Karen enjoys attending events and writing her own accounts of what you missed. Often readers responses are, “I wished I would have known about that. I would have gone!” Below is a review of an event organized by Maria Shriver for her organization Architects of Change. The event featured Mark Shriver who had just had published Pilgrimage, My Journey with the Pope.
Credentials and Certifications
Karen’s vast professional writing experience and expertise are supported by her diverse skill set and advanced degrees.
Skills Summary
- 10+ experience in generating content and copy
- AOL Patch Photo Journalist and Community Listings Collector
- Interviewed over 1000 local businesses and published articles about their contributions to the community
- Examiner national science news reporter
- Adherence to style guides
- Specialized content related to health and the environment, clean air and water, new energies, energy storage, re-forestation and wellness technologies
- Senior Certified Instructor – University of Phoenix College of Natural Sciences
- Facilitated over 200 courses
- Moderated virtual chat and main classroom discussions
- Edited and corrected written papers and assignments
- Social media maven on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter with thousands of followers and interactions
- Redacted and indexed public records in public and private databases for Brown County Wisconsin’s department of Register of Deeds via Crowdforce.
- Creator of websites, newsletters, blogs, promotional slicks, and SEO campaigns.
Education
- Master of Science. University of California Santa Cruz. Santa Cruz, CA.
- Geologic Sciences. University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. Milwaukee. WI.
- California State University – Sacramento – Green Operations Course
- Certificate, Office Administrator – Tech Skills California, Sacramento
Professional Engagements
- CBS Local – Sacramento
- AOL Patch
- Examiner
- Clean Earth INC.
- ZAAZ
- Goal Zero
- Midwest Industrial Supply
- Intertile Natural Stone
- Clean Earth
- JCP Geologists Inc
- University of Phoenix: Teaching
- Crowdforce
- Census Bureau
Technical Skills
- FrameMaker 5.5
- Goldmine
- Joomla
- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
- Microsoft Certified Professional – Certified by Certiport
- Pagemaker
- Quickbooks
- Salesforce.com
- Silverlight
- Social Media (LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Google+)
- Weebly
- WIX
- WordPress
Awards & Recognition
- Clean Earth, Inc. Productivity Award
- JCP Geologists Great Idea Award
Volunteerism
- American Lung Association
- Nourishing the Kids of Katrina