Karen Story
Writer, Editor, Communicator, Organizer
Helping businesses, individuals, and non-profits
with writing, editing, web content, brochures, reports, proposals, grants,
press releases, books, resumes, cover letters, memoirs, essays, and articles
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 Organizing a park work party |
Articles
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The Holly and the Ivy: How You Can Help Save Our Parks (Patch) Cotton Hill and Crestwoods Parks Connect to Nature, Trails, and Each Other (Kirkland Views) Highlanders Bid Farewell to the Rails (Kirkland Reporter) ADHD and a Lego Heart: A Mother and Son's Journey (Patch) Zumba Where Ya Been All My Life? Discovering the Joys of Exercise Dancing (Patch) Highland's Funky House has Heart (Kirkland Courier Reporter) Kirkland site chosen for University of Washington restoration program (Kirkland Reporter) Holiday Event for Children of Inmates Needs Your Support (Kirkland Views) High School Digital Design Students Wow Judges in 2011 Kirkland Summer Concert Series Poster Contest (Kirkland Views) The show must go on! Locals save popular summer concert series at Marina Park (Kirkland Views) Ten Reasons Why You Should Buy Your Tree From the Kirkland Kiwanis (Patch) Singing with the Stars: Vocalist Emily McIntosh at George's Thursday (Patch) |
 Mentoring UW students |
People Profiles
Neighborhood Columns
 Installing interpretive signs |
 Urban Forest Stewardship Award |
Travel Stories & Photo Journals
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Travels in West Africa (1986) The Sights and Scents of Greece (Seattle Times 1983) National Parks of the West, Fall 2011 |
 Topkapi Palace, Istanbul |
Technical Documentation and Technical Marketing Pieces
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Samples from my 23 years working in the semiconductor, telecommunications, and metrology industries are available on request. |
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Grants Wrote grant that received $3000 for summer concert series (2011) Co-wrote grant that received $25,000 for wood-saving cookstoves project in West Africa (1986) Co-wrote grant that received $1500 for holiday event for children of inmates (2011) Websites Kirkland Summer Concerts (created website and wrote all content) Highlands Neighborhood Association (created website and wrote all content) Back Burner Band (created all content; did not create design) Press Releases Press Release (sample of press releases sent monthly for two years) Memos Memo outlining department accomplishments Proposals Song Writing
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 My bluegrass and swing band |
Organizing and PR Experience
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I've been organizing and promoting successful events and projects for many years:
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 The trail project I organized |
About Karen
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Born and raised near Bellevue, Washington, Karen spent her formative years roaming the wooded streams and hills of what is now Cougar Mountain Regional Park. She studied Ecology at Evergreen State College, worked on the Cedar River Watershed forestry, fire suppression, and road crews, and traveled solo in Europe for a year before getting her degree in Environmental Studies from Western Washington University. She spent two years in the Peace Corps in Togo, West Africa, working on appropriate technology projects involving wood-saving cookstoves and water cisterns. Since her return in 1988, she has made her home in Kirkland, Washington, where she raised two boys, now both in college, and helped raise two stepchildren, now grown as well. She speaks French and Spanish, and her travels have taken her to Europe, Africa, Turkey, Mexico, and around the U.S. She loves to birdwatch, hike, cook, garden, read non-fiction, watch documentaries, and cross country ski. Karen has always been active in her local community, and is respected as a dynamic and diplomatic community leader. She is currently the volunteer steward for restoration of Cotton Hill Park, the chair of her neighborhood association, organizer of the Kirkland Summer Concert Series, and the neighborhoods representative on the Kirkland Chamber of Commerce board. She has over 25 years' experience organizing and publicizing successful community events. She also sings in a bluegrass and swing band, Back Burner and in a piano jazz duo. In her 23-year technical writing career she worked in the semiconductor, telecommunications, and metrology industries. She is now a freelance writer available to help businesses, individuals, and non-profits with writing, editing, web content, brochures, reports, proposals, books, grants, press releases, resumes, cover letters, memoirs, essays, and articles. She is also pursuing opportunities for short-term travel to the third world as a consultant for non-profits of any size. ABOUT TOWN: Catching Up With Kirkland Mover and Shaker Karen Story Karen Story is recipient of Urban Forestry Stewardship Award Resume available upon request |
 Peace Corps volunteer, West Africa |
Awards
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 Receiving Chamber award from former Mayor |
