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Bradford J. Karony is senior director of national security operations at LMI and a retired senior operations officer in the CIA. Karony also served in the Marine Corps until retiring at the rank of major in 2007. As a Marine, he deployed to Kosovo and then took part in Operation Enduring Freedom at the CIA. He received an MA in literature from BYU and speaks German, Thai, and Dutch.
Jennifer Karony is chief strategy officer for the Barajally Group LTD, a West African Development company. Previously, Karony worked as finance and program directors for nonprofits and the U.S. government. She volunteers as a women’s and youth leader and has learned to love other cultures and connections. Karony attended both UVU and BYU.
They are the parents of five adult children, including the youngest son who was adopted as an infant while they lived in Africa.