Full Name Kristi McKinney Office sought Kenner City Council At-Large, Division A Political party affiliation Republican When did you become a member of this party? 1996 Previous party affiliation None Website URL vhttps://mckinneycouncil.com/ Born: 1978 Town, State of birth City: Metairie Current marital status Married, four children. High school that you attended, town Bonnabel High School, Kenner Year graduated 1996 Undergraduate college degree (type degree, institution, year) B.B.A. Finance and B.A. Political Science, Southern Methodist University, 2000 Graduate college degrees (type, institution, year) Masters in Public Affairs, LBJ School of Public Affairs, University of TexasAustin Hansard Society Programme Certificate, London Science of Economics, 2001 Military service None Name of current employer Matrix Business LLC Years employed there 1 month Current job title, description Project Management Cost Analyst, Forecast, track, and analyze costs for multiple construction projects at Waterford 2 Nuclear Power Station I have worked in this position for another employer, MJR Services, for 4 years previously. Former jobs of interest (and years at each) Senior Consultant, Deloitte Consulting 05/09-4/13 Consultant, BearingPoint, 08/05 - 05/09 Production Coordinator, The Farwell Group, 06/02-8/03 Legal Assistant Clerk, Baker Botts, 08/00-09/01 What companies do you own, or in which you hold a stake of more than 5 percent? McKat Enterprises, LLC, real estate rental company On what corporate boards have you served? None Current professional memberships (note leadership posts, where appropriate) None Current religious, civic, club memberships (note leadership posts, where appropriate) Vineyard Church, Kingdom Kids volunteer; Beachview Heights Civic Association, President and Past Secretary Kenner Historic Design District Commission Kenner Discovery PTO, High School Vision Committee Chair To what non-profit institutions did you contribute more than $250 in the last calendar year? None Have you ever held elected public office? If so, what office and when? No Have you ever run for elected public office and lost? If so, what office and when? No Have you worked as a volunteer on other campaigns? If so, whose campaign and when? Yes, Dominick Impastato for J.P. Council; Ben Zahn for Mayor, J.P. Council; Keith Conley, Council At-large; Julie Stokes, State Rep. Dist. 79, Norma Becerra Broussard, Judge What are the five most important planks in your platform? Please be specific - Promote unity between council members and the administration so that we may accelerate progress. - Communicate regularly and effectively with constituents, and seek their input on key projects so that I may promote their views. - Assist the administration with its plans to develop Laketown, complete the 2030 planned projects, and restore the Esplanade Mall to a revenuegenerating property that Kenner can be proud to call its own. - Promote full transparency in government by continuing to add more online constituent services and provide more online information regarding budgeting, spending and contracting. - Fully fund our police and fire departments so that we have the best protection and service in the parish.