About Kim

Personal

• Mother of four grown children (ages 28, 25, 23, 20)

Educational Background

• BS Human Development/Special Education from the University of Nebraska
  at Lincoln specializing in Early Childhood Education

• Previously Certified Teacher in Nebraska and Colorado

• Graduate coursework in areas of Deaf Education, Behavioral Impairments,
  and Curriculum

Elected Offices and Positions

• House of Representatives - elected November 2006

• Vice Chair Bio Sciences Committee

• Rochester School Board - elected 1998, re-elected 2002

• Treasurer 2006

• Chair 2005

• Vice Chair 2002

• Board Clerk 2001

• MSBA District Legislative Delegate and Alternate 2001 to 2003

• Co-Chair of the Dept. of Health's Steps for a Healthier Minnesota
  committee

Work Experience

• Rochester Area Math/Science Partnership - Executive Director 2009-current

• Junior Achievement - District Manager 2005 to 2007

• Waldenbooks 2001 - 2005 (store closed)

• Volunteer Coordinator Gloria Dei Lutheran Church 1996 to 2001

• Art Awareness Coordinator for ISD 535 - 1993 to 2000

• Interagency Family Connection serving families of children with special
  needs 1993 to 1996

• In-home Child Care Provider 1991 to 1993

• Substitute Teacher for Aurora Public Schools in Colorado 1988 to 1989

Recognition and Awards

• Rochester School Board Plaque of Recognition as Board Chair 2005

• KROC Super Citizen 2004

• MSBA Directors Award 2004

• Minnesota PTSA - Minnesota Life Achievement Award 2001

• KTTC / Volunteer Connection - 10 Who Make a Difference 1998

• Junior Achievement Consultant of the Year 1998

• National Cable TV / National PTA - Outstanding Leadership 1998

• Rochester Area Council PTSA Outstanding Leadership Award 1997

• JC Penney Company Golden Rule Award Finalist 1996

• Rochester Principals Association - Friend of Education Award 1996

• Virginia Court Elementary PTA Colorado Life Membership PTA 1988

Education / Child Welfare Related Experience

• Co-Chair Steps to a Healthier Minnesota State Leadership Team 2006

• Minnesota Department of Health - Action for Healthy Kids (AFHK) State Steering Committee 2002 - 2006

• Junior Achievement Board of Directors 2005

• Minnesota Department of Children, Families and Learning (Dept. of Ed.)
  Committees:

• SAFPE Advisory Committee 2002 to 2003

• Grant Reviewer - Afterschool Initiatives / Safety 2002

• Commissioners Advisory Committee 1999 to 2001

• Administrative Rule Committee 1999 to 2001

• Administrative Licensure Review Committee 1999 to 2001

• Charter School Review Committee 1998 to 2001

• Federal Reading Grant Committee 2001

• Minnesota Alliance for Student Achievement Board Member 2000 to 2001

• Minnesota Committee for Public Education Charter Member Officer

• Education Minnesota Teacher of the Year Judge 2 years

• MASA Discovery Card Scholarship Judge 1 year

• National PTA - NPTA Board of Directors - re-elected 2006

• Former, National Council of States At-Large Member Resolution, Field Service Committee, Membership and Urban Initiatives committees

• Minnesota State PTA - Past President and Legislative Representative

• Rochester Area Council PTSA - Past President

• Harriet Bishop Elementary PTSA - Past President

• John Adams Middle School PTSA - Member and Cultural Arts Chair

• John Marshall High School PTSA - Charter Member and Past President

• Parent Teacher Association (PTA) member since 1986

Special Outreach Projects

• Presenter for MSBA Ambassadors Program (NCLB) 2003

• K-12 Forum on Education Panelist - League of Women Voters 2003

• Building Successful Partnerships: NPTA Parent Involvement Presenter

• Phi Delta Kappa (PDK) Public Education Community Forum Director 1998

• Voucher Debate Panelist - League of Women Voters 1997

• Growing Parents - Growing Kids Co-Chair 1993, 1995

• School Board Forum Planning Teams PTA / League of Women Voters

• Taking Charge of Your TV Statewide Coordinator / Presenter 1996 - 2003

• School Volunteer since 1986

• Volunteers In Education Cluster Coordinator 1996 to 1998

• Junior Achievement Consultant 1993 to 1999

• Art Awareness 5th Grade Program since 1992

• Gifted and Talented Education Volunteer for Junior Great Books 1996 and
  1997

Rochester Public School Committees

• Diversity Committee Member and Grants Chair 1998

• School Start Time 1997

• Budget 1994 and 1995

• Space Needs Task Force 1995 and other District Facility Needs Subcommittees

• Religious Sensitivity Committee 1996

• John Adams Site Team Member 1996 / 1997

• John Marshall Parent Advisory since 1996

• Edison Staff Hiring Committees 1994 and 1997

• Math / Science Partnership Subcommittee on Parent Involvement 1994

• School Calendar Committee for Meet & Confer 1994

Rochester Public School Committee Appointments

• GRAUC Higher Ed Committee

• District Assessment Committee

• ISD 535 Parent Involvement Task Force

• Diversity Council - Education Committee Member & PRW Subcommittee
  Chair

• Olmsted County Coordinated School Health Co-Chair

• Suicide Prevention Task Force Member

• Youth Commission of Olmsted County Member

• Quarry Hill Nature Center Friends of Quarry Hill

• Special Education Advisory Council - Rotation

• Teacher Advisory Council - Rotation

• Northrop, Longfellow, Riverside Construction Oversight Committee

• Site and Staff Meeting Visitations

Other Community Involvement

• Rotary Club 2005 - current

• Chamber of Commerce member 2000 - current

• Olmsted County Public Health Community Advisory
  Committee 2004 - 2007

• MN School Boards Association Conference Presenter 2003 & 2005

• Education Minnesota (MEA) Conference Presenter - Parent Involvement 2003

• Action For Healthy Kids Video Conference Presenter - Vending & Student
  Nutrition 2003

• Walk to School Day Planning Committee and Volunteer 2003

• MN Action For Healthy Kids - State Steering Committee Member 2003 - current

• Diversity Council Education Committee Member / Prejudice Reduction Workshop
  Chair 2001 to 2004

• Lily the Literacy Van Summer Volunteer 2002

• Destination Imagination Judge 2002

• School Bond Referendum Co-Chair

• Parent / Family Involvement Grant Committee 1996 and 1997

• Martin Luther King Jr. Poetry Contest Chair or Help 1992 to 1998

• Channel One Summer Lunch Program 1997 and 1998

• Running Start for School 1995 to 1998

• Children First: Event Planning Committee and Subcommittee 1996 and 1997

• Community Consensus - Religion / Values in Schools 1996

• Jim Price for School Board Campaign Manager 1994

• College for Kids Parent Volunteer 1994, 1996, 1997

• Sunday School Teacher 1994 to 1998, 2003

• Interfaith Hospitality Network Volunteer working with homeless families
  2002 - current

• Habitat For Humanity Volunteer 2002, 2006

• First Unitarian Universalists Library Volunteer 2001 - current

• League of Women Voters Member 1996 - current

• Samaritan Bethany Sunday Escort 1997

• Assisi Heights Celebration Volunteer 1997

• Gamma Phi Beta Alumnae

• Family Services (Lincoln, Nebraska) Rape Crisis Line Volunteer, Domestic
  Abuse

• Women's Group Facilitator, Court Watch 1983

 Prepared and paid for by the Norton for MN House Committee, Robert Cline Campaign Chair, P.O. Box 6766, Rochester, MN 55903