Meeting/Event Information

Seminar Speakers

Kristi Robison, IGP

Kristi is a Strategic Advisor and Information Governance expert with a passion for driving innovation, digital transformation, and collaboration. She was a Wyoming Woman Entrepreneur of the Year nominee in 2022, has founded two non-profit organizations, and actively works to support Women in Tech.

Kristi has more than 20 years expertise in the Microsoft ecosystem and launched Paintrock Consulting – a Microsoft Partner company – in 2012. She has advised across Energy, Healthcare, Engineering, Financial, Big Pharma, Telecommunications, and Legal Services industries. Kristi helps organizations pivot to modern Information Governance strategies, prepare for AI, lead digital transformation initiatives, and optimize their Microsoft spend.

Charlotte Martinez

Charlotte Martinez has been serving as the Public Records Ombudsman since July 2023. She most recently worked as an examiner for the Department of Audit. She previously served as Deputy Director and Communications Director for the Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in History from the University of Northern Colorado and a Masters of Professional Studies in Leadership and Organizations from the University of Denver.

Caitlin Harper

Caitlin is a Magistrate Judge and Staff Attorney for the First Judicial District. Born in Cape May, New Jersey, at 18, Caitlin packed two suitcases and moved 2,000 miles away to attend the University of Wyoming. A first-generation college graduate, Caitlin also went on to become the first lawyer in her family’s history. With a passion for helping others, she turned to criminal prosecution where she specialized in homicide cases in which the defendants claimed self-defense. It was in the courtroom where Caitlin met her husband – a detective with the Cheyenne Police Department – as the two secured a guilty verdict against a sixteen year old murderer.

Outside of the courtroom, Caitlin has worked on political campaigns, both state-wide and national, while also striving to better her chosen home community through her work on the Laramie County Library Foundation Board and coaching high school students in mock trials. When opportunity knocks, she is a firm believer in saying “yes” and guring out the rest as she goes. She and her husband recently welcomed their son, Finn (born on the first day of Shark Week), who teaches her every day that the best is yet to come.

Kara Brighton Fornstrom

Kara Brighton Fornstrom is the Director of the Center for Energy Regulation and Policy Analysis at the School of Energy Resources, University of Wyoming. Prior to joining SER in 2022, Kara was the Director, State Regulatory at the Southwest Power Pool. She served eight years at the Wyoming Public Service Commission, the last two as Chairman. Before being appointed to the Commission in 2013, Kara practiced law, focusing on Wyoming water and natural resource issues. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Small Business Management from the University of Wyoming and her Juris Doctorate from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Law. Kara resides in Pine Bluffs with her husband, Justin, and their daughter, Keefer.

Seminar Agenda

8:00 - 8:30

Registration and check-in

8:30 - 9:00

Opening remarks - Taylor Rossetti, WYDOT Support Services Administrator

9:00 - 10:00

Information Governance and the New Way of Work
Kristi Robinson

10:00 - 10:15

Morning Break – Bid on Silent Auction

10:15 – 11:15

Understanding the Wyoming Public Records Act
Charlotte Martinez

11:15 - 12:15

Building Confdence and Resilience
Kaitlyn Harper

12:15 -1:30

Lunch (LCCC Buffet)

1:15 -1:30

Silent Auction (closes at 1:30)

1:30 -2:30

Microsoft Purview
Kristi Robinson

2:30 – 3:00

Afternoon Break – Silent Auction winners announced

3:00 – 4:00

Observations on an Unexpected Career: What I’ve Learned So Far
Kara Fornstrom

4:00 – 4:30

Q&A

4:30 – 5:00

Pick up Certificates & Pay or Silent Auction items

*Your seminar registration fee includes lunch, afternoon snacks, and hot and cold refreshments throughout the day.