Susan Stevens Chambers
Phone (507)278-4700
Fax (507)278-4200
[email protected]
RESUME Of SUSAN STEVENS CHAMBERS
57310 166th Lane
Good Thunder, MN 56037
Phone:507/2798-4700
Fax: 507/278-4200
BAR ADMISSIONS
Minnesota - April, 1979
U.S. District Court - November, 1980
EDUCATION
Legal
Loyola University of Chicago, School of Law
Degree: J.D., January, 1979
Undergraduate
North Central College, Naperville, IL
B.A., June, 1976
Major: Political Science
EMPLOYMENT
Full time Alternative Dispute Practice (September, 2016 to present)
Blue Earth District Court Referee (November, 2011 to September, 2016)
Nobles County District Court Referee (October, 2013 to August 1, 2014)
Part-time ADR practice in family law (limited to ENE in counties where not serving as Referee (December 2012 to 2015)
Full time Alternative Dispute Practice with Family, Employment and Elder Law Jan 2007 to November, 2011
Nonprofit assistance and Employment training (January, 2007 to November, 2011)
Independent Contractor for Minnesota State University; Student Harassment Complaints Investigator (July, 2008 to January, 2011)
Partner in Chesley, Kroon, Chambers, Harvey & Carpenter Law Firm, with an emphasis in litigation, employment law, municipal, and family law. (May, 1988 to December, 2006)
City Attorney for the City of Good Thunder, MN. (1985 to November, 2011)
Decoria Township Clerk (1987 to 1996)
Administrative Law Judge for State of MN (July, 1988 to December, 1992)
Adjunct Professor at Mankato State University, Political Science Department teaching the following courses: Legal Research, Legal Materials, and Introduction to Civil Law. (1987 through 1989)
PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT
Associate at McLean Peterson Law Firm, Mankato, MN (August, 1985 through April, 1988)
Blue Earth County Attorney's Office, First Assistant (May 1, 1980 through August, 1985)
Associate at Patton Law Firm, Waseca, MN (May, 1979 through April, 1980)
(assorted employment prior to law school, available upon request)
MEDIATION/ARBITRATION
Supreme Court Civil Roster (1999 to 2015 and 2016 to present)
Facilitative/Hybrid
Supreme Court Family Roster (1998 to 2015 and 2016 to present)
Facilitative/Hybrid; Adjudicative; Evaluative
Early Neutral Evaluation
Social: January, 2007
Financial: November, 2007
Consensual Special Magistrate--December, 2016
ENE Collaborative Resource Committee, Chair 5th Judicial District (2010 to present)
Early Neutral Evaluation trainer (2013 to present)
Minnesota Court of Appeals Family Appellate Mediation Pilot Project
(one of 12 mediators selected statewide) (2008/2009)
Minnesota Court of Appeals Family Appellate Mediation Panel
(permanent program) (2010 to 2011)
ADR Ethics Board, State Court (February, 2015 to 2016)
ECM/ENE Statewide Steering Committee, State Court (November, 2011 to 2014)
Supervised Parenting Time Standards Workgroup, State Court (August, 2012 to 2013)
5th & 3rd Judicial District Early Neutral Evaluation Implementation Pilot Program: Work Study Member 2007/2008)
Fee Arbitration Coordinator for Sixth District Bar Association (1996 to 2010)
Perform Custody Evaluations, serve as Parenting Time Expeditor
(2007 to November, 2011)
Volunteer Mediator for Mn. Depart. of Human Rights (2007 to November, 2011)
Volunteer Mediator for Southern Mn. Regional Legal Services (2007 to November, 2011)
MEMBER
MSBA Family Law Section
MSBA Conflict Management & Dispute Resolution Section
Conflict Resolution Minnesota
HONORS
Yellow Rose Recipient (Collaborative event with WEB, Zonta & BPW) - 2012
Fifth Judicial District Pro Bono Award - 2009
Service to Minnesota Women Lawyers Award – 2006
Champion of Justice Award - Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services –1997Minnesota State Bar Association Professional Excellence Award – 1995Dr. Claire E. Faust Award, Downtown Mankato Kiwanis -1992-1993
