Experience

Creating Community Consulting

• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer

  • May 2022 - Aug 2022

  Minnesota, United States Providing result based accountability and equity informed facilitation services that achieve measurable results with communities and organizations!



Essentia Health

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• West Community Health Program Manager

  • Apr 2018 - May 2022

  Detroit Lakes, Minnesota Leading community health needs assessment in Becker County, and lead for community health needs assessment in Essentia Health’s West Market service area.

• Manager of Social Services and Community Health

  • Apr 2014 - Apr 2018

  Detroit Lakes, Minnesota Development and coordination of Becker County Energize and associated committees to improve population health. Fostering community & organizational engagement to develop sustainable initiatives that meet the triple aim of healthcare: 1) improving patient experience of care 2) improving population health 3) reducing the per capita cost of healthcare.



Essentia Health St. Mary's

• Licensed Social Worker

  • Apr 2013 - Apr 2014

  Detroit Lakes, MN Care coordination, advocacy, public speaking and education, process improvement, program development in the Hospital and Home Health Care Setting.



Northern Connections, a program of Productive Alternatives Inc.

• Licensed Social Worker

  • Sep 2011 - Apr 2013

  Perham, MN Eclectic activities include grant writing, strategic planning, marketing, project development and management, public relations and individual counseling. Connecting people to services to achieve financial success through re-employment, job retention, career advancement, and assett acumulation.



National Association of Social Workers- MN Chapter

• Student Liaison

  • Nov 2010 - May 2011

  Bemidji State University - Public speaking - Educating and promoting the NASW to students of Bemidji State University - Educating and promoting "Day at the Capital" to BSU students - Planning and facilitating "Day at the Capital" for BSU students



Perham Memorial Nursing Home

• TMA/CNA

  • Jan 2005 - Feb 2011

  Perham, MN Over a period of 10 years I have worked in the following positions: Trained Medication Aide, Certified Nursing Assistant, Home maker. I implemented attributes of the person centered care model as a universal worker. During this time I assisted in the Action Pact study to measure the impact of the culture change, I assisted in implementing a mentoring program while serving as a mentor for new employees and was nominated for CNA of the year in 2008.