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