Kathy has quite a record of public service. With a law degree in hand, she started by representing low-income, disabled, and senior clients, as well as victims of domestic violence, at North Penn Legal Services. After her work at the nonprofit, she continued focusing on employment law, election law, and civil rights as a partner at Boockvar & Yeager. She was the Executive Director of LifeCycle WomanCare. She has continued her public service as the General Council to the PA Auditor General and Senior Advisor to the PA Governor on Election Modernization. She went on to serve as Secretary of State for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, where she helped PA navigate a very visible election at the height of the pandemic. Now, as the president of Athena Strategies, LLC, she continues her quest for a stronger democracy, working with various organizations, government officials, and academic institutions to make our elections more secure and transparent. Find out more about Kathy and her mission at her company's website: www.athena-strategies.com

Today we are talking to Don Gleason. Don is currently the CEO and President of Achieve New Heights as well as the Founder and CEO of the Military Transition Roundtable. He has almost 4 decades of leadership experience in the military and private sectors. Not only did Don spend over 2 decades leading teams and projects large and small as an Air Force engineer, but he has also devoted the last several years to helping the military and others navigate career transitions. He uses his diverse leadership experiences to help leaders understand and lead themselves so they can understand and lead others with better results. Listen as we learn more about his leadership journey and philosophy.

Connect with Don on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/don-gleason/

If you would like to learn more about or donate to Don's non-profit Military Transition Roundtable, check out the website here: https://www.militarytransitionroundtable.com/donate-to-mtr.html

To contact Don directly regarding the Military Transition Roundtable, email him at: [email protected]

If you would like to learn more about Don's for-profit company, check out the website here: https://achievenewheights.com/

To contact Don directly regarding Achieve New Heights, email him at: [email protected]

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