Kara Osterman Email & Phone Number

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

- Coordinate calendars, expenses and other administrative duties for Government Relations team- Research policies, individuals and companies to provide profiles on current and potential clients- Facilitate travel arrangements and itineraries in order to ensure successful and efficient business trips- Create and maintain open communications between LGN team and outside clients- Organize, arrange, and execute both internal/external events of all sizes- Assist GR in writing letters, memos and contracts for clients

Rochester, Minnesota Area

-Worked with the REC and local government on implementation of the Energy Action Plan-Collaborated with Wenck consultants and DMCC (Destination Medical Center Corporation) for goals of coordinating EAP with expected growth of ‘Destination Medical Center’ in Rochester-Collected information from research on potential future policy ideas for the REC-Managed social media accounts-Attended monthly REC meetings and wrote meeting minutes

Rochester, Minnesota Area

St. Paul

-Assisted in planning & staffing multiple fundraisers each week, with a goal of $50K at each event-Helped put together a dinner & fundraiser in honor of multiple DFL candidates, with special guest Hillary Rodham Clinton-Corresponded with donors and processed contributions-Performed finance department tasks as directed-Managed campaign volunteers-Worked with other staff members on general campaign projects-Helped successfully elect and re-elect DFL candidates including Governor Mark Dayton, Lieutenant Governor Tina Smith, Senator Al Franken, and other Minnesota DFL endorsed candidates.

Decorah, Iowa

-Worked on constituent casework, specifically with federal agencies, including tax cases with the IRS, education and student loan cases with Department of Education and immigration cases with Department of Homeland Security-Worked as front office support and event support-Carried out projects and assignments from staff members

Bachelor'S Degree, Environmental Studies & Policy, Political Science

High School