Rasmussen majored in Life Sciences Communication & Environmental Studies at UW-Madison. He has a Certificate in Scandinavian Studies and spent seven months living in Copenhagen studying environmental policy and Nordic mythology at Kjoebenhavns Universität.
Originally from Merrill, Wis., Rasmussen majored in Life Sciences Communication & Environmental Studies at UW-Madison and went on to earn a law degree from the University of St. Thomas. Prior to GLIFWC, Rasmussen served as an Archbishop John Ireland Justice Fellow with a non-profit immigration clinic and as a tax attorney with legal aid.
Outside of work, Rasmussen is an active harvester by going out deer and turkey hunting, has experience in rural practice as a justice fellow with the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota where he worked to secure status of immigrants from Venezuela, Mexico, Burma, and Haiti, and can speak Danish.