My volunteer activities have included membership on the Washington County Samaritan Task Force, the Moraine Park Technical College Nurses Education Board, and the City of West Bend’s Ethics Committee and Housing Authority Board. I have also volunteered with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and Habitat for Humanity in Milwaukee.

These experiences have taught me to listen to what people have to say before making important decisions and how to work with people with differing points of view to find common ground to fix what needs fixing.

We need to return to the values and inclusivity that made Wisconsin the state that gets things done to help all its citizens, that recognizes everyone has a contribution to make and that unifies us.