Education
M.S. Counseling, Moorhead State University.
B.A. Economics, Moorhead State University.
18 graduate credits in Speech, Bethel University and St Cloud State University.
Various other graduate credits.
Experience
Anoka Technical College
- 19 years experience in a technical college setting.
- Chapter President – multiple years
- Grievance Representative – multiple years.
- Academic Affairs and Standards Committee Member – multiple years.
- Faculty Shared Governance Council Member – multiple years.
- Delegate to MSCF Delegate Assembly – multiple years.
- Chapter leader through campus vote of no confidence.
Contract Bargaining
- Lead Negotiator, UTCE Contract 1999-2001.
- Member of five state bargaining teams.
- Member of team that brought together MCCFA and UTCE contracts.
Faculty Rights
- MSCF State Faculty Rights Chair – 2004-05.
- MSCF State Faculty Rights Committee Member – multiple years.
- Member of multiple Contract Compliance campus visit teams.
Education Minnesota
- Part-time Field Staff, 2002-04.
- History of working closely with full-time field staff.
- Experience testifying at arbitration.
- Graduate of NEA Higher Ed Emerging Leaders Academy.
During the 2009-10 year I will be working extensively on follow-up to the 60/120 degree credit cap legislation that was enacted last spring. I will also begin gathering materials for an organizational information archive designed to capture significant documents in MSCF history. In addition, I intend to continue to be active in issues related to member rights and bargaining.
President Mulcahy has assigned the following campuses to me for the year: Anoka Technical College, Anoka-Ramsey Community College – Cambridge and Coon Rapids, Dakota County Technical College, Hennepin Technical College – Brooklyn Park and Eden Prairie, Minnesota State – Detroit Lakes, Northwest Technical College, Pine Technical College, St. Cloud Technical College, St. Paul College, and South Central College – Faribault and Mankato. Throughout the year I will be in contact with chapter leadership at each of these colleges and lend assistance to them on an as-needed basis