My Profile

Education Background:

• Williston State College
  Associate in Applied Science in Accounting/Information Processing (2008)
  
  
• Dickinson State University
  Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration/minor in Accounting (2014)
  
  
• University of South Dakota
  Master's Degree in Adult and Higher Education (2017). 
  
  
• Watermark Learning
  Master's Certificate in Business Analysis

Professional Experience in Higher Education

• 2007-2014 - Williston State College
  • Began career as a Student Worker in the Admission & Records Office supporting processes related to transfer and transcript processing.
  • Transitioned to a Student Accounts Associate position responsible for supporting efforts related to student billing, third party account management, Veteran's Affairs SCO, and account collections management.
    
    
• 2014-2018 - Williston State College
  • 2014: Accepted a position as Research Assistant, managing institutional research, data integrity, and academic advisement setup. Provided support in admission processing and continued efforts as the primary Veteran's Affair SCO
  • 2016: Promoted to Registrar/Research Analyst at WSC, leading academic advising training, implementing academic requirement reports, and improving institutional data collection and continued efforts as the primary Veteran's Affair SCO.
    
    
• 2018-2023 - NDUS Core Technology Services:
  • Student Records Business Analyst
  • Assisted 11 institutions with troubleshooting, training, and product enhancement/implementation.
  • Core member of TeamDynamix support team
  • Member of teams responsible for upgrading Campus Solutions to 9.2 and aided in efforts of implementing state-wide software applications Civitas CollegeScheduler, Parchment, GT eForms
  • Assisting in planning efforts for state NDHEUG Conference held on an every other year basis.
• 2023-Present - Cornell University:
  • Student Records Sr. Business Analyst  
  • Support 16 colleges with system efficiency improvements, product implementations, and best practices for student record management.
  • Responsible for management of projects/enhancements related to the Office of the University Registrar's efforts to support students and College Registrar staff.
  • Member of team primarily tasked with supporting PeopleSoft for Academic Records, Campus Community, and Academic Advisement related functions.
  • Primary contact for department instances of TeamDynamix and DynamicForms (NextGen)
    
    

Professional Organization Experience

• 2023 – Present:  HEUG Alliance Program & Task Force Member
  • Program Task Force Member (2023-2024)
  • Jr. Program Assistant - (2024-2025)
  • Alliance Sr. Program Assistant (2025-present)
    
    
• Key Presentations
  • UMACRAO 2016 / Summer NDACRAO 2016: 
    Qualtrics:  More than just a survey tool
  • NDHEUG 2017:
    Evolving the Academic Advising Process
  • NDHEUG 2019:  
    Life Cycle of a Student
    Student Records 101:  A Guide to Setup and More
    Student Records and 9.2 - Lessons Learned
    Student Finance and Student Records Troubleshooting
  • HEUG Alliance 2020 / UMACRAO 2020:
    North Dakota University System students now have a better scheduling and registration experience! (Vendor - Civitas)
  • HEUG Alliance 2022:  
    Pardon our Dust-Radically eForming PeopleSoft at NDUS
  • NDHEUG 2022:
    Academic Requirements Reports - The Unknowns
    GT eForms Tips, Tricks, and Updates
    Get to know your Team Dynamix Client Portal
  • HEUG Alliance 2024:
    Tips, tricks, and tools-Training & Documentation toolbox
  • HEUG Alliance 2025:
    You Have Reached Your Destination-Navigating the Lanes of a Diverse Work Environment
  • Quest Reconnect Deep Dive 2025:
    From Shadow to Spotlight:  Streamlining Grading in PeopleSoft Faculty Center