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Tona Harder

As a Case Manager, Tona L. Harder works with Velie Law Firm clients to assist them in completing their visa applications. Her focus is primarily in working with internationally recognized athletes of exceptional or extraordinary ability seeking P-1, O-1, and EB-1 Visas.

Tona has a BA in English, studying at the University of Oklahoma and University of Central Oklahoma. Tona was a guest lecturer at Rose State College during their High School Symposium “Think Ink” speaking on the use of imagery in poetry writing, and she has had several poems published. One of her fondest memories is the three weeks that she spent in London and Stratford studying Shakespeare.

Tona’s diverse work history includes stints as a Legal Secretary for Chandler and Bonzie, Claims Examiner for the Crime Victims Compensation Program of the State of Oklahoma, and Network Technician for the Oklahoma District Attorneys Council. She was also Editor of The Firefighter, the Newspaper for the Oklahoma State Firefighters Association and worked at the Fred Jones Museum of Art on campus at the University of Oklahoma. You may also recognize Tona from her time behind the bar at several watering holes in the Oklahoma City area.

Tona enjoys reading, going to movies, attending art shows, patronizing local theatre and watching live music, but, most of all, she enjoys spoiling her nieces and nephews rotten.