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"Out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks." Matthew 12:34
Karen speaks "with both depth and a winsome sense of humor. Having gone through some tremendously challenging experiences in her life, Karen is one who has learned to weather the storms. I believe that this has brought a powerful dimension to her writing and to her speaking." Dr. Timothy B. Pusey, Senior Pastor, Valley Shepherd Church of the Nazarene, Meridian, ID
Karen has presented several programs for our library, and she has been a wonderful success each time!" Nancy J. Knowlton, PSA, Cuyahoga County Public Library
"We were blessed to have had Karen as the guest speaker recently at our Annual Ladies' Tea. Karen is one who speaks from the heart with honesty, warmth, and humor - drawing us in with her message of hope and strength in the Lord. We were all touched by her story." Sue DePompei, St. Peter Chanel High School, Bedford, Ohio
Award Winning Speaker! Karen won first place in the 2006 Humorous Speech Contest in her Toastmaster area and division contests and has won several other awards in other areas of the Toastmaster program. She is on Advanced Communicator Bronze level working for her silver award. .
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Speaking From the
Heart... If you are looking for a good communicator who can bring warmth, humor, insight and inspiration as a speaker, then Karen is someone to consider for your next meeting or gathering. Karen presents to her audience a message of challenge, encouragement, and hope. Karen has worked as a teacher, a sales representative, and a florist (owning and operating her own floral business for six years). She graduated from Ohio State University in 1969 with a B.S. in Art Education and has also completed a Paralegal Studies course at Cuyahoga Community College. Her volunteer jobs over the years have involved her in numerous school, church, and community projects. Karen’s enthusiastic and up-beat attitude is encouraging, challenging, and motivating. A prodigal child, a developmentally handicapped son, and personal tragedies have challenged her own life. Those challenges have taught her to look to God for strength and hope. Today, in addition to her family, Karen dedicates her time to writing and speaking. Over 200 of her articles and essays have appeared in such publications as Standard, Seek, The Plain Dealer Sunday Magazine, Porthole, Over the Back Fence and Lake Erie Living. She is the grandparenting columnist at PositivelyFeminine.org. Her first novel, Divide the Child, was published in 1999. She has contributed to three other books, Impact (NPH), The Bad Hair Day Book and Ho Ho Ho (2006). Her most recent coauthored book is A Scrapbook of Christmas Firsts (Leafwood Publishers, 2009). Contact Karen for more information on booking. Past topics and their description are listed on the Speaker's Topics page. Renee Hess Hicks introduces Karen at WHEW Conference, Pennfield Community Church:
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