Never one to be humble, I’m pretty good at what I do. As a communications professional with years of experience in connecting people and information, I’ve built up quite a skill set within nonprofit communications, marketing and development since 2003, specifically in higher education. I am a member of the Advertising Club of Buffalo and IABC, the International Association of Business Communicators.
I am a proud volunteer with the Springville-Griffith Community Education Foundation.
My favorite question is “Why not try it?” followed closely by “What’s the next big thing?”
Once described by a colleague as “unapologetically pragmatic,” my most satisfying days find me taking a good idea and turning it into an effective plan with an on-message strategy. I pay attention to trends in social media and how those trends intersect with public relations and marketing.
Where others see problems, I see creative and efficient solutions.
I am a confident writer, an out-of-the-box thinker and a technophile with extensive experience designing, developing and maintaining web sites. See my full employment history at LinkedIn or contact me (karamariek@gmail.com) for a copy of my resume.
My professional loves include writing, public relations and social media. My professional dislikes include serial commas and email messages without a subject line. In a pinch, I can take decent photos, and I am fluent in HTML.
I have a master’s degree in communication from the State University of New York at Buffalo, where I focused on mass media, web communications and networks. Previous to that, I earned a bachelor of arts in political science from Le Moyne College in Syracuse, NY. Go ‘phins.
Once upon a time, I wrote a list of words that described me. My web site seems like a nice place to store them:
Kara challenges, champions and plans; Kara is creative, proactive and strategic; Kara is a writer, thinker and motivator.
Product Reviews
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