Provide general counsel for BioTech and Ingredients team supporting growth of EverGrain and BioBrew businesses

· Provided general counsel and manage legal affairs for various business units and functions including as global law lead for Cargill Procurement & Transportation function and North America lead lawyer for cocoa and chocolate business with previous experience supporting bioindustrial, salt, starches and sweeteners, and global edible oils · Delivered on compliance program priorities for assigned clients (e.g., anti-bribery, antitrust/competition, commodity markets), including program execution, training, and counseling · Lead bankruptcy and default attorney, leveraging prior default and restructuring experience and providing bankruptcy training for commercial lawyer team and North America credit team· Represented pro bono clients with court of appeals for veteran claims and DACA renewal applications, formerly advising clients in housing clinic· Columbia Independent School Parent Association President; Former Chair of Community Service Committee 2018-2022; Share our Strength Host Committee Member

• Represented indenture trustees, companies, and investors in matters of corporate debt restructurings, bankruptcy and related litigation matters; drafted settlement documents and pleadings related to trust instruction proceedings, creditor remedies, and liquidating trusts• Represented indenture trustee and collateral trustee for $50 million senior secured bonds inconnection with the ongoing restructuring of the owner of a 50 MW biomass power plant;• Represented indenture trustee for corporate securities in multiple trust instruction proceedings to resolve holder disputes, trust document ambiguities, and seeking approval of a $4.5 billion residential mortgage backed securitized trust settlement agreement• Represented liquidating trustee for mineral rights from a dissolving investment fund and contingent assets from a dissolving partnership• Represented pro bono clients with their N-400 naturalization applications, screening debtor applicants, advising clients in housing clinic, and a child until she was permanently placed in foster care with her grandmother• Financial Services Industry Team Steering Committee Member; Share our Strength Host Committee Member; United Way Floor Co-Coordinator

• Represented companies and investors in matters in and outside of bankruptcy; draft moving documents related to “first day” relief, retaining professionals, assuming and rejecting leases, bidding procedures, exclusivity, disclosure statements and solicitation materials, Chapter 11 plans of reorganization and supplement materials, and confirmation; negotiate regarding cure amounts, proofs of claim, and informal and formal objections• Represented AMF Bowling Worldwide, Inc., and Hawker Beechcraft, Inc., in their prearranged Chapter 11 cases; represented Friendly’s Ice Cream Corp. in a Section 363 sale process, Local Insight Media Holdings, Inc., and Caribe Media, Inc., in their restructurings, and Barneys New York in an out-of-court debt-for-equity restructuring• Represented investor, Centerbridge Partners, L.P., in connection with an out-of-court debt-for-equity restructuring of Aquilex LLC• Represented a pro bono client with her Petition for U Nonimmigrant Status; volunteer with the Ladder Up Low Income Tax Assistance Program• Women’s Leadership Initiative Planning Committee Member; Associates Committee Member; Northwestern University School of Law Mentor; University of Minnesota Law School Regional Ambassador

Drafted opinions and bench memoranda for federal appellate judge

• Wrote IP-focused brief for motion, topics for notice of deposition, and memoranda during trial rotation• Researched foreign filing license requirements, drafted response to PTO, and wrote letter to foreign counsel regarding PCT application during patent prosecution rotation• Researched exceptions to discharge for pro bono client and requirements for enforcing indemnity agreements during finance and restructuring rotation

Researched legal issues for domain name disputes and drafted award decisions in accordance with the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP); co-authored articles for client newsletter

• Maintenance Team Leader (6/07 – 8/07): Led mechanics to reduce equipment failure and organized daily plant maintenance; trained cross-functional employees on system for submitting work orders• Project Engineer (1/07 – 6/07): Developed $3M FY08 Capital Plan and led numerous project initiatives• System Engineer (6/06 – 1/07): Created standard conditions documentation with production operators• Founded Chanhassen Board for Giving Back (CBGB); co-chaired United Way campaign; environmental committee member; diversity committee member, People at Chan (PAC)

• Investigated nanocomposites using Infrared Spectroscopy (IR) and Differential Scanning Calorimetry(DSC) in Laboratoire des Matériaux Macromoléculaires, UMR CNRS

• Edina, MN (6/04 – 1/05): Developed quality and safety strategy to control new manufacturing processes• Pittsburg, CA (1/04 – 5/04): Six Sigma Green Belt Certified; reprogrammed valves to gain reliability• Midland, MI (5/03 – 8/03): Characterized nanocomposites using Rheology; published in two internal reports