With a life and career dedicated to service I've spent more than two decades helping large organizations, government entities and the US Air Force build the kind of culture where people want to stay, grow, and do their best work. I want to take this work and lean into our amazing community. As a mom of four kids across ISD 194, from Cherry View Elementary to Century Middle School to Lakeville North, with my oldest a Lakeville South graduate, I know what a strong school community looks like from the inside and what a parent, staff and students need to be successful and cared for along the way. My approach is built on a foundation of execution, from active-duty military intelligence service through two decades leading in Safety, human resources data and analytics, learning & development, talent management, and employee engagement for global publicly traded companies. I'm running for school board because Lakeville deserves that same disciplined, people-first leadership: planning for growth without losing sight of the people doing the work, and treating staff retention and culture as the foundation everything else is built on.