Karen Markowitz Email and Phone Number

• Plan, promote and conduct all on-site and off-site activities for Assisted Living and Memory Care residents• Form Resident Council and sub-committees; create Bylaws; produce monthly meeting minutes• Work with Memory Care residents on an individual basis to maximize cognition and mentation• Work with family members and support staff on how best to optimize mentation of memory care residents• Counsel family members on the psychology of the caretaker role• Mentor support staff regarding strategies of how to effectively communicate with memory care residents • Work with family members on how best to collectively encourage resident participation in activities• Create and circulate promotional materials for activities and special events• Ensure that daily activities include social, intellectual, emotional, physical and spiritual components• Encourage individual and large scale attendance and participation in activities program• Create monthly newsletter and calendar for Assisted Living and Memory Care• Meet with new residents upon move-in to discuss their interests and integrate them into activities program• Pair incoming residents with existing residents who may be a good social match for one another• Coordinate with Dining Director and Memory Care staff on culinary selections for residents with dysphagia

Freelance speech writing, ghost writing and grant writing

• Met with doctors several times per week regarding medication management• Made recommendations of supplemental medication• Administered medication and monitored for side effects and interactions with newly prescribed medications• Reported observations to medical team regarding change in behaviors indicating disease progression• Recorded/reported observations regarding physical changes such as change in appetite and sleep patterns• Engaged patient in activities that were conducive to cognitive state• Engaged patient with other individuals to enhance socