Karen Kennedy

Experience

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  Procter & Gamble

  Aug 1999 - Aug 2001

  Associate Manager, Consumer & Market Knowledge

  Provided strategic consultation, risk management, & decision facilitation for marketing, product development, sales, & finance team members; designed, executed, & analyzed market research for product teams; developed & tested innovative consumer research methods.

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  West Linn Wilsonville School District

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2006

  CREST Program Coordinator & Environmental Educator; CREST-Jane Goodall Science Symposium Director

  CREST (Center for Research in Environmental Sciences & Technologies) Program Coordinator & Environmental Educator: Taught K-12 inquiry-based science curriculum with focus on organic gardening & habitat restoration, coordinated environmental science curriculum for three middle & two high schools, supported teachers in adoption of new materials & lessons, founded & directed the annual 'Environmental Leadership Celebration', wrote & managed grants, & administered budgets.CREST-Jane Goodall Science Symposium Director: Coordinated annual district-wide celebration of student inquiry, mentored hundreds of high school students through year-long primary research projects for competition in Symposium's Intel ISEF-affiliated science & engineering fair. Show less

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  University of Washington College of Built Environments

  Sept 2007 - Jun 2009

  Created self-guided walking tour guide highlighting A-Y-P relics & traces on the UW campus; assisted landscape historian and Associate Professor Thaisa Way with peer-reviewed publication, How Art assists Nature: The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Context.

  • Research Assistant, Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition Centennial

    Jul 2008 - Jun 2009

  • Teaching Assistant: L ARCH 341, Site Planning

    Sept 2007 - Dec 2008
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  Garden Club of Virginia

  Jul 2009 - Oct 2009

  William D. Rieley Fellow

  Researched & documented the landscape history of the 1,200-acre Northern Virginia estate Morven Park.

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  Rieley & Associates

  Dec 2009 - Nov 2018

  Landscape Architect & Project Manager

  As prime consultant, developed projects from initial research phases through construction documentation; contract & construction administration; client & budget management.Carter's Grove, Williamsburg, VAThomas Jefferson's Monticello, Albemarle County, VARose Hill, Caroline County, VAPrivate historic residences throughout Virginia

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  And the moon will rise

  Mar 2019 - now

  Small Business Owner & Graphic Designer

  Inspiring joyful connection with colorful and clever stationery goods that celebrate and honor people for exactly who they are. We source sustainably and donate 5% of retail sales to causes that empower women and girls around the world. We believe kindness, confidence and grace kick ass. Design, produce, package & market unique collection of stationery & paper goods including greeting cards, art prints, notecards & stickers. Sell D2C via brand website, Etsy and in-person events; B2B via Faire Wholesale Marketplace, wholesale trade shows and brand website.Custom graphic design services include small business branding, logos, printed marketing materials, digital media templates, wedding & event invitations, online course graphics & other custom artwork. Show less

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  Rush Cycle Franchise

  Feb 2021 - Jan 2022

  Spin Instructor
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  Grindhouse Cycle

  Feb 2022 - now

  Spin Instructor