Karen Clackum

Experience

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  Georgia-Pacific Corporation

  Jul 1991 - Mar 2006

  IT Manager

  Manage a team of IT professionals in providing software solutions and support to HR clients.

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  Georgia Piedmont Technical College (formerly DeKalb Technical College)

  Mar 2007 - May 2015

  Assisted in administration of US Dept. of Education PBI grant. Managed team of 25 developmental education coaches. Supported developmental education students with technical issues. Assisted in management of DOL Recovery Act grant for EMS programs. Entered and maintained over 365 students in the Recovery Act Data system. Ran quarterly reports for DOL. Trainer in computer software products, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, and Outlook.

  • Retention and Achievement Coordinator - US Dept. of Education PBI Grant

    Jan 2012 - May 2015

  • Grants Program Assistant - EMS US Dept. of Labor Recovery Act Grant

    Nov 2009 - Jan 2012

  • Adjunct Instructor

    Mar 2007 - Nov 2009
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  The Coca-Cola Company thru Spherion

  Oct 2007 - Jan 2009

  Coordinated global IT support for networks, NT servers, and Unix servers. Communicated status of outages to management and held follow up debriefings and root cause analysis. Created Access databases for managing and reporting HR data.

  • IT Support (Duty) Manager

    Oct 2008 - Jan 2009

  • HR Data Analyst (contractor)

    Oct 2007 - Oct 2008
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  Chenega Corporation

  May 2015 - Nov 2016

  Grant Management Specialist

  Assist CDC in managing grants for National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP)

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  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  Nov 2016 - now

  Manage portfolio of grants in the Global Immunization Division, working with global partners.

  • Resource Management Specialist

    Jul 2022 - now

  • Grants Management Officer

    Apr 2020 - Jun 2022

  • Sr. Grants Management Specialist

    Nov 2016 - Apr 2020