I am a member of the graduating class of 1984. I attended Robbinsdale High School my sophomore year and finished my high school years at Cooper when Robbinsdale closed. I earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Ecology, Evolution, and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Minnesota in 1995 and a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting at Metropolitan State University in 2011. I have two children for who I am most grateful and blessed, Ashley and Bennett.