Kara Barkman Email & Phone Number

Kirkland, Wa, Us

Vancouver, Washington, United States

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

• Support small groups and individual volunteers who work directly with newly arrived refugees. Do initial outreach, lead trainings, schedule meetings, answer questions, and provide overall guidance. • Manage all in-kind donations. Connect donations to clients and comply with the national required list of items for new arrivals while coordinating apartment/house set-ups. • Participate in outreach events to promote volunteer and donor opportunities, and to lead conversations around… Show more • Support small groups and individual volunteers who work directly with newly arrived refugees. Do initial outreach, lead trainings, schedule meetings, answer questions, and provide overall guidance. • Manage all in-kind donations. Connect donations to clients and comply with the national required list of items for new arrivals while coordinating apartment/house set-ups. • Participate in outreach events to promote volunteer and donor opportunities, and to lead conversations around refugees and immigration with community organizations. Show less

• Manage and process all registration for guests and groups coming to the Village for a stay. Oversaw four separate time periods of Registration opening throughout the year- three of those without the assistance of another Registrar.• Create reservations, collect and process payments, correspond with guests, run and send weekly reports, and welcome people to the Village.• Participate in community life, including “Work of the Village” that all community members take a part of (dish team,… Show more • Manage and process all registration for guests and groups coming to the Village for a stay. Oversaw four separate time periods of Registration opening throughout the year- three of those without the assistance of another Registrar.• Create reservations, collect and process payments, correspond with guests, run and send weekly reports, and welcome people to the Village.• Participate in community life, including “Work of the Village” that all community members take a part of (dish team, garbology, and stoking). Led many community discussions and sacred space services, specifically around anti-racism work and justice. Show less

Shelton, Wa

• Balanced taking orders, making coffee drinks with attention to detailed requests, and maintaining a clean and safe environment for employees and guests.• Interacted daily with a variety of customers, co-workers, and superiors in a friendly and patient manner, and communicated issues, resolutions, and ideas well between the groups

*Virtually* Traveling the Western U.S. to have discussions with young adults, discerning possibilities for global service.

Puebla De Zaragoza Area, Mexico

I served as a volunteer English teacher at Telesecundaria Tetsijstilin in San Miguel Tzinacapan, Puebla, Mexico. During this time, I lived with a host family, and worked 5 days a week at the school, teaching English classes to all 12 groups at the school (totaling 300 students). I also participated in school activities, accompanying the girl's basketball team to tournaments, being a judge at school-wide competitions, and assisting the staff with other activities.

Jefferson, Maryland, United States

• Led groups of campers on off-site adventures around Maryland and Pennsylvania.• Created fun and engaging activities and curriculum while maintaining a mindset of safety-first, and cultivated lasting relationships within the camper groups that led to leadership opportunities for youth and genuine conversation and fun.

Tcoma, Wa

-Be one of the first people at Pacific Lutheran University who prospective students and their families interact with.-Give campus tours to individual students, groups of families, and to middle school and high school groups that come to visit the campus. -Host lunches where students and parents can talk to a current PLU student and ask any questions they were unable to get answered on their tour. -Host prospective students overnight so that they can get a slight notion of what it… Show more -Be one of the first people at Pacific Lutheran University who prospective students and their families interact with.-Give campus tours to individual students, groups of families, and to middle school and high school groups that come to visit the campus. -Host lunches where students and parents can talk to a current PLU student and ask any questions they were unable to get answered on their tour. -Host prospective students overnight so that they can get a slight notion of what it feels like to stay overnight on a college campus, and specifically at PLU. -As a member of the Leadership Board, it is my job to help train any new hires, and to bring in resources for the other ambassadors so that they are able to learn more about PLU and what we have to offer, and that way they can incorporate that knowledge into their tours. -Make sure that prospective students and their families feel comfortable on campus and that they get their questions and concerns addressed, even if that means finding another person to talk to them. Show less

Tacoma, Wa

-Welcome people into the building-Organizing mail and packages-Watching for threats to the safety of the building and residents-Help monitor the renting of cooking supplies, cleaning supplies, game supplies, and more-Answer the questions of residents and visitors to the best of my ability

Lakeside, Mt

-Keep a group of 6-10 campers entertained and busy every week of the summer.-Teach campers about how to safely be out in nature and the wilderness, help with arts and crafts, supervise free time activities, and improvising to come up with a game to keep campers busy at a moments notice. -Be a mentor for any campers who had less than ideal homes lives, and to be someone who they could trust and provide a welcoming environment for them to feel safe in. -Most importantly, keep them… Show more -Keep a group of 6-10 campers entertained and busy every week of the summer.-Teach campers about how to safely be out in nature and the wilderness, help with arts and crafts, supervise free time activities, and improvising to come up with a game to keep campers busy at a moments notice. -Be a mentor for any campers who had less than ideal homes lives, and to be someone who they could trust and provide a welcoming environment for them to feel safe in. -Most importantly, keep them safe, and return them to their parents healthy and happy at the end of the week. Show less

Shelton, Wa

-Be the only person in-office on Saturdays-Answer and transfer phone calls-Answer any relevant emails, and forward those of importance to the realtor it pertained to-Work with any customers who came in to the office with questions or concerns if the realtors were not around to help-Contact the realtors with any important and urgent information-File information about sales: present, and past-Print out new listings and available offers every Saturday

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Global Studies; Anthropology; Norwegian, Graduate

Activities and Societies: Admission Ambassador, Leadership Board; University Congregation Leadership Team; Peace Corps Prep; Lutes Love.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Refugee Integration

Activities and Societies: MELLIE Project Program Assistant Facilitator IRIN English Teacher IRIN Craft Cafe Coordinator

Master Of Arts - Ma, Refugee Integration

Activities and Societies: MELLIE Project Program Assistant Facilitator IRIN English Teacher IRIN Craft Cafe Coordinator

Bachelor'S Degree, Peace Studies And Conflict Resolution, Semester International Student

Activities and Societies: Study Abroad -Semester abroad in Oslo, Norway at Bjørknes Høyskole -Focus on Peace and Conflict Studies.

Graduate

Activities and Societies: -Associated Student Body -Josten's Renaissance -Marching Band Section Leader (2012) -Marching Band Drum Major.

Masters, Refugee Integration, First Class Honors

Activities and Societies: MELLIE, IRIN Project