Leaderdinner (n.k.a Women of Distinction) Award, Mankato YWCA - 1990
Named League of Minnesota Poets “Poet Laureate”- 1996 through 2001
LAW RELATED ACTIVITIES
Minnesota State Bar Association
Employment Law Section (1996 to 2012)
Combined Jurisdiction Committee (1994 to 1997)
Chair, Family Law Policy Committee (1992 to 1994)
Board of Governors (1989 to 1990)
Finance Committee (1990)
Office Management Committee (1991 to 1992)
Management Institute Committee, Chair (1989 to 1991)
Planning Committee (1988-1989)
Community Relations Committee (1987 to 1991)
Family Law Section (1985 to present)
President’s Nomination Committee
for Outstate Vice President, Chair (1988)
MSBA Mock Trial Program since as national, regional or local judge (1984 to 2013)
Regional Coordinator, (Spring, 1987);
Attorney Coach for Mankato West/East Trial Teams (1987 to 1992)
Attorney Coach for New Country School, Henderson (2011, 2012)
Mankato State University (n.k.a. Minn. State Univ. at Mankato) Paralegal Advisory Board
(1990 to 1997)
Sixth District Minnesota Bar Association
President (1987-1988)
Vice President (1986-1987)
Secretary (1985-1986)
Family Law Section Treasurer (1988 – 1991)
Family Law Section (1988 to present)
Southern Minnesota Family Law Task Force – Dissolution
and Custody Classes (1990 to 1999)
Chair of Legal Gifts Committee (1990 to 2002)
Volunteer for the Parents Forever Program (Blue Earth, Waseca County) (1999 to 2012)
Blue Earth County Family Intervention Task Force
(2006 to 2009)
Blue Earth County Blue Print For Safety Committee
(2012 to 2015)
Minnesota Women Lawyers, South Central Chapter
President (2002 to 2006)
Member (2001 to present)
Minnesota Women Lawyers (state organization)
Board of Directors (2006 to 2007)
Advisory Board (2010 to present)
Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board
Appointment Governor Jessee Ventura
(January 2002 through January 2003)
Presentations/Publications
SENE & FENE TRAINING, Statewide, Mankato (August, 2016)
Advanced ENE Training, Chaska (February, 2016)
SENE & FENE TRAINING, Statewide, Mankato (October, 2015)
Advanced ENE Training, Mankato (May, 2015)
SENE & FENE TRAINING, Statewide, Mankato (Feb, 2015)
Advanced ENE Training, Mankato (December, 2014)
ICMC/ECM for Judges Tenth Judicial District (Sept, 2014)
SENE & FENE TRAINING, Statewide, St. Cloud (August, 2014)
SENE TRAINING Fifth Judicial District, Mankato (June, 2014)
SENE TRAINING Fifth Judicial District, Mankato (October, 2013)
ICMC/ECM for Judges Fifth Judicial District, Windom (Sept. 2012)
ICMC/ECM for Judges Fifth Judicial District Marshall (Sept., 2013)
SENE—ICMC Demonstration Family Law for the Judiciary (May, 2012)
One Size Does Not Fit All: A Discussion on Variations in Parenting Time Schedules (Conflict Resolution Minnesota Annual 2011 Conference) (April, 2011)
Family Law Basics II—Child Support, Property & Spousal Maintenance
(Family Law For the Minnesota Judiciary) (June, 2010)
Hot Topics in Family Law ADR MSBA/CLE (Family Law Institute) (March, 2010)
Reviewer, Chapter 15 “Contracts” for Minnesota Nonprofit Legal Handbook (March, 2010)
Hiring/Firing Do’s & Don’ts (SBDC Entrepreneur Conference, Mankato) (February, 2009)
Grandparent’s Rights South Central Initiative, Mankato (February, 2009)
Grandparent’s Rights South Central Initiative, Mankato (March, 2010)
Mediation (Parents Forever) Mankato (June 2006) (August, 2008) (Feb. & June, 2009) (February, 2009) (April, 2010) (April, 2011) (April & August, 2011) (April & August, 2012)
Handbooks SBDC, Mankato, (February, 2009)
Divorce Primer LifeWorks Planning Center, Mankato (January, 2009)
Record Keeping SBDC, Mankato (September, 2008)
Sexual Harassment Training Mkto Chamb. of Com. Management Symposium (July, 2008)
Wage & Hour Issues SBDC, Mankato (May, 2008)
Employment Law Issues Business Resource Fair (April, 2008)
Alphabet Soup—ADA, FMLA, etc. SBDC, Mankato (February, 2008)
