Age: 39Home: Windom Park neighborhood of Minneapolis
Work: Chief of staff for Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak since 2009; joined mayor's office in 2005 as communications director. Previously was a senior account executive at public relations firm Tunheim Partners, public policy director for Minnesota Smoke-Free Coalition, and community affairs manager for Minnesota AIDS Project.
Education: B.A. from Macalester College; majored in communication studies and political science, minored in gender studies.
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