2026 CDS Annual Conference

I am a State Specialist in Entrepreneurship at the University of Minnesota Extension. That means that I spend my time working with my Extension colleagues and community members to explore, deliberate upon, and implement community-based efforts to support entrepreneurs. I've been working in community-based entrepreneurship development and community economic development for more than 20 years and still find it exciting. I come to my work with a background in public policy (MPP), Human Factors and Ergonomics Design (PhD), and Political Science (BA). Most recently, my interest has been in discovering and designing effective entrepreneur support systems.