My Brief Bio

• Beginning with great, great, grandfather my family has lived in Minneapolis since 1869.
• Graduate of Richfield High School and Augsburg College.
• Long career in advertising and public relations.
• Deputy Commissioner, Minn. Dept. of Public Service
• Commissioner, Minnesota Dept. of Commerce 2000-2002
• Former chair, State Board of Technical Education
• Former member, Minnesota Environmental Quality Board
• Current chair, Minneapolis Charter Commission
• Current board member of Healthier Minnesota Community Clinic Fund
• Minnesotans for an Energy Efficient Economy (ME3),
• Anoka Hennepin Technical College 2020 Institute
• Reside at 5216 Ewing Ave. in Fulton neighborhood.
• Married. Age 55.