RioSlum Studio

Committee Assignment:

Natural Resources (Ranking Member), Agriculture, Education, Ethics, Higher Education and Education Appropriations Subcommittee.

Place of Birth:

Cascade, Iowa,

Profession:

Former counselor/therapist at Rock Island Youth Guidance Council, Rock Island, Illinois. Worked as a counselor and director of the Student Support Services (TRIO) program and then as a faculty member (teaching developmental mathematics) at Scott Community College, and Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from District 89 (2017-2023).

Marital Status:

Single

Number of Children:

2

Education:

Graduated from Aquin High School, Cascade, Iowa. Received a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Mount Mercy College, Cedar Rapids. Completed a master’s degree in counseling at Northeast Missouri State University, Kirksville, Missouri. Pursued further education at the University of Iowa in social work and education.