Handbooks (with Sex Harassment training), SBDC, Mankato (November, 2007)
Hiring/Firing SBDC, Mankato (September, 2007)
Hiring Firing Do’s & Don’ts Mkto Chamb. of Com. Management Symposium (July, 2007)
Hiring/Firing Do’s & Don’ts SBDC Business Resource Fair (April, 2007)
Board Governance: Back To Basics For Non-Profit Corporations (with Sex Harassment Training) Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, Twin Rivers Council for the Arts (March, 2007)
Affirmative Action: Original Purpose & Present Use Gustavus Adolphus College (Nov 2006)
Non Profit Board Training Mankato Nonprofit Corporation (May, 2006)
Hiring/Firing Do’s & Don’ts SBDC Business Resource Fair (April, 2006)
Mediation: Property /Financial Mankato Public TV (March, 2006 through Dec., 2009)
Mediation: Custody/Parenting time Mankato Public TV (March, 2006 through Dec., 2009)
Hiring/Firing Weilage Human Resource Seminar Series (January, 2006)
FMLA/ADA/Mn. Medical Leave Acts Weilage Human Resource Series (August, 2005)
Nonprofit Corporation 3 Rivers Resource Conservation & Development Council (July, 2005)
Employee Handbooks Weilage Human Resource Seminar Series (May, 2005)
Handbook Seminar SBDC, Mankato (October, 2004)
Affirmative Action Training for corporate clients (2004, 2005)
Sexual Harassment Training Sessions for various corporate clients (October and March 2004; 2006; 2009, 2010)
Should Gay Marriage be Legalized? North Mankato Heritage Series (March 2004)
The One Woman Show: Wisdom from Small and Solo Practitioners Midwest Regional Conference for Women in the Law (April 2004)
Profile of Practice Women Executives in Business (February 2004)
Employment Law: Tips for Employers Women Executives in Business (January 2003)
Minnesota Women Lawyers With Equal Right article-profile (April 2003)
Bias Challenges in a Rural Setting Mn State Bar Assoc., Family Law Seminar (March 2002)
Grandparents Rights, Custody & Visitation 6th District Family Law Section (February 2002)
Farm Divorce Southern Mn. Regional Legal Services, Inc., CLE (October 2002)
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren—Legal Issues Family Resource Center (Nov. 2001)
Life Beyond the Legal Profession Minnesota Women Lawyers Newsletter article (Feb. 2001)
Presentations to Employment Law Class, MSU (March 2001, 2006, 2009, 2011)
Futures Conference University Extension Services (2000, 1999, 1998)
Law Day Presentations to various local high schools (Mankato, Nicollet, Mapleton) (2002, 2001, 1998, and earlier)
(additional presentations prior to 1998, available upon request)
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Twin Rivers Council for the Arts
Immediate Past President (2011 to 2012)
President (2010 to 2011)
Vice President (2007 to 2009)
Board of Directors (2006 to 2007)
Kiwanis
President (1994 to 1995)
1st Vice President (1993 - 1994)
2nd Vice President (1992 - 1993)
3rd Vice President (1992)
Board of Directors (1991 to l992)
Young Children -Priority One Committee (1990 to 1996)
Circle K Committee (1990 to 1996)
Builder's Club Advisor (1996 to 1997)
Builder's Club District Chair (1996 to 1997)
Unitarian Universalists Fellowship of Mankato
President (2006 to 2009)
Board of Directors, Vice President (2004 to 2006)
Finance Committee Chair (2009 to November, 2011)
Music Committee (2007 to 2016)
Program Chair (1997 to 2003)
Worship Committee (2004 to 2006, 2011 to present)
Worship Committee Chair (2014 to 2015)
National Federation of State Poetry Societies
Legal/Parliamentarian (2014 to present)
Parliamentarian and Legal Counsel (2002 to 2009)
Immediate Past President (2000 to 2002)
President (1998 to 2000)
1st Vice President (1996 to 1998)
2nd Vice President (1994 to 1996)
3rd Vice President (l992 to 1994)
4th Vice President (1990 to 1992)
Treasurer (1989 to 1990)
Director, Second Vice Chancellor (1987 to 1989)
Southern Minnesota State Poetry Society
