Experience

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  Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe

  • Onamia, MN

  • Executive Director, Department of Labor

    • Feb 2011 - Jun 2016
    • Onamia, MN

    Responsible for the restructuring and operation of the Pub.L. 102-477 program of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe. This program provides Tribal TANF and work preparation programming for Mille Lacs Band members and first-generation descendants in six rural Minnesota counties and for Minnesota Chippewa Tribe members residing in three metro counties of Minneapolis-St. Paul.

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  Central Minnesota Community Corrections

  • Executive Director

    • 2005 - 2008

    Chief Executive of a three-county joint powers organization serving a population of 110,291 in an area covering 3940 square miles. Responsible to a joint powers board of fifteen county commissioners, a seven member executive committee and a sixteen member advisory board. Hired to re-establish financial and organizational stability.

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  Five County Mental Health Centers

  • Administrative Director

    • 1990 - 1997

    Second most senior director, responsible for all non-clinical operations of a health care corporation owned by five county governments, serving a population of 159,657 in an area covering 3367 square miles. Responsible to the Executive Director, a twenty-five member board of county commissioners and a ten member executive committee.

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  Five County Work-Education Council

  • Executive Director

    • 1979 - 1981

    Created this 501(c)(3) school/business/government collaborative to impact at-risk juveniles’ school-to-work transition.

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  Minnesota School District #473

  • Teacher-Learning Disabilities & Emotional/Behavioral Problems

    • 1974 - 1978

    Founded District's first program for learning disabilities & emotional/behavioral disordered juveniles.