Gena Konrad-Cone is a proud and dedicated citizen of Cheyenne, Wyoming. However, she was born in Iowa and raised in a suburb of Portland, Oregon, where she grew up as the daughter of a Baptist pastor.

After spending several years immersed in biblical and elementary education studies at Faith Baptist Bible College in Ankeny, Iowa, and at Western Baptist College in Salem, Oregon, Gena went on to have three children, develop and teach classes for children and adults, manage rental properties, manage consultative sales, and run a small online business. As her kids grew, she returned to school, graduating cum laude with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration: Management & Communication from Corban University (formerly Western Baptist College).

Working 13 years for the Oregon Employment Department as a Training & Development Specialist and Business & Employment Specialist, she developed and delivered multi-platform content throughout the state to agency staff, partner agencies, schools, businesses, and the general public. In her roles, she served as a consultant and liaison for upper management, middle management, and employees.

Gena and her husband are self-described political refugees from Eugene, Oregon. They are empty-nesters with a blended family of six adult children and two grandchildren