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Kratochvil Welcomed as New Coordinator of Federal Relations

UNO welcomes Chase Kratochvil as the university’s new Coordinator of Federal Relations. Kratochvil joined the university's government relations team on Monday, April 25.

  • published: 2022/04/26
  • contact: Office of Strategic Marketing and Communications
  • email: unonews@unomaha.edu
Chase Kratochvil

Chase Kratochvil

The University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) is welcoming Chase Kratochvil as the university's new Coordinator of Federal Relations. His first day was on Monday, April 25.

Kratochvil offers significant experience in government service, coming to UNO after working as the Director of Military & Veteran Affairs for Nebraska Senator Deb Fischer. He also has extensive knowledge of UNO as an UNO alumnus and member of the Master of Public Administration Advisory Board at UNO.

At UNO, Kratochvil will be track and research federal policy; provide updates regarding federal issues for internal and external communications; and assist with logistics and management for the government and community relations functions of the university.

Just one of the areas Kratochvil will focus on in his role will be supporting and growing UNO's record-breaking research through building on existing federal connections and forming new relationships in areas with growth opportunities.

For questions, please contact the Chief of Government and Community Relations Victoria Kohout vkohout@unomaha.edu.

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