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<\/a>Remarking on her new assignment, Kylene said,\u201cIt is an exciting time to be working at the UConn Foundation. With a lofty goal of\u00a0obtaining $1 billion in new endowment funds in the future, the University\u2019s new President, Susan Herbst, has raised the bar for all of us. I am particularly thrilled to be affiliated with the School of Engineering. With the new R&D tech park and UConn Health Center\u2019s bioscience initiative on the horizon, and under Dean Mun Choi\u2019s direction, the School is well positioned to expand and flourish. It is great to\u00a0be a part of it all!\u201d<\/p>\nKylene holds a B.A. degree in political science and psychology from UConn and an MBA from Southern Connecticut State University.\u00a0 After working for 10 years in government affairs, she recently returned to Storrs, where she is employed by the UConn Foundation to cultivate, manage and steward leadership-level donors and prospective donors for the School of Engineering.<\/p>\n
Before coming to UConn, Kylene lobbied the state and federal government on behalf of Murtha Cullina\u2019s Government Affairs Group, specializing in higher education and healthcare advocacy.\u00a0 She has also retained an association management role as Executive Secretary for the CT State Society of Anesthesiologists.\u00a0 She previously was employed as a legislative analyst for the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities, where she focused on matters regarding education, transportation and public health.<\/p>\n
Kylene\u2019s introduction to the Connecticut General Assembly began in 2001 with her service as a legislative intern to State Senator Stephen R. Somma and later, as a Legislative Aide to State Senator John Kissel.<\/p>\n