Kari was raised in La Junta, Colorado where she lives with her husband Trent and their four children. Kari and Trent have agricultural backgrounds, with their families both having small cow-calf operations near La Junta. Kari’s family owned Otteman’s Meat Processing in Flagler, Colorado for over 50 years, and Trent’s family owned White and Son’s Custom Harvest for over 30 years.
Her interest in agriculture led Kari to pursue a bachelor’s in Animal Science from Colorado State University, and a master’s and doctorate in Animal Breeding and Genetics from Kansas State University. She has worked as a geneticist in the beef industry for over 10 years in various roles, most recently as a Genetic Evaluation Scientist for the Agri-genomics company Neogen.
Now that Kari is raising her own family in Southeastern Colorado, she has become active in investing in her local community and wants to see it continue to thrive. Her passion for real estate is driven by the opportunity to facilitate the transfer of land ownership to the next generation. Kari looks forward to working with both landowners and homeowners in her region.
