Kathy Kacher founded Career/Life Alliance Services (CLAS), Inc. in 1987; an organization dedicated to the development and integration of work/life solutions. Ms. Kacher has authored several popular WorkLife tools, which include the first online dependent care program, flexible work arrangement tracking system and virtual benefits fair. These programs are currently being utilized by several Fortune 500 companies. A frequently requested speaker and presenter, Ms. Kacher has been featured at prominent industry events around the world and also on local morning shows, Minnesota Public Radio, the Star and Tribune, Pioneer Press, Employee Benefit News, and in the book The Working Gal’s Guide to Babyville. She is a faculty member at World at Work and participated in the creation of an interlocking suite of courses that will provide a certification process for the WorkLife professional. Along with her work at the AWLP she also facilitates a WorkLife Think Tank in the Twin Cities, which includes practitioners from the corporate, academic, and government sectors.