It was my honor to work for Liz, she is a strong leader and I would be proud to support her in any cause! #TeamCheney all the way!

I work on public policy issues including education and the state budget as well as manage the day to day communications of the Group. I oversee the work of other policy analysts and give final approval for publication of their various work products. I participate in peer editing on all work. I write press releases and opinion pieces. I work on special projects including economic and marketing pieces.

I was elected to serve the citizens in House District 12 in 2006 and retired in Jan, 2013, after choosing not to run for a 4th term. I sat on the Minerals, Revenue, Agriculture and Appropriations Committees. I also served as the House Caucus Chair.

I worked as the Executive Director of a 501 c (3) non-profit Association that works to advance charter school reform in the state of Wyoming. In this position I made all day to day decisions, that have included a public awareness campaign, a state-wide polling project and grant writing.

I worked as the medical underwriter in a dynamic and growing HMO in the State of Wyoming where I was responsible for underwriting all new business. On a daily basis I worked with health care professionals to review medical records and underwrite business. I was responsible for all the new enrollments, as well as making sure that all aspects of underwriting were in compliance with state and federal health care and insurance laws. I also worked with a sales staff to ensure the capture of new business. While at WINhealth Partners I underwrote and reviewed a large number of new businesses to ensure solid growth in the company.*I left to return to school and finish my degree.

I have worked as an on/off medial transcriptionist due to my extensive medical vocabulary and knowledge. This included all areas of transcription requiring a working knowledge of medical language as well as a strong understanding of medical processes and diagnostic procedures. I worked to obtain new clients in this self employed business and to facilitate the needs of all current clients.

I worked closely with Underwriters to meet all customer needs, as well as working with Underwriters to acquire new clients. I also worked daily with the sales departments to ensure satisfaction in all areas.While at CNA, I worked on several special assignments, including the start-up of a new billing company, traveling weekly to Chicago and St. Louis for team training and orientation.While at CNA, our team won several team awards, including Most Commercial Lines of Coverage and Largest Sales.I left CNA to relocate to Wyoming.

I worked as a CNA and a Unit Secretary on several Medical-Surgical Floors in the float pool for one year and then became a full time Unit Secretary on an Orthopedic/Oncology floor for two years.I then transferred to the Emergency Room/ Trauma Center and worked as a Unit Secretary for 5 years.In all positions I was responsible for assembling and maintaining updated charts on all patients as well as keeping labs and radiology reports up to date. I was responsible for fast and accurate transcribing of physician's orders to various floors and departments as well as writing out the medication sheets. I worked side by side with doctors and nurses to ensure proper patient care. I worked closely with doctors to ensure efficient completion of all orders. I worked to build team unity. For the final two years I worked part-time, while working at The Campus Ledger on my undergraduate degree.

First as News Editor I worked to cover all new stories across campus and in the community. I followed the board of trustee news, political elections, campus staff issues and community wide news including the police beat. After one year as NewsEditor I was chosen thru a competitive process by the Journalism faculty and the Kansas City Star mentors to become the Editor in Chief.As Editor in Chief, I was responsible for publishing the bi-monthly paper, and was involved hands-on in all aspects of publication, from story-concept, fast-breaking news coverage, writing, marketing and editing, to layout and design on Quark Express, photo manipulation using Photo Shop, graphic design skills, headline writing, advertisement, marketing and budgeting.I maintained a cohesive and vibrant staff of 15 or more, which including all aspects of hiring and firing. I was mentored by the editorial board of the Kansas City Star. I worked closely with my staff in handing out story assignments, assuring proper writing techniques, mentoring young reporters and keeping everyone on the strictly enforced deadlines.I worked closely with Sales to ensure new growth.During my time as Editor and Chief the paper won a variety of college writing, publishing and design awards including Best Paper in Kansas. These positions were yearly and were completed at the end of each academic year.