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From student, to intern, to Executive Special Agent in Charge, to Director of Operations, Policy and Support, Kathy Halvorsen-Enstrom ’96 has climbed her way up the rungs of success within the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Criminal Investigative body. 

Enstrom never expected to intern in criminal investigation with the IRS, much less find a career there, but nonetheless, she found that her degree prepared her for her career’s distinct requirements.

It all started when a friend saw a job announcement outside of Associate Professor of 会计 Steve Gilmour’s office. 那次特工实习让我在芝加哥找到了一份特工工作。 从那以后，恩斯特伦被提升为密尔沃基的主管特工。 Her next four jobs spanned the continent from 2010 to 2017, as Deputy Attachè in Ottawa, Canda, then as Senior Analyst in Washington D.C., then Assistant Special Agent in Charge in Los Angeles, and then as Special Agent in Charge in Cincinnati and New York.

"Today’s sophisticated schemes to defraud the government demand the analytical ability of financial investigators to wade through complex paper and computerized financial records," said Halvorsen-Enstrom. “我在Mount Mercy获得的学位对我事业上的成功至关重要。”

不久之后，Enstrom成为美国国税局刑事调查业务、政策和支持主管。 在此职位上，她负责监督金融犯罪，特殊调查技术，搜查令和没收以及国家法医实验室。 在担任这个职位之前，她丰富的职业经历为潜在的挑战做好了准备。

2019年8月，恩斯特伦被提升为芝加哥的执行主管特工。 截至2019年10月，Enstrom担任运营、政策和支持总监。 她的努力工作和他人的支持推动她在整个职业生涯中一路高升。 她把自己的成功很大程度上归功于她在Mount Mercy的导师，包括尼尔·伯恩斯坦（Neil Bernstein）、汤姆·卡塞尔（Tom Castle）和吉尔莫（Gilmour）。

恩斯特伦秉承仁慈的精神，努力将其传递出去，并像她的支持者为她所做的那样指导他人。

“I make sure I take time with my employees to listen to their goals and subsequently help guide their development in order to achieve the desired results,” Enstrom said. “I probably get as much out of the relationship as the person I am mentoring.”

“I probably get as much out of the relationship as the person I am mentoring.”

The relationships Enstrom’s built along the way have continued to inspire her to improve. These relationships started with her family, then Mount Mercy’s faculty and staff, to her work relationships now.

During her time as a student, Enstrom was involved in many clubs, activities, and sports—including the women’s basketball team.

“Mount Mercy developed me from a kid into an adult,” said Enstrom. “It taught me to be independent, benevolent, a career learner and supportive to others.”