President (2003 to 2007) and (2013 to present)
Regional Vice President to LOMP (2008 to present)
Immediate Past President (2008)
Board of Directors (1989 to 2003)
President (1986 through 1989)
Thistledown Editor (1985-1986 and 1999-2003)
Mankato Merely Players
President (1996 to 1997)
Board of Directors (1994 to 1999)
Director/Teacher of Children's Theatre ACT Classes (1994 through 1999)
League of Minnesota Poets
President (1992 to 1998)
Board of Directors (1985 to present)
Poet Laureate (1996 to 2001)
Chair of Minnesota Manningham Youth Competition (2000 to 2006)
Lomplighter Editor (2006 to 2007)
LOMP Annual National Poetry Contest Chair (1984 to 1988; 2009 to 2015)
NFSPS Annual Convention chair or co-chair (1987) (2000) (2002) (2009) and (2016)
WEB (Women Executives in Business)
Immediate Past President (2011 to 2012)
President (2010 to 2011)
Vice President (2009 to 2010)
Board of Directors (1995 to 2000); (2007 to 2011)
Vice President (1996 to 1997)
Secretary (1997 to 1998)
Blue Earth County Historical Society
Board of Directors
President (1988 to 1991)
Secretary (1985 to 1988)
Director, Homestead Players, Reader's Theater (1983 to 1991)
Board of Directors, Summit Heritage Foundation (1987 and 1988)
Additional activities
Serve as Poet in the Schools in Minnesota, Texas, and Utah. Presenter at South Central Service Cooperative Young Writer’s conference each year since 1998 to present. Presenter at Young Writer’s Conferences of Marshall and St. Cloud, 2011; Presenter of poetry programs at Kiwanis (2003, 2004, 2005, 2009 ) Old Main Village (2003, 2004, 2005), Waseca Woman’s Study Club (2011); Presenter of programs for SMPS and LOMP(each year since 1985) and poetry societies in Florida, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Louisiana and Iowa. Assists at Mankato West High School as a speech coach and judge. Member of the UUFM Choir. Host of the weekly ArtCetra program at KTOE AM radio (2010-2011).
Phone (507)278-4700
Fax (507)278-4200
[email protected]
RESUME Of SUSAN STEVENS CHAMBERS
57310 166th Lane
Good Thunder, MN 56037
Phone:507/2798-4700
Fax: 507/278-4200
BAR ADMISSIONS
Minnesota - April, 1979
U.S. District Court - November, 1980
EDUCATION
Legal
Loyola University of Chicago, School of Law
Degree: J.D., January, 1979
Undergraduate
North Central College, Naperville, IL
B.A., June, 1976
Major: Political Science
EMPLOYMENT
Full time Alternative Dispute Practice (September, 2016 to present)
Blue Earth District Court Referee (November, 2011 to September, 2016)
Nobles County District Court Referee (October, 2013 to August 1, 2014)
Part-time ADR practice in family law (limited to ENE in counties where not serving as Referee (December 2012 to 2015)
Full time Alternative Dispute Practice with Family, Employment and Elder Law Jan 2007 to November, 2011
Nonprofit assistance and Employment training (January, 2007 to November, 2011)
Independent Contractor for Minnesota State University; Student Harassment Complaints Investigator (July, 2008 to January, 2011)
Partner in Chesley, Kroon, Chambers, Harvey & Carpenter Law Firm, with an emphasis in litigation, employment law, municipal, and family law. (May, 1988 to December, 2006)
City Attorney for the City of Good Thunder, MN. (1985 to November, 2011)
Decoria Township Clerk (1987 to 1996)
Administrative Law Judge for State of MN (July, 1988 to December, 1992)
Adjunct Professor at Mankato State University, Political Science Department teaching the following courses: Legal Research, Legal Materials, and Introduction to Civil Law. (1987 through 1989)
PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT
Associate at McLean Peterson Law Firm, Mankato, MN (August, 1985 through April, 1988)
Blue Earth County Attorney's Office, First Assistant (May 1, 1980 through August, 1985)
Associate at Patton Law Firm, Waseca, MN (May, 1979 through April, 1980)
