Master of Arts (Summa Cum Laude), University of North Dakota, May 2005

Literary Theory and Criticism

Bachelor of Arts (Magna Cum Laude), University of North Dakota, May 2000

Double Major: English Literature and Comparative Religious Studies

Minor: Classical Studies 

• North Dakota Quarterly – Editorial Board, contributor
• Grand Forks Public Library Foundation – Co-Founder, Chairperson. January 2015 to Present
• Grand Forks Public Library Board of Trustees – Board President. November 2011 to May 2017.
• Global Friends Coalition (GFC) volunteer – GFC is a Grand Forks-based, a refugee integration–oriented nonprofit organization which provides New Americans with English tutors, drivers’ education, and otherwise works to ease their integration into American life. April 2007 – August 2011