Called to serve alongside you

Because of my father’s work, first for the Department of Energy and then the Department of Defense, I have lived in many places in the United States and overseas. I graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder with a Bachelor’s degree in Biology, and then I felt a call to ministry.

I first studied to be a priest for the Archdiocese of Denver for three years. I finished my Master of Divinity degree and became a Lutheran while studying at St. John’s School of Theology and Seminary in Collegeville, Minnesota, then completed a “Lutheran Year” at Luther Seminary in St. Paul and interned with eight congregations around Kenyon, Minnesota.

In the past 19 years I have served two-point parishes in Central Pennsylvania and in Northeastern and Southeastern Minnesota. I am married with two children. In my spare time I like to hike, camp, help with Scouting, travel and watch movies.

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I grew up in southeastern South Dakota and graduated from Augustana College in Sioux Falls. For many years I was a music teacher, church musician, singer and choral conductor. After returning home from teaching in Tokyo in 2019, I answered that pesky Holy Spirit’s call and entered Luther Seminary, where I earned a degree in Christian Ministry.

I love the church and the community it is and serves, and I find joy in hearing people of all ages sing, make music and discover their own call as beloved children of God.

I am married and we have one grown daughter. I love time with family, volunteering as an online ESL teacher, and being outside with our dog, on cross-country skis or on a bicycle.

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