On the recordMay 20, 2015
I wish to recognize Karen A. Love upon her retirement from the Department of Defense, DOD, after over 36 years in civil service. Karen was born in Greenville, OH and later moved to Ansonia, OH. She spent most of her formative years in Celina, where she attended the Immaculate Conception School, Celina Junior High School and Celina High School. After graduating magna cum laude from college, Karen moved to Washington, DC to begin her career. She first worked for the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee and then moved to the Senate Armed Services Committee. While working for the Armed Services Committee, Karen had the privilege to work for chairmen on both sides of the aisle including John Stennis, John Tower, Barry Goldwater, and Sam Nunn. After 8 years as a staffer on Capitol Hill, Karen joined the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs, OASD LA. She subsequently served as the personal and confidential assistant to six successive OASD LAs. As a result of her tenure in OASD LA, Karen was one of few DOD employees with significant institutional knowledge of both DOD and Congress. Because of her unique expertise, Karen was promoted to the position of Deputy for Legislative Operations in OASD LA, managing congressional committees' questions and inserts for the Record, the congressional reporting requirements, and the legislative appeals process for DOD.…
