BACKGROUND

 

 

BUSINESS

Accounting classes: Accounting,1 year, high school; Payroll Accounting, Mid-

   State Technical College, Wisconsin, 1982

Bookkeeping when Administrative Assistant at Redeemer Lutheran Church,

   1999-2004

Computer Software classes, Mid-State Technical College, Wisconsin, 1998-

   1999: beginning and advanced Access 97; beginning and advanced Excel

   97; beginning and advanced Word 97

Kids Kaleidoscope consignment store, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, owner, 1994-

   1996

 

CHURCH

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Plover, Wisconsin, member since 1997:

   Altar Guild, 1997- 2008; Community Thanksgiving Dinner Team, 1997-2007;

   Cookbook Team, 2008; Education Team, 1998-2003; Library Team

   Chairperson since 1998; Picture Directory Task Force Chairperson, 1998;

   Sunday School Co-Superintendent, 1998-2000; Sunday School Teacher,

   1997-1998.

Redeemer Lutheran Church, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, Administrative

   Assistant, 1999-2004

 

HEALTH & HEALING

GIG (Gluten Intolerance Group), member since December 2011

Gluten Free Stevens Point, member since August 2011

Reiki Master

(Also some exposure to Acupuncture, Body Talk, Chiropractic practices, and

   Cranio-Sacral Therapy.)

 

INDEXING AFFILIATIONS

American Society for Indexing (ASI), member, 2005-2011

ASI Culinary Special Interest Group (SIG), member, 2006-2011

ASI Scholarly Special Interest Group (SIG), member, 2008-2011

ASI Sports-Fitness Indexing Special Interest Group (SIG), member, 2008-

   2011: manager, Apr. 2009-July 2011; treasurer, Dec. 2008-Dec. 2011

 

INDEXING EDUCATION

Periodical/Database Indexing workshop, Simmons College, 2011

ASI (American Society for Indexing) Annual Conference, 2010

Polishing Your Index Workshop, ASI Great Lakes Chapter, 2008

Taxonomies and Controlled Vocabularies workshop, Simmons College, 2008

Applied Indexing course, USDA Graduate School, 2007

Scholarly Indexing Workshop, ASI Upper Midwest Chapter, 2007

Triennial International Indexing Meeting and Conference, 2006

Basic Indexing course, USDA Graduate School, 2004

 

LINGUISTICS & LANGUAGES

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Campus, B.A. 1980, majors:

   German; Linguistics; Scandinavian, Norwegian concentration

Norwegian Instructor, Mid-State Technical College, Wisconsin, 1981-1983

   and 1992-1993 (total of seven evening courses)

(Also some exposure to French, Polish, Sign Language, and Spanish.)

 

MARTIAL ARTS

Aikido, Aikido of Northern Wisconsin, currently 6th kyu

Shotokan Karate, Wisconsin Shotokan Karate, currently 2nd kyu

Tae Kwon Do, Catura’s Martial Arts, 2nd gup

(Also some exposure to Qigung and Tai Chi.)

 

NORWEGIAN AFFILIATIONS

Gudbrandsdalslaget, member since 2010

Norwegian American Genealogical Center & Naeseth Library, member since

   2008

Sons of Norway, Vennligfolk Lodge, member since 1993:

   Chairperson and Secretary of the Steering Committee, 1993; Language

   Specialist since 1993; Librarian since 2010; Newsletter Editor, 1999-2007;

   Secretary since 2009

Telelaget of America, member since 2008

 

SPORTS

Fencing: Stevens Point YMCA since Sep. 2009; UW-Stevens Point class, 1989

Tennis (recreational)

 

 

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