Partner
Born Lincoln, Nebraska, 1958; admitted to 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
Collaborative Practice Manitoba; International Association of Collaborative Professionals; Canadian Bar Association; Women's Forum, Family Law Section, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, Manitoba Bar Association; Legal Education Action Fund; Arbitration and Mediation Institute of Manitoba Inc.; ADR Institute of Canada Inc.

Positions
Co-chair (2006-present), Board (2004-present) Collaborative Practice Manitoba; Co-chair Women's Forum, Manitoba Bar Association, Past chair Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, Manitoba Bar Association; Panelist Chair (2004-present) Mental Health Review Board; President (2005-2006), Board (2002-2006), Youth Advisor and teacher (1988-2005), First Unitarian Universalist Church of Winnipeg; Chair, Legal and Marketing Committees (2000-2002) Manitoba Lotteries Corporation; Board (1996-1999), Women's Employment Counseling Service Inc. and Immigrant Women's Employment Counseling Service Inc.

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

Honours Received
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).