Accomplishments

  • 2021- Guest judge for the Credit Union National Association Diamond Awards.
  • 2020 – User Experience Certificate from Nielsen Norman Group.
  • 2020 – Credit Union National Association Diamond Award in the website category.
  • 2018 – Present – Serve on CUNA Marketing and Business Development committee.
  • 2018 – Presented as a panelist on Integrated Delivery Platforms at Royal Credit Union’s annual Summit meeting.
  • 2016-2018 – Served on the Touchstone Energy Brand Strategy Committee responsible for national advertising planning and placement, strategic partnerships, message development and creative implementation.
  • Act as the digital marketing strategist and PPC administrator for Brave the Shave, a charitable organization supporting families battling childhood cancer.
  • Volunteered as Google Ad Grants administrator for Climb for PTSD, a charitable organization helping PTSD victims.
  • Served on the advisory board for Bismarck State College’s Web Page Development and Design Dept.
  • Chaired corporate backpack food program to provided food to disadvantaged children.
  • 2016 – Presented on web accessibility and ADA compliance in 2016 to the NDAREC statewide meeting.
  • 2013 – Council of Rural Electric Communicators Spotlight on Excellence Award of Merit, Best Use of Electronic Communication for annual meeting attendee mobile site.
  • 2011 – Council of Rural Electric Communicators Spotlight on Excellence Award of Merit, Best Use of Electronic Media for large media displays.
  • 2007 – 37th Annual Phi Beta Lambda State Leadership Conference and Competition – asked to judge regional Web Site Development competition.
  • 2006 – Council of Rural Electric Communicators Award of Merit, Best Website for www.basinelectric.com.
  • 2005 – Spotlight on Excellence, Award of Excellence for www.basinelectric.com
  • 2004 – Spotlight on Excellence, Award of Merit, Best Website for www.nplains.com.
  • 2003 – Presented whitepaper on improving brand awareness and continuity to the Touchstone Energy Advertising Committee.
  • 2002 – Attained Dreamweaver 4 Developer Certification.
  • 2002 – Study conducted by researchers at Indiana University-Bloomington on behalf of Pricewaterhouse Coopers ranked North Dakota’s Discovernd Portal – www.discovernd.com – as one of the Nations’ top government web sites.
  • 1998 – Telly Awards – Finalist award for video: “Scenic Byways.”
  • 1997 – Communicator Awards – Crystal Award of Excellence for video: “Scenic Byways.”
  • 1995 – Photographs published in “Crossings, a Photographic Document of Fargo, ND.”