"Communication, integrity, and teamwork are my hallmarks."

I retired from the Navy after 25 years on active duty, serving in 13 locations with 2 deployments and service on 9 ships. My experiences required time-sensitive problem-solving and working with partners at every level of domestic and international government, industry, and academia. As a leader, attorney, and Fulbright scholar, I practiced criminal, administrative, and contract law, and served as an international law professor.

Although military service took us all over the world, my husband and I chose Dane County as the ideal place to raise our middle-school-age daughter. We are proud to call this community home.

I am deeply invested in our local success, volunteering with the PTO, youth soccer, and a church program supporting new foster children. I am also a certified UW-Extension Master Gardener, committed to preserving the beauty of our region.