Hometown: I was born at University Hospital in Minneapolis when my dad was a law student at the University.

When did you join UMRA? In 2018.

What was your very first job? My first job was as a clerk at Walgreens while I was a student at the University. I think I made $1.30 an hour!

What was your occupation when you retired from FT work? I had worked as a senior paralegal in the Office of the General Counsel for almost 18 years at the time of my retirement. UMRA’s current president, Bill Donohue, was my boss.

If you could learn a new skill, what would you like it to be? If I could learn a new skill (and of course I can!) I’d learn languages starting with Spanish. I love to travel, and I’d like to be able to converse with people in the countries I visit.

Do you have a favorite place on the U of M campus? I was thrilled when the Scholars Walk was created on the Minneapolis campus. It’s a great walk from Appleby Hall to the McNamara Alumni Center, highlighting so many great achievements of our University. And who doesn’t love Northrop Mall? It was a favorite place of mine when I was an undergraduate at the University, for meeting my friends, enjoying warm weather, and daydreaming.

What is something you currently enjoy doing with your time? I love to hike. I hiked the Camino de Santiago in Spain, a 500-mile pilgrimage that crosses the French Pyrenees, in 2016, and I recently completed the Cleveland Way in Yorkshire, England, a 109-mile hike around the North York Moors. Hiking keeps my body strong, contributes to my emotional and spiritual health, and nourishes my soul. If I’m ever out of sorts or can’t make myself happy, I put on my hiking boots and hike, and the world I live in seems to right itself. I’m already planning my next hiking adventure in Europe!