PhD Water Resources Science
MS Biology (Environmental Emphasis), Education Minor
BA Biology

I was attracted to Northland College because of the focus on the environment and sustainability in the curriculum and campus culture. This is further demonstrated by the Hulings Rice Food Center, Mary Griggs Burke Center for Freshwater Innovation, Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute, and the Center for Rural Communities. These are all areas of interest for me. I like the sense of community and place.

Limnology, Ichthyology, Fisheries and Wildlife Techniques, Ecological and Environmental Sciences, and any water resource- or life science-related courses. I enjoy teaching about water and its importance in our lives and environment. “Water is life.”

4/26/24 Women and Water Symposium Fundraiser. Presentation on “Science of Water in Life.”

4/19/23 LCOOU Preview Day and 5/4/23 LCO Middle Schoolers on “Into the Wild: Biology/Natural Resources Careers and Programs”

10/2/22 Spring Lake Association-Lake Ecology

3/10/21 Wisconsin Water Week—Indigenous Stewardship of Water Session: “Pathways for New Water Professionals in Higher Education: Opportunities available at Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe College (LCOOC) and College of Menominee Nation (CMN).” Sponsored by UW-SP and UW Extension. Invited Presentation.

7/26 and 7/29/22; 7/30/18–8/3/18; 7/31/17–5/4/17 Earth Partnership Indigenous Arts and Sciences Summer Institute. Collaboration between UW-Madison and LCOOCC. Assisted in planning and with presentations on “Ecosystem Comparisons with Macroinvertebrate Sampling and The Ecological and Cultural Significance of the Chippewa Flowage.” For educators and youth program (2022).

7/19/18 Youth Biology Careers Presentation at Lac du Flambeau, WI.

10/4–10/6/16 EPA Region 5 Tribal Water Workshop-Invited Presentation on Tribal Colleges and Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College Curriculum, Projects and Collaborations for Training Tribal Environmental Staff.

Ping Faculty Development Fellowship Award from the Council on International Educational Exchange 2011
American Indian College Fund LCOOC Faculty of the Year 2007, 2020
American Association of University Women Career Development Grant recipient for 1997–98

I have thirty-four-and-a-half years of experience as a faculty member in life science and water resources at Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University.

I am teaching courses with labs that have field days where we can explore the water resources of the area.

My family owns and operates a family farm of 108 acres and grows about 60 percent of our own food.