Representing Carver
As Mayor, my duties include representing, advocating for and showing up in our community in a variety of ways. Here are some examples from my time as Mayor!
Meet the Mayor at Carver Ridge Senior Living
March 27, 2026
Shop with a Hero
Dec. 11, 2025
The House Capital Investment Committee visits Carver
Oct. 23, 2025
The Senate Capital Investment Committee visits Carver
Sept. 17, 2025
Winning the inaugural Night to Unite Food Drive Challenge
Aug. 18, 2025
Speaker Series at East Union Lutheran Church
May 18, 2025
Carver Oaks groundbreaking
April 30, 2025
Testifying at the Capital in an effort to get bonding money for the City of Carver
March 6, 2025
Diwali celebration
Nov. 3, 2024
Merriam Junction Trail groundbreaking
Sept. 17, 2024
Waiting in line for HomeTown Bank and Mocha Monkey’s grand openings
Sept. 4, 2024
Celebration of Guru Pournima (Full Moon Day) at Sri Saibaba Mandir
July 20, 2024
Wishing Carver Elementary Principal Ryan Finke well
June 4, 2024
Diwali celebration
Nov. 5, 2023
Steamboat Days Parade
Sept. 10, 2023
Grand Opening of Mizzy’s Pizza
July 12, 2023
Ribbon cutting at the Water Treatment Plant
Oct. 3, 2022
Steamboat Days Parade
Sept. 11, 2022
Teaching 3rd Graders at Carver Elementary about the three phases of matter with a snow plow truck!
Feb. 2, 2022
House Capital Investment Committee Bonding Tour of Carver Levee
Oct. 21, 2021
Congressman Tom Emmer Touring the Carver Levee
Aug. 11, 2021
Testifying (Virtually) Before the Senate Capital Investment Committee on Behalf of the Levee Improvement Project
March 16, 2021
Awarding the Misgen Family the Edith-Anne Award
Sept. 15, 2020
Speaking to Civics Classes at Chaska Middle School West
Feb. 29, 2020
Dedicating the Bench in Ironwood Park Which Was Donated by the Artz Family
June 24, 2019
Bluff Creek Elementary 5th Grade Debates in Carver
May 20, 2019
Being Sworn in as Mayor
Jan. 7, 2019
Ribbon cutting at Creekside Park
June 3, 2026
League of Minnesota Cities executive committee at the National League of Cities Congressional Cities Conference
March 17, 2026
Mayors of Eastern Carver County at the Mayors Luncheon
Nov. 18, 2025
Awarding the Historic Preservation Award
Oct. 14, 2025
Steamboat Days Parade
Sept. 7, 2025
Ribbon cutting at Carver Place
Sept. 10, 2025
Celebrating the nearly $260,000 grant received from Great River Greening with TC Bear
July 21, 2025
With the Chamber Executive Director, Steve Curtis, at the First Responders Luncheon
April 30, 2025
Celebrating the grand opening of Edible India
Jan. 17, 2025
Trunk or Treat
Oct. 20, 2024
Hike to the cheese cave
Sept. 15, 2024
Ground breaking at Carver Place
Aug. 29, 2024
Young Women's Leadership Program
July 18, 2024
Happy Hour at Carver Ridge
April 26, 2024
Trunk or Treat
Oct. 22, 2023
Night to Unite
Aug. 1, 2023
Carver Lions Easter Egg Hunt
April 8, 2023
Lobbying on behalf of the City of Carver in Washington D.C.
Sept. 21, 2022
Edith Anne Award
Sept. 8, 2022
Senate Capital Investment Committee Bonding Tour of Carver Levee
Oct. 26, 2021
Hosting Congressman Emmer’s Legislative Staff on a Tour of the Carver Levee
Sept. 23, 2021
Dunk Tank at Carver Ridge
July 8, 2021
Shop with a Hero (and Santa)
Dec. 10, 2021
Hosting Minnesota Housing Commissioner Jennifer Ho and Congressman Tom Emmer at Carver Crossing
Nov. 6, 2019
Hosting Met Council Chair Nora Slawik and Minnesota Housing Commissioner Jennifer Ho at Carver Crossing
May 31, 2019
Laying the First Brick at the New City Hall
March 17, 2019
Cheese cave hike with River Wild Learning Center
May 6, 2026
Ribbon cutting at Carver Oaks
March 2, 2026
Visiting Carver Elementary to talk about local government
Nov. 14, 2025
Diwali celebration
Oct. 11, 2025
Awarding the Edith Anne Award to Pat and Erwin Amy
Aug. 25, 2025
Participating in a panel discussion during the Metropolitan Council’s Committee of the Whole meeting
June 18, 2025
Earth Day hike to the cheese cave
April 22, 2025
Speaking to 4th grade classes at Carver Elementary
Nov. 8, 2024
Serving Our Troops
Oct. 5, 2024
Steamboat Days Parade
Sept. 8, 2024
Exchange students from Lions Clubs International visit Carver
July 26, 2024
Press conference during Senators Klobushar and Smith’s visit during 2024 flood.
June 23, 2024
Helping serve lunch at Carver Elementary
March 19, 2024
Carver Lions 50th Anniversary Celebration
Oct. 18, 2023
Cutting the ribbon at Ironwood Park
July 16, 2023
Veterans Day at Chaska Middle School West
Nov. 11, 2022
Carver County Commerce Corridor Tour with Greater MSP
Sept. 13, 2022
Carver Lions Easter Egg Hunt
April 9, 2022
Carver Village Christmas
Dec. 5, 2021
Recognizing Tom Ryan’s Retirement from the Carver Fire Department
Aug. 18, 2021
Recognizing June Johnson’s retirement from Carver Elementary by declaring June 8, 2021 June Johnson Day in the City of Carver.
Groundbreaking for Highway 212 Expansion
May 4, 2021
Accepting Brian Nustad’s Donation of a Carver Flag Company Flag for City Hall
July 6, 2020
Speaking to 7th Grade Civics Classes at Chaska Middle School East
Oct. 11, 2019
Groundbreaking for Lakeview Industries
May 24, 2019
Testifying in St. Paul on Behalf of Hwy 212 Expansion
March 20, 2019
Being Interviewed by KARE 11 for a Story on Spring Flooding"
Feb. 26, 2019