Senator, South Dakota State Senate, District 35, 2015-2019

Former Member, Appropriations Committee, South Dakota State Senate

Former Member, Joint Committee on Appropriations, South Dakota State Senate

Former Member, Joint Committee on Legislative Procedure, South Dakota State Senate

Former Vice Chair, Legislative Procedure Committee, South Dakota State Senate

Executive Director, Black Hills Business Development Center, 2013-present

Owner, Kids Kastle, Incorporated, 1990-present

Owner, Kids Kastle Child Development Centers

Vice President, Rapid City Economic Development

Veteran, United States Air Force

Accounting Supervisor, Ellsworth Air Force Base,South Dakota, 1975-1990

Vice President, Rapid City Economic Development Partnership, 2000-present

Board Member, Black Hills Business Council, present

Executive Director, Black Hills Business Development Center, present

Board Member, Black Hills Services Board, present

Board Member, Business Management and Marketing Advisory Committee, Western Dakota's Technical Institute, present

Board Member, DakotaResources, present

Board Member, Ellsworth Air Force Base Task Force, present

Member, Rapid Valley United Methodist Church, present

Board Member, Rushmore Region Workforce Council, present

Board Member, Western Dakota Technical Institute’s Foundation, present

Advisory Board Member, South Dakota Small Business Development Center

Awards:

Bowhay Institute for Legislative Leadership Development Fellowship
Emerging Leaders Symposium
South Dakota International Association of Workforce Professionals Individual Citation Award,2009