Age: 37
Hometown: Marine on St. Croix
Current home: Shorewood
Family: Husband, Tony; children, Andrew, 8; Alex, 6; Aaron, 3.
Education: Stillwater High School, 1991; University of Minnesota, 1995; Harvard Law School, 1998.
Drives: 2003 Lexus RX300
Favorite restaurant: 112 Eatery ("I love the blue prawns!")
On the nightstand: "Selling the Invisible: A Field Guide to Modern Marketing," by Harry Beckwith. "It is about marketing services, rather than products."
Favorite vacation spot: St. Paul-de-Vence, France, on her honeymoon. Next up: Hawaii
Most influential person in your personal life? "My kids. They help me keep it all in perspective."
Most influential person in your professional life? "If I must choose only one ... my high school debate coach, Jim Graupner. He worked so hard to help us each develop our potential. He gave up his nights and weekends coaching us. He had faith that we could compete with the best."
From restaurants to schools and more, hundreds of locals plan to participate in the “ICE Out! Statewide shutdown” on Jan. 23 to show community unity against federal immigration action in the Twin Cities.
