Community Service:
McHenry County Historical Society & Museum
- Current Membership Secretary, Immediate Past President
Imagine McHenry County Board of Directors
- Representing Historical Stakeholders
McHenry County Illinois Genealogical Society
- Former President, Program Vice-President, Secretary, and Newsletter Editor
McHenry County Breast Cancer Task Force
McHenry County Defenders
Wildflower Preservation and Propagation Committee
- Former Secretary, Treasurer, Plant Sale Chairwoman
Nunda Township Friends for Clean Water & Open Space
- Served as Director of Membership
Fox Valley Freeway Citizens Advisory Committee
- Planning & Development Working Group, Secretary
Leukemia Research Foundation, Pamela Beth Gerson Chapter
Organizational Affiliations:
Sons of Norway, Fjordland Lodge, McHenry
The Land Conservancy of McHenry County
Crystal Lake Historical Society
American Historical Association
American Association of University Professors
Norwegian American Historical Association
National Genealogical Society
Illinois State Genealogical Society
Fellow, Vesterheim Norwegian American Museum
Life member, University of Illinois - Urbana Alumni Association