1. Co-created a Domestic Partnership Ordinance in the City of Edina in 2010

  2. Achieved contract negotiation savings targets each year, yielding $24M+ over a 5-year period at Digital River

  3. Co-created the structure and training for Saint Paul’s citywide racial equity initiative which trained over 3,000 in less than two years

  4. Outdoor activities: polar plunge on New Year’s Day, ½ marathon, duathlon, 30-50 mile bike riding classics

  5. Globetrotting around Japan, Philippines, South Africa, Canada, Mexico, England, Ireland, France, Italy, Germany, Poland, Hungry, Czech Republic, Switzerland (1 afternoon), Netherlands, Greece, Spain

  6. Beating breast cancer

  7. Creating a high performing department encompassing multiple disciplines

  8. Motivated organizational change to focus on diversity in marketing that inspired a commercial advertising campaign showcasing the wonderful range of women’s races and ethnicities

  9. Engaged with organizations who provide compassionate care to animals in need and work to end the captive wildlife crisis

  10. Completing the epic quest of self-discovery required to finish my memoir

  11. Awarded the Tom Oye Award and Mayor’s Individual Service Commendation for advancing human rights and racial equity in the City of Edina