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Red Wing, Minnesota, United States

Responsible for compiling budget data, tracking revenue and expenses, budget transfers, researching cost saving measures. year-end reports and presenting information to university leadership. Key Accomplishments:• Compiled declining enrollment trends against stagnate staffing levels to show where money could be saved.• Created budget template sheets to compile and budget for the next fiscal year.• Generated an annual year-end report of the university’s financial accounts to the UW System and Board of Regents.

Wyoming, Minnesota, United States

Responsible for human resources, elections, community development, and park development/redevelopment. Provided high level assistance to the City Administrator and served in their absence.Key Accomplishments: • Created a Park and Trail Master Plan that was adopted by the City Council in November 2022. This plan lays out strategic ways to upgrade city parks and trails for the next twenty years. • Updated the City’s Personnel Policy that had not been updated in twenty years. This ensured compliance with applicable state laws and regulations.• Strategically led a rebranding effort for the City of Wyoming with new logos and colors. This helped create a unified Wyoming. • Successfully administered the 2022 Primary and General Elections. Primary role was to train and supervise election judges, ensure the election ran smoothly and performed poll closing duties to certify election results.• Served as the Human Resources Manager for the city. Performed hiring and recruitment activities that made the application process simpler. Dealt with personnel issues and navigated union negotiations.• Filled in as the acting City Administrator when they were out of the office.

Dakota County, Minnesota

Selected from a highly competitive pool of nationwide applicants to be an ICMA sponsored Management Analyst with Dakota County. This position provided a wide range of projects across the County.Key Accomplishments:• Researched and updated the County Board on rules and regulations around the Federal ARP dollars. Created categories for potential ARP funded projects that aligned with County goals and strategies. Assisted with financial reporting to the Treasury to ensure eligible spending of the ARP dollars. • Wrote an RFP for wayfinding signage on the County Greenways. Interviewed and selected a consultant for sign design. Worked with the consultant to identify stakeholders and create a community engagement plan to receive feedback on sign designs to make the new signs user friendly. • Created a Title IV Program in the County. Researched other agencies programs and internal non-discrimination practices. Compiled requirements from several state and federal agencies to determine what needed to be included in the plan. Met with several stakeholders and created the plan to ensure non-discrimination compliance . • Prepared summaries of the annual budget and created presentations for the County Board to ensure deadlines were met. The Physical Development Division had an annual budget of $43 million along with a capital budget of $174 million. Participation in the budget development process helped complete the budget in a timely fashion and the County made cost effective decisions. • Other major projects: Furthered County IDE goals by administering a Language Matters Campaign; Updated the County’s All Hazard Mitigation Plan; Created a Telework Best Practices report for Senior Leadership.

Lake Elmo, Minnesota

Responsible for licensing/registration, utility accounts receivables, permits, preparation and follow-up of City Council and Parks Commission.Key Accomplishments:• Led the recodification project of the municipal code. Researched consultants, pricing, and information needed. Prepared documentation to convince the City Council to approve the use of Municode to re-codify the code because that would save the City money. The municipal code had not been codified since 2007, this meant that there could be redundant or irrelevant ordinances. The result was a better system, updated code, and the City saved money. • Notified local business that liquor licenses needed to be renewed annually and managed the renewal process ensuring that all renewals from Lake Elmo were done correctly and approved by the State and City Council. • Scanned decades of minutes into the Laserfiche database going back to the 1950’s. This allowed easy access for residents who requested to review records.

Saint Paul, Minnesota

Key Accomplishments:• Planned, advertised, and executed numerous events throughout the year to recognize employees and clients. These events were so successful, that I received more responsibility for organizing larger events.• Reviewed new procedures, mitigated issues identified, and trained employees on the implementation of a new accounting software. The implementation went very well, and employees were excited for the new system that was more efficient, saving considerable time. • Took over the training of new interns and employees on important office practices and computer information because Human Resources needed assistance with onboarding. This process was more efficient for both the employee and Human Resources.

Hudson, Wisconsin

Shortly after I was promoted to Head Lifeguard, I also began coaching the swim team. Key Accomplishments:• This provided an awesome opportunity to coach kids who love to swim. I was able to improve a lot of swimmers and a majority of the team qualified for the State swim meet.

Hudson, Wisconsin

This role allowed me to gain more experience as a lifeguard. Key Accomplishments:• As a more experienced lifeguard, I displayed great awareness and leadership. As a result, I was promoted to Head Lifeguard in 2016. This allowed me the opportunity to manage younger lifeguards and help develop their skills. • I communicated with upper management to improve pool conditions for members and staff.

Hudson, Wisconsin

This was a competitive internship that I earned. The Octagon house is part of St. Croix County Historical Society and it is located in Hudson, Wisconsin. Key Accomplishments:• My role was to research local history for the centennial of WWI in Hudson. I gained archival knowledge using microfilm and other primary sources. • After preliminary research, I helped design for the WWI display and gave museum tours to the public.

River Falls, Wisconsin

This was work-study job that I held while attending UW-River Falls. Key Accomplishments:• The professors had a busy schedule and they needed a lot of assistance. I collaborated with professors to make their schedule less chaotic. I did a lot of scanning, grading, and data entry for them. As a result, when I was a junior, I was promoted to Lead Office Assistant and managed the first-year students in the office.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

This was a highly competitive internship that I was awarded and worked with the Senator who represented my hometown of Duluth. This internship offered a lot of great legislative experience. Key Accomplishments:• Researched major bonding projects that Duluth wanted to see in the bonding bill. Reviewed bills from Senator Reinert and made sure they were correct before going to the senate floor. Analyzed final versions of the bill and summarized what projects were included for Duluth. The impact was getting funding for restoration of Glensheen Mansion into the bonding bill. • Conducted surveys with constituents to understand public opinion on issues like Glensheen Mansion funding. With the results, created spreadsheets and summarized key constituent messages for the projects. Senator Reinert used this input in drafting his bills. • Wrote responses to constituent letters that conveyed the Senator’s investment in transparency with constituents and shared the actions he took in the senate.

Master Of Public Administration (Mpa)

Activities and Societies: APMP, MCMA, ICMA

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), History And Political Science

Activities and Societies: Phi Alpha Theta Member, President of the History Club, Student Senator, Student Affairs Committee Member.

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: High School Swimming- Qualified for the State Meet in the 200 Medley Relay