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Karen earned her status as a career transition and online identity specialist “the old-fashioned way: she earned it.” Like many women, her career has followed a dynamic path, including early corporate success, followed by time off for family and re-training, and finally, discovering a niche that offers work-life balance.
As Program Manager for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's "New Choices/New Options," Karen had the honor of working primarily with women; guiding them to discover their own self-worth and helping them earn a living wage while respecting the demands of their lives. New Choices/New Options was a career development program sponsored by the State of PA for single parents and displaced homemakers.
For nearly 10 years, Karen has offered a free seminar for women enrolled in the Day for All Women, a day-long personal enrichment event sponsored by the Bucks County Commissioners’ Advisory Council for Women and by Bucks County Community College.
Karen is a proponent of life-long learning: she earned an undergraduate degree in Philosophy and Psychology; graduate-level teacher certification in 1994; and nearly 10 years later, she earned a Master of Education (M.Ed., Organizational Development & Adult Learning).
She has also earned industry recognition as a Credentialed Career Manager (CCM - Career Management Alliance); most recently, she earned a 360°Reach™Branding Assessment Certification. Her work has appeared in books by industry experts, on websites, and on blogs; she has been interviewed for broadcast via television and radio. She was among the first authors to write for the Career Management Alliance Community Blog, and Karen also manages her own blog and website as a textbook of sorts for her clients.
The Career Acceleration Network (CAN), LLC is entering its 5th year in 2009. It offers Karen the opportunity to integrate her brand attributes and skills to guide others toward successful job search and career transition strategies. Her experience with hundreds of job seekers has heightened her awareness of the need for work that makes one feel authentic, accomplished, valued, and free to “have a life.” Karen’s contributions to Job-Hunt.org will focus on the quest for work-life balance, a quest that has been spearheaded by women.
Karen has worked with professionals and executives in various roles:
- Job Developer and Career Counselor with a Hispanic community development organization
- Corporate Recruiter and HR Manager with Fortune 200 firms
- Operations Supervisor on a truck assembly line
- Educational Consultant and Sales Manager - home-based Discovery Toys
- Elementary and High School Social Studies Teacher/Soccer Coach
- Career Management Consultant with a corporate outplacement firm
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