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Quick Facts
Personal Details

Education

  • Master's, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies, University of North Dakota, 2015-2018
  • Bachelor's, Entrepreneurship/Business Administration and Management, University of North Dakota, 2010-2015

Professional Experience

  • Master's, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies, University of North Dakota, 2015-2018
  • Bachelor's, Entrepreneurship/Business Administration and Management, University of North Dakota, 2010-2015
  • Fellow, University Innovation Fellows, 2015-present
  • Chief Operating Officer, BioScience Association, 2019
  • President/Director of Marketing, Dakota Venture Group, 2013-2018
  • Manager/Buyer/Sales Associate, Pink Door Botique, 2008-2018
  • Director of Marketing, BioScience Association of North Dakota, 2016
  • Entrepreneur Specialist/Coach, Center for Innovation, University of North Dakota, 2013-2016
  • General Manager, Sublime Aesthetic Professionals, 2014-2016

Political Experience

  • Master's, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies, University of North Dakota, 2015-2018
  • Bachelor's, Entrepreneurship/Business Administration and Management, University of North Dakota, 2010-2015
  • Fellow, University Innovation Fellows, 2015-present
  • Chief Operating Officer, BioScience Association, 2019
  • President/Director of Marketing, Dakota Venture Group, 2013-2018
  • Manager/Buyer/Sales Associate, Pink Door Botique, 2008-2018
  • Director of Marketing, BioScience Association of North Dakota, 2016
  • Entrepreneur Specialist/Coach, Center for Innovation, University of North Dakota, 2013-2016
  • General Manager, Sublime Aesthetic Professionals, 2014-2016
  • Representative, North Dakota State House of Representatives, District 42, 2016-present
  • Candidate, North Dakota State House of Representatives, District 42, 2020

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Industry, Business and Labor Committee

Member, Joint Committee on Commerce

Member, Transportation Committee

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • Master's, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies, University of North Dakota, 2015-2018
  • Bachelor's, Entrepreneurship/Business Administration and Management, University of North Dakota, 2010-2015
  • Fellow, University Innovation Fellows, 2015-present
  • Chief Operating Officer, BioScience Association, 2019
  • President/Director of Marketing, Dakota Venture Group, 2013-2018
  • Manager/Buyer/Sales Associate, Pink Door Botique, 2008-2018
  • Director of Marketing, BioScience Association of North Dakota, 2016
  • Entrepreneur Specialist/Coach, Center for Innovation, University of North Dakota, 2013-2016
  • General Manager, Sublime Aesthetic Professionals, 2014-2016
  • Representative, North Dakota State House of Representatives, District 42, 2016-present
  • Candidate, North Dakota State House of Representatives, District 42, 2020
  • Member, Advisory Board, Nordic Waffles, 2016-present
  • Member, Business Advisory Group, University of Minnesota Office for Technology Commercialization, 2015-present
  • Member, Chacala Cultural Foundation, 2015-present
  • Ambassador, East Grand Forks/Grand Forks Chamber of Commerce, 2014-present
  • Board Member, Grand Forks Herald Business Advisory Group, 2014-present
  • President/Secretary, Business and Public Administration Student Advisory Council, University of North Dakota, 2013-present
  • Member, Gamma Phi Beta
  • Coordinator, Special Olympics
  • Ex Officio Board Member, Advisory Board, Center for Innovation Foundation, 2016-2018
  • Lead Organizer, Startup Weekend, 2015
  • Lead Organizer, One Million Cups Organizer, 2014

Other Info

— Awards:

  • Ethel Torreson Stone and Charlotte Klein Torreson Entrepreneur Endowment, UND Center for Innovation Foundation, January 2015;
  • Thomas J. and Gayle A. Clifford Entrepreneur Endowment, UND Center for Innovation Foundation, June 2015;
  • 40 Under 40, Prairie Business Magazine, December 2015;
  • University Innovation Fellow, Venture Well, March 2016

State Bills
Events

2020

Aug. 4
District 18 & 42 Fundraiser

Tue 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM CDT

King's Walk Golf Course Grand Forks, ND