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ranged from luxury to budget -conscious. Commitment to youth & of -color interns &
<br />training. Woman owned & woman powered for 25 years. Sold, August 2014.
<br />Expertise: Managed up to 50 client accounts simultaneously & supervised staff of 10; created
<br />over 300 new and unique garden spaces; cultivated all client relationships; initiated sales,
<br />consulting services, vendor agreements & evaluations; oversaw hiring & workforce training;
<br />worked across sector with professionals in architecture, landscaping, arboriculture, water
<br />management, grounds & building infrastructure to ensure seamless, on -budget experience for
<br />clients; guided youth interns; published author on using native plantings in cultivated spaces.
<br />❖ Elected Commissioner, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, 2006-2010
<br />o Represented 55,000 constituents on the 9 -member board. Vice President, 2006-2008; Chair of
<br />MPRB Comprehensive Plan; Co -Chaired Planning, Operations & Maintenance, Admin. &
<br />Finance, Legislative & Inter -Governmental Affairs & Superintendent Review. Pivotal
<br />leadership & strategic planning during economic recession, changing constituent expectations
<br />& use, environmental urgency, evolving public/private partnerships, children's nature deficit,
<br />& emerging racial equity concerns.
<br />Experience: Oversaw $56 million dollar operating budget, 500 employees & stewardship of
<br />over 6400 acres of public land; frequent president pro temp; wrote policy & revised
<br />ordinances; propelled MN's 2008 Legacy Amendment to voter approval; MPRB representative
<br />to Midtown Greenway Coalition, Mpls Cycling & Pedestrian, & MN Shade Tree Advisory
<br />Commission, Hennepin County, Mayor's Office; creator/convener of NRPA's National Congress
<br />"Roundtable for Elected and Appointed Park Commissioners"; managed 2 political campaigns
<br />& fundraising; extensive public speaking & constituent outreach; door -knocked on 5000+
<br />homes.
<br />BOARD & COMMUNITY SERVICE:
<br />• Indigenous Public Art Advisory Council, City of Minneapolis & Bde Maka Ska, 20017
<br />• Think Small, St. Paul, Board of Directors, 2015 -present
<br />• Bde Maka Ska/Harriet Master Plan, Citizen Advisory Committee & Equity Chair, 2014-2016
<br />• 8-80 Cities, Toronto, International Advisory Board, 2010 -present
<br />• U of M Humphrey Alumni Association & Development, 2014 -present
<br />• Midtown Community Works Partnership, MPRB Representative, 2006-2009
<br />• Pedestrian & Cycling Advisory Commission, City of Minneapolis, Board Member 2002-2006
<br />• Historic Preservation Commission, City of Minneapolis, Board Director, 2002-2006
<br />• East Calhoun Community Organization, Board Director, Board Secretary, 1998-2002
<br />EDUCATION:
<br />❖ Master of Public Affairs, MPA - Humphrey School of Public Affairs, U of M
<br />o Integrative Leadership; Policy & Program Implementation; Qualitative & Quantitative Evaluation;
<br />Statistical Analysis; Economics of Early Learning; Stakeholder Engagement; Conflict Management
<br />& Negotiation; Social Policy, Innovation & Change. Swain Fellow.
<br />o Thesis: White Earth Early Childhood Programming & Race to the Top Challenge Grant
<br />❖ Bachelor of Arts, BA — Middlebury College
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