Hi there, I'm Denise.

As an educator, therapist and school administrator, Denise has  discovered that the work that gives her purpose is to support passionate educators in transforming schools to support the needs of all students and families, without burning themselves out in the process.

Denise brings her unique perspective as an experienced therapist and school administrator to your event to shed light on how our actions as adults can create connections, heal and be the everyday magic that will transform students’ lives.

Denise has an undergraduate degree in Social Work from Winona State University and Masters of Social Work from the University of St. Thomas/College of St. Catherine’s. She also attended the University of Minnesota with a focus area of educational leadership and is licensed as a Director of Special Education. She is a Director of Student Services for a mid-sized district in Minnesota. She is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker and has a private practice providing psychotherapy to adolescents and adults.

In her personal life, she lives in small-town Minnesota and is doing her best to raise four kids with her husband, who is also an educator. She spends her free time reading, collecting vintage pottery, restoring her 130 year-old Victorian home and getting on the lake in Northern Minnesota, weather permitting.