(assorted employment prior to law school, available upon request)
MEDIATION/ARBITRATION
Supreme Court Civil Roster (1999 to 2015 and 2016 to present)
Facilitative/Hybrid
Supreme Court Family Roster (1998 to 2015 and 2016 to present)
Facilitative/Hybrid; Adjudicative; Evaluative
Early Neutral Evaluation
Social: January, 2007
Financial: November, 2007
Consensual Special Magistrate--December, 2016
ENE Collaborative Resource Committee, Chair 5th Judicial District (2010 to present)
Early Neutral Evaluation trainer (2013 to present)
Minnesota Court of Appeals Family Appellate Mediation Pilot Project
(one of 12 mediators selected statewide) (2008/2009)
Minnesota Court of Appeals Family Appellate Mediation Panel
(permanent program) (2010 to 2011)
ADR Ethics Board, State Court (February, 2015 to 2016)
ECM/ENE Statewide Steering Committee, State Court (November, 2011 to 2014)
Supervised Parenting Time Standards Workgroup, State Court (August, 2012 to 2013)
5th & 3rd Judicial District Early Neutral Evaluation Implementation Pilot Program: Work Study Member 2007/2008)
Fee Arbitration Coordinator for Sixth District Bar Association (1996 to 2010)
Perform Custody Evaluations, serve as Parenting Time Expeditor
(2007 to November, 2011)
Volunteer Mediator for Mn. Depart. of Human Rights (2007 to November, 2011)
Volunteer Mediator for Southern Mn. Regional Legal Services (2007 to November, 2011)
MEMBER
MSBA Family Law Section
MSBA Conflict Management & Dispute Resolution Section
Conflict Resolution Minnesota
HONORS
Yellow Rose Recipient (Collaborative event with WEB, Zonta & BPW) - 2012
Fifth Judicial District Pro Bono Award - 2009
Service to Minnesota Women Lawyers Award – 2006
Champion of Justice Award - Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services –1997Minnesota State Bar Association Professional Excellence Award – 1995Dr. Claire E. Faust Award, Downtown Mankato Kiwanis -1992-1993
Leaderdinner (n.k.a Women of Distinction) Award, Mankato YWCA - 1990
Named League of Minnesota Poets “Poet Laureate”- 1996 through 2001
LAW RELATED ACTIVITIES
Minnesota State Bar Association
Employment Law Section (1996 to 2012)
Combined Jurisdiction Committee (1994 to 1997)
Chair, Family Law Policy Committee (1992 to 1994)
Board of Governors (1989 to 1990)
Finance Committee (1990)
Office Management Committee (1991 to 1992)
Management Institute Committee, Chair (1989 to 1991)
Planning Committee (1988-1989)
Community Relations Committee (1987 to 1991)
Family Law Section (1985 to present)
President’s Nomination Committee
for Outstate Vice President, Chair (1988)
MSBA Mock Trial Program since as national, regional or local judge (1984 to 2013)
Regional Coordinator, (Spring, 1987);
Attorney Coach for Mankato West/East Trial Teams (1987 to 1992)
Attorney Coach for New Country School, Henderson (2011, 2012)
Mankato State University (n.k.a. Minn. State Univ. at Mankato) Paralegal Advisory Board
(1990 to 1997)
Sixth District Minnesota Bar Association
President (1987-1988)
Vice President (1986-1987)
Secretary (1985-1986)
Family Law Section Treasurer (1988 – 1991)
Family Law Section (1988 to present)
Southern Minnesota Family Law Task Force – Dissolution
and Custody Classes (1990 to 1999)
Chair of Legal Gifts Committee (1990 to 2002)
Volunteer for the Parents Forever Program (Blue Earth, Waseca County) (1999 to 2012)
Blue Earth County Family Intervention Task Force
(2006 to 2009)
Blue Earth County Blue Print For Safety Committee
(2012 to 2015)
Minnesota Women Lawyers, South Central Chapter
President (2002 to 2006)
Member (2001 to present)
Minnesota Women Lawyers (state organization)
Board of Directors (2006 to 2007)
Advisory Board (2010 to present)
Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board
Appointment Governor Jessee Ventura
(January 2002 through January 2003)
Presentations/Publications
SENE & FENE TRAINING, Statewide, Mankato (August, 2016)
