| As Carlisle residents, my husband Josh and I raised two daughters, both graduating from Carlisle High school. Josh was born and raised in western Iowa, and I am originally from the Chicago suburbs and came to Iowa to attend college. After meeting my husband, I fell in love with Iowa and rural living, and we decided to make Iowa the place to raise our family. We have lived in Carlisle the past 13 years and previously lived in Des Moines for 10 years. Josh is an electrician and I run a marketing firm with previous background in the media industry. We also enjoy our hobby farm outside of city limits raising chickens. As active members in our local church, Holy Cross Lutheran Church, we have a passion for supporting youth in our community.
As a mom, I became active in politics after serving as a school board member in the Carlisle school district, standing for parents when it mattered. It's part of my purpose, protecting our parental rights.
This experience motivated me to be more involved in the legislative process. I was able to experience on a grassroots level that working with legislators is how we can create good policy.
I supported bills giving families more choice in their education such as the ESA bill passed during the 2023 Legislative session. This in addition to bills that support education transparency and teacher empowerment. I publicly testified many times in sub-committees to advance legislation that protects our freedoms and liberties. I really believe if you want to see change, then you need to be part of the solution-- it's part of MY WHY
Political and Civic Experience-
Moms for Liberty - Warren County, fighting for parental rights at all levels of government.
Grassroots advocacy and ambassador for School Choice-2023
Supporter of non-profit to protect the unborn
Carlisle School Board Member 2019-2021
Advisory Committe, Hispanics for School Choice Reform, HACER
Regional Senior Ambassador, Inspired-Life
Warren County Central Committee Member
Volunteer for local church and Youth Coordinator
Occupation- Marketing Executive
Education- Drake University, BA in Journalism and Mass Communications/Marketing and Advertising. |