Master in forestry and wildlife management from Norwegian University of Life Sciences in 2001. Working with game- and fishmanagement for private landowners and Statskog in Nordland county 2001-2006. Head of unit for land use management, planning, agriculture, geosurveys and municipal property in Rendalen municipality 2006-2019. Currently working as teacher and coworker in various projects at Inland Norway University of Aplied Sciences - Campus Evenstad.