Advanced ENE Training, Chaska (February, 2016)
SENE & FENE TRAINING, Statewide, Mankato (October, 2015)
Advanced ENE Training, Mankato (May, 2015)
SENE & FENE TRAINING, Statewide, Mankato (Feb, 2015)
Advanced ENE Training, Mankato (December, 2014)
ICMC/ECM for Judges Tenth Judicial District (Sept, 2014)
SENE & FENE TRAINING, Statewide, St. Cloud (August, 2014)
SENE TRAINING Fifth Judicial District, Mankato (June, 2014)
SENE TRAINING Fifth Judicial District, Mankato (October, 2013)
ICMC/ECM for Judges Fifth Judicial District, Windom (Sept. 2012)
ICMC/ECM for Judges Fifth Judicial District Marshall (Sept., 2013)
SENE—ICMC Demonstration Family Law for the Judiciary (May, 2012)
One Size Does Not Fit All: A Discussion on Variations in Parenting Time Schedules (Conflict Resolution Minnesota Annual 2011 Conference) (April, 2011)
Family Law Basics II—Child Support, Property & Spousal Maintenance
(Family Law For the Minnesota Judiciary) (June, 2010)
Hot Topics in Family Law ADR MSBA/CLE (Family Law Institute) (March, 2010)
Reviewer, Chapter 15 “Contracts” for Minnesota Nonprofit Legal Handbook (March, 2010)
Hiring/Firing Do’s & Don’ts (SBDC Entrepreneur Conference, Mankato) (February, 2009)
Grandparent’s Rights South Central Initiative, Mankato (February, 2009)
Grandparent’s Rights South Central Initiative, Mankato (March, 2010)
Mediation (Parents Forever) Mankato (June 2006) (August, 2008) (Feb. & June, 2009) (February, 2009) (April, 2010) (April, 2011) (April & August, 2011) (April & August, 2012)
Handbooks SBDC, Mankato, (February, 2009)
Divorce Primer LifeWorks Planning Center, Mankato (January, 2009)
Record Keeping SBDC, Mankato (September, 2008)
Sexual Harassment Training Mkto Chamb. of Com. Management Symposium (July, 2008)
Wage & Hour Issues SBDC, Mankato (May, 2008)
Employment Law Issues Business Resource Fair (April, 2008)
Alphabet Soup—ADA, FMLA, etc. SBDC, Mankato (February, 2008)
Handbooks (with Sex Harassment training), SBDC, Mankato (November, 2007)
Hiring/Firing SBDC, Mankato (September, 2007)
Hiring Firing Do’s & Don’ts Mkto Chamb. of Com. Management Symposium (July, 2007)
Hiring/Firing Do’s & Don’ts SBDC Business Resource Fair (April, 2007)
Board Governance: Back To Basics For Non-Profit Corporations (with Sex Harassment Training) Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, Twin Rivers Council for the Arts (March, 2007)
Affirmative Action: Original Purpose & Present Use Gustavus Adolphus College (Nov 2006)
Non Profit Board Training Mankato Nonprofit Corporation (May, 2006)
Hiring/Firing Do’s & Don’ts SBDC Business Resource Fair (April, 2006)
Mediation: Property /Financial Mankato Public TV (March, 2006 through Dec., 2009)
Mediation: Custody/Parenting time Mankato Public TV (March, 2006 through Dec., 2009)
Hiring/Firing Weilage Human Resource Seminar Series (January, 2006)
FMLA/ADA/Mn. Medical Leave Acts Weilage Human Resource Series (August, 2005)
Nonprofit Corporation 3 Rivers Resource Conservation & Development Council (July, 2005)
Employee Handbooks Weilage Human Resource Seminar Series (May, 2005)
Handbook Seminar SBDC, Mankato (October, 2004)
Affirmative Action Training for corporate clients (2004, 2005)
Sexual Harassment Training Sessions for various corporate clients (October and March 2004; 2006; 2009, 2010)
Should Gay Marriage be Legalized? North Mankato Heritage Series (March 2004)
The One Woman Show: Wisdom from Small and Solo Practitioners Midwest Regional Conference for Women in the Law (April 2004)
Profile of Practice Women Executives in Business (February 2004)
Employment Law: Tips for Employers Women Executives in Business (January 2003)
Minnesota Women Lawyers With Equal Right article-profile (April 2003)
Bias Challenges in a Rural Setting Mn State Bar Assoc., Family Law Seminar (March 2002)
Grandparents Rights, Custody & Visitation 6th District Family Law Section (February 2002)
