Partner
Born Lincoln, Nebraska, 1958.   Admitted to the Bar, 1984, Manitoba; 1992, Ontario.

Education
University of Saskatchewan, University of Alberta (B.A., 1979; LL.B., 1982); Mediation, Arbitration and Collaborative Law training.

Member
Canadian Bar Association; Manitoba Bar Association; Collaborative Practice Manitoba; International Association of Collaborative Professionals; Legal Education Action Fund; Arbitration and Mediation Institute of Manitoba Inc.

Positions
Canadian Bar Association, Women Lawyers Forum, Chair (2009 to present), Board Member (2006 to present).
American Bar Association, Commission on Women in the Profession, Canadian liaison representative (2009 to present).
Manitoba Bar Association, Women Lawyers Forum, Past Chair (2009), Board Member (2006 to present).
Non-Defensive Voice Inc., Board Member (2005-2007), Co-chair, Alternate Dispute Resolution Section (2008 to present).
Collaborative Practice Manitoba, Co-Chair (2006-2008), Board Member (2004 to present).
Mental Health Review Board, Panel Chair (2004 to present).
First Unitarian Universalist Church of Winnipeg Inc., Youth Advisor (1988 to present), Board Member(2002-2006), President (2005-2006).
Manitoba Lotteries Corporation, Legal and Marketing Committees, Chair (2000-2002).
Women's Employment Counseling Service Inc. and Immigrant Women's Employment Counseling Service Inc., Board Member (1996-1999).

Lecturer
University of Manitoba Faculty of Law:  Instructor of Clinical Family Law Course (2002 to present), Instructor of Advanced Family Law Course (2000-2002), Seminar leader for Advocacy Course (1994-2000).
Presenter on various family law and human rights topics for Law Society of Manitoba and Manitoba Bar Association.

Honours Received
Canadian Bar Association SOGIC Ally Award (2010); Governor General's Silver Jubilee Medal; Manitoba Bar Association and Pro Bono Public Interest Project Certificate of Recognition (2005); Manitoba Bar Association Equality Award (2005).