Kara Swanson worked as the office manager for the Non-GMO Project for two and a half years, where she was responsible for a wide range of operational tasks including responding to emails and calls, coordinating travel, supporting the executive team, and assisting with accounting, HR, ensuring technology was working properly, and office cleanliness and maintenance. Her supervisor Courtney Pineau states that the office manager position requires handling HR issues and various other tasks critical to keeping a fast-paced organization running smoothly, and that Kara was very dedicated to the mission and showed a concern for teamwork and efficiency.

1. 1155 N State Street, Suite 502
Bellingham, WA 98225
Phone: 877.358.9240  Fax: 866.272.8710
www.nongmoproject.org
August 1, 2016
To Whom It May Concern:
I have worked closely with Kara Swanson over the past two and a half years at the Non-
GMO Project. During her tenure at the Project, Kara worked full-time as our office
manager and I was her supervisor for the first two years.
In this capacity, she was responsible for a wide-range of operational tasks including:
responding to emails and calls, coordinating travel, supporting the executive team, and
assisting on accounting and human resources. Kara also provided support on a number of
other behind-the-scenes operational tasks such as ensuring that our phone and internet
networks were functioning properly, managing the cleanliness of the offices, inventory
for materials, maintenance of the organization’s equipment and helping write our weekly
operations report.
The office manager position requires the ability to navigate between HR-related issues
and a myriad of other small, but critical, tasks that are all necessary to keep a fast-paced
organization running smoothly. Kara was required to step into a broad scope of projects
and tasks. Kara was very dedicated to the mission of the Non-GMO Project and showed a
natural orientation to team camaraderie and a concern for having things run smoothly.
Sincerely,
Courtney Pineau
Associate Director, Non-GMO Project
courtney@nongmoproject.org