Farm Divorce Southern Mn. Regional Legal Services, Inc., CLE (October 2002)
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren—Legal Issues Family Resource Center (Nov. 2001)
Life Beyond the Legal Profession Minnesota Women Lawyers Newsletter article (Feb. 2001)
Presentations to Employment Law Class, MSU (March 2001, 2006, 2009, 2011)
Futures Conference University Extension Services (2000, 1999, 1998)
Law Day Presentations to various local high schools (Mankato, Nicollet, Mapleton) (2002, 2001, 1998, and earlier)
(additional presentations prior to 1998, available upon request)
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Twin Rivers Council for the Arts
Immediate Past President (2011 to 2012)
President (2010 to 2011)
Vice President (2007 to 2009)
Board of Directors (2006 to 2007)
Kiwanis
President (1994 to 1995)
1st Vice President (1993 - 1994)
2nd Vice President (1992 - 1993)
3rd Vice President (1992)
Board of Directors (1991 to l992)
Young Children -Priority One Committee (1990 to 1996)
Circle K Committee (1990 to 1996)
Builder's Club Advisor (1996 to 1997)
Builder's Club District Chair (1996 to 1997)
Unitarian Universalists Fellowship of Mankato
President (2006 to 2009)
Board of Directors, Vice President (2004 to 2006)
Finance Committee Chair (2009 to November, 2011)
Music Committee (2007 to 2016)
Program Chair (1997 to 2003)
Worship Committee (2004 to 2006, 2011 to present)
Worship Committee Chair (2014 to 2015)
National Federation of State Poetry Societies
Legal/Parliamentarian (2014 to present)
Parliamentarian and Legal Counsel (2002 to 2009)
Immediate Past President (2000 to 2002)
President (1998 to 2000)
1st Vice President (1996 to 1998)
2nd Vice President (1994 to 1996)
3rd Vice President (l992 to 1994)
4th Vice President (1990 to 1992)
Treasurer (1989 to 1990)
Director, Second Vice Chancellor (1987 to 1989)
Southern Minnesota State Poetry Society
President (2003 to 2007) and (2013 to present)
Regional Vice President to LOMP (2008 to present)
Immediate Past President (2008)
Board of Directors (1989 to 2003)
President (1986 through 1989)
Thistledown Editor (1985-1986 and 1999-2003)
Mankato Merely Players
President (1996 to 1997)
Board of Directors (1994 to 1999)
Director/Teacher of Children's Theatre ACT Classes (1994 through 1999)
League of Minnesota Poets
President (1992 to 1998)
Board of Directors (1985 to present)
Poet Laureate (1996 to 2001)
Chair of Minnesota Manningham Youth Competition (2000 to 2006)
Lomplighter Editor (2006 to 2007)
LOMP Annual National Poetry Contest Chair (1984 to 1988; 2009 to 2015)
NFSPS Annual Convention chair or co-chair (1987) (2000) (2002) (2009) and (2016)
WEB (Women Executives in Business)
Immediate Past President (2011 to 2012)
President (2010 to 2011)
Vice President (2009 to 2010)
Board of Directors (1995 to 2000); (2007 to 2011)
Vice President (1996 to 1997)
Secretary (1997 to 1998)
Blue Earth County Historical Society
Board of Directors
President (1988 to 1991)
Secretary (1985 to 1988)
Director, Homestead Players, Reader's Theater (1983 to 1991)
Board of Directors, Summit Heritage Foundation (1987 and 1988)
Additional activities
Serve as Poet in the Schools in Minnesota, Texas, and Utah. Presenter at South Central Service Cooperative Young Writer’s conference each year since 1998 to present. Presenter at Young Writer’s Conferences of Marshall and St. Cloud, 2011; Presenter of poetry programs at Kiwanis (2003, 2004, 2005, 2009 ) Old Main Village (2003, 2004, 2005), Waseca Woman’s Study Club (2011); Presenter of programs for SMPS and LOMP(each year since 1985) and poetry societies in Florida, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Louisiana and Iowa. Assists at Mankato West High School as a speech coach and judge. Member of the UUFM Choir. Host of the weekly ArtCetra program at KTOE AM radio (2010-2011).