Kathleen Shanahan

Kathleen Shanahan is the Chairman and CEO of URETEK Holdings, Inc, a Florida based corporation focused on soil stabilization and densification through the use of a patented polymer based application process. Kathleen is a prominent Florida businesswoman with a long and distinguished background in politics and public service. She has held federal and state public policy positions of chief of staff for Florida Governor Jeb Bush, chief of staff to Vice President-elect Dick Cheney, deputy secretary of the California Trade and Commerce Agency, special assistant to then Vice President George Bush, and staff assistant on President Reagan's National Security Council. Ms. Shanahan currently serves as Chair of Florida's State Board of Education, board member of the Florida Council of 100, the Eckerd Youth Alternatives Board, the Lincoln Center Institute Board, pro bono advisor to the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence, executive committee member of the Republican National Convention 2012 Tampa Bay Host Committee, and Chair of the Florida Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Committee.