Hometown: Belvidere, IL
College: Dunwoody College of Technology
Degrees: AAS in Computer Networking & Electronic Systems, BS in Applied Management with a MIS Concentration
How long have you been working at Dunwoody? 16 years + 1 year as a student worker!
Why did you decide to work at Dunwoody?
I really liked the idea of working where I went to school and applying what I was learning in the classroom to the job. After graduation, I decided to stay with Dunwoody mainly because of the relationships I had built with employees and how quickly I was learning in that environment. Chris Leiseth, my manager at the time, let me take on all sorts of projects and higher-level support requests. He taught me that fixing the technology was the easier part of IT, and that it was more important to learn how to build relationships and trust across the organization.
What is your favorite part about working at Dunwoody?
Hiring student workers for IT. From the interview, to training and coaching them, to watching them graduate and go on to successful and rewarding careers because of what they learned at Dunwoody—I enjoy all of it.
What are a few of your hobbies?
I enjoy playing basketball, golf, and baseball as well as biking, fishing, and woodworking projects.
What is your favorite type of cuisine or food?
When it’s not fishing season, Japanese Teppanyaki.
Which sports teams do you root for?
My family from Illinois would disown me if I went with all Minnesota teams, so, Chicago White Sox, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Wild, and Minnesota Timberwolves. I do like watching the Twins and Vikings, but I still root for the Sox and Packers when they play.