential to increase revenue by 400%. •Reduced inventory levels 66% by developing improved sales forecasting models and enhancing key relationships with suppliers. Trained product managers to create and utilize similar tools. •Designed and managed the research and testing of products, resulting in significant product improvements and excellent marks from consumers. Show less



Land O'Lakes

• United States

• Marketing Assistant: Business Development, Research & Licensing. Coordinator: Marketing and QA

  • 2001 - 2006

  •Completed industry analyses, revealing economic and environmental factors impacting the business. Resulted in the development of competitive strategies. •Developed strong relationships with licensee companies resulting in optimal leverage of brand equity. Founding member of Society of Product Licensors Committed to Excellence. •Increased brand value by redesigning packaging for licensed product line of over 25 SKUs. •Planned and led business development ideation sessions that resulted in two new licensing agreements. •Instrumental in the launch of the first spreadable butter with canola oil product in the market. •Led project task forces to develop or improve several processes and generate over $1MM in cost savings. •Core team member for company-wide initiative to implement electronic specification system. Created and designed the training program, including training media and materials and effectively delivered training to hundreds of manufacturing personnel and managers resulting in the successful implementation and utilization of the system. Honored with President’s Award for completion of monumental project. Show less



The Pillsbury Company

• Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Administrative Support, New Products

  • 1999 - 2001

  Supported marketing team in various capacities. Mentored coordinators and assisted in recruiting and training of new coordinators. Created highly effective and visually appealing presentations. Supported marketing team in various capacities. Mentored coordinators and assisted in recruiting and training of new coordinators. Created highly effective and visually appealing presentations.



Kenzer Corp

• United States

• Office Manager

  • 1998 - 1999

  Managed the processes to keep the office running smoothly. Managed the processes to keep the office running smoothly.



USCCB

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Administrative Assistant

  • 1995 - 1998

  Assisted in the organization and operation of the Office for Publishing and Promotions Assisted in the organization and operation of the Office for Publishing and Promotions