Currently I am a Senior Staff Nurse at HCMC

Minnetonka is aging. 22% over 65, 35.9% over 55. I am approaching 65 myself, although sometimes it doesn’t feel like it. I have been a nurse for 30+ yrs. Recently I worked for 4 years as a hospice nurse for HCMC and we had many patients in Minnetonka. We took care of my mother in our home the last 3 years of her life as she was experiencing advancing dementia. Minnetonka has many brilliant and resourceful people living and working here. As a city council member I will bring my experience to develop new strategies to support our aging residents.…

We have a dog, a fun, happy, playful dog.  Maybe the only person I know who loved life more than me. We have been walking her unleashed in Minnetonka parks, for years. To be more precise in the woods and off the main trails. At parks where there are open fields or crowds, sidewalks we keep her on leash and she is fine with that. About a year ago we heard the city council was considering making off leash dogs illegal. So I started to attend city council meetings, along with my family and many other people. It was beautiful…