Personal

My husband Zach and I are long term residents of Maple Lake in Mentor, MN.  

Personally ... 

Running has been a special life interest. My husband and I have completed half and marathon events at Grandma's Marathon, in Duluth, MN since 1991; additionally qualified twice for Boston Marathon and completed same in 2001.

Additionally, we love time outdoors, skiing (water and downhill) and time with our growing family.

Professional

I have been associated with Northwestern Mutual since 1985. My experience involves working in three regional offices in Illinois, Minnesota, and North Dakota. During this time I directed the agency training and representative development initiatives in the Network Office locations of Champaign, IL, Minneapolis, MN and Fargo, ND.

I have relocated to Northwestern Minnesota and am very excited to share the services and products of the Northwestern Mutual in this region.

Associations and Memberships

  • National Association of Insurance & Financial Advisors
  • Sponsor of Minnesota Women's Business Center

Awards and Recognition

  • Million Dollar Round Table Qualifying Member 2014-2015, 2017, 2019, 2021
    • MDRT is the premier association of financial professionals. MDRT status designation is granted for one year and members must apply every year to continue their affiliation with the MDRT

Lending a hand in my community.

As part of Northwestern Mutual, I'm proud to help accelerate the search for better childhood cancer treatments while supporting families undergoing treatment, and survivors from late effects. Here are some of the organizations we partner with:

Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer (ALSF)

ALSF funds cancer research, raises awareness, and supports the families of children with cancer. Since 2012, Northwestern Mutual, its employees, and financial professionals like me have donated more than $20 million to support ALSF and fund over 400,000 research hours.

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Beads of Courage

Beads of Courage is an art-in-medicine program that helps kids with cancer tell their unique treatment story through colorful beads that are symbols of their courage.

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Here are my areas of expertise

Financial Planning

Insurance Protection Strategies

Life Insurance Strategies

Retirement Planning & Income Strategies

Education Planning & Funding

Disability Planning

Multigenerational Planning

Estate Planning

How Northwestern Mutual helps you live the life you want.

When people feel better about their money, good things happen—they become more confident and feel more secure. For more than 160 years, Northwestern Mutual has helped people achieve the financial flexibility they need to live more and worry less.

Being a mutual company means Northwestern Mutual reports to its clients, not Wall Street. They don't believe in chasing fads or taking undue risk for short-term gains. Instead, they take a long-term approach—both in the way we help people plan to reach their goals, and in the way they do business. This has served their clients (and mine) well through all kinds of economic ups and downs, including wars, recessions, even the recent pandemic.

It's why I'm happy to be part of a company that's in it for the long-haul and prioritizes clients over profit.

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