About Kim

Kim is proud to be a native Minnesotan. She grew up in the northern suburbs of St. Paul and graduated from Mounds View High School. Her family valued education and she was the first in her extended family to graduate from college. Kim attended the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities campus and graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science in Business with an accounting major. Years later while working full-time, she earned her Masters of Business Administration with a marketing major from the University of St. Thomas.

Early in Kim’s career she was a public accountant and a controller which gives her a great foundation for understanding school funding and managing budgets. She then moved into the high tech industry working for an accounting software company. Kim moved through various positions in that company including customer support, training, product management, ending her tenure there as Director of Marketing.

Kim has held senior positions with a number of technology companies including Director of Marketing and President of a small financial software company. Her professional experience has taught Kim how to think strategically, manage budgets, and work effectively as a member of diverse teams.

On the personal side, Kim has been fortunate to travel the world and experience other cultures. Later in life she was blessed with her daughter Braden. Braden is a 2019 graduate of Eden Prairie High School and a 2022 graduate of the University of Wisconsin – Madison, with majors in journalism and Spanish, and certificates in history and public policy. She is currently a multi-media journalist (i.e. reporter) at WISC, the CBS affiliate station in Madison.