Maren is the 19 year old daughter of Patrick and Beverly Goff. She was born and raised in Brainerd, Minnesota and is a 2012 honor graduate with distinction and a fine arts scholar of Brainerd High School, where she served as Senior Class President.
Throughout high school Maren was involved with Class Cabinet, Student Council, National Honors Society, and Mock Trial, she was also voted “Most Likely to be President” and “Quickest Wit” by her senior class. She has held many leadership positions and in 2010 was given the honor of representing Brainerd at the Minnesota Mile Youth Leadership Conference, and in 2011 was honored to serve as a student aide and escort for the Justices of the Minnesota Supreme Court on their visit to the Brainerd/Baxter area. In 2012 Maren held the title of Miss Baxter, and was honored with the Scipioni Family Non-Finalist Interview Award and the Spirit Award.
Maren has a passion for music and theatre, and has been performing onstage with school and community theatre groups and musical ensembles since the age of 8. Playing the trumpet since the age of 12, she has been a part of many musical ensembles including the Brainerd High School Concert Band, Symphonic Band, Jazz I, Jazz II, Pep Band, and Marching Band. She was also a member of the Brainerd High School A Cappella choir which gave her the opportunity to perform across the state of Minnesota as well as the country; with her favorite being at the USS Arizona Memorial located at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii.
In her spare time she enjoys biking, rock climbing, scrapbooking, reading and watching football. Maren leads an active lifestyle and loves to spend time at the gym. Her favorite physical activities are Zumba, yoga and crossfit.
Maren currently resides in Moorhead, Minnesota and is a sophomore at Minnesota State University Moorhead, where she is pursuing a degree in Mass Communications. She one day hopes to work in broadcasting for a top 100 television market, or as a public relations practitioner for a large company or firm.
