Meet the former Sen. Mitt Romney staffer who's joined Utah's Olympic organizers

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Kelsey Berg, a former Mitt Romney staffer, joins Utah's 2034 Olympic organizers.

Berg, rooted in Utah, is now the director of government relations for 2034.

Her role includes securing federal funding for security and transportation systems.

SALT LAKE CITY — Brigham Young University graduate Kelsey Berg confessed she wasn't comfortable wearing a bright red Team USA shirt for a recent tour of the "Today" show set in New York City with other similarly outfitted officials from Utah's 2034 Winter Games.

So the Washington, D.C., veteran, now the director of government relations for the 2034 organizing committee, used a team parka that was mostly white and blue to discreetly cover up the color associated with BYU's rival, the University of Utah