Profile Information
Location
Saint Cloud, MN
Country
United States
Postal Code
56303
What is it you do for a living? (Parenting, volunteering, CEO of social service organization, etc.)
Psychotherapist
What organization(s) do you volunteer or work for?
CentraCare Health: I work in the Jail Medicine Program and Coordinated Care Clinic.
What is your interest in PACEs and resilience science?
I work with people incarcerated in county jails, prior to this I worked at a state prison and a community based mental health center. The people I work with in the jails have incredibly high ACE scores. I believe we are missing out on a huge opportunity to help change our systems, and that we could create significant positive change by incorporating more Trauma Informed Care initiatives within the systems we work in. The system I am currently focused on is the "Justice" system, as well as creating more effective and efficient care in the mental health system.
I am currently on our local school board, and I served in the Minnesota State Legislature; Trying to "fix" things tends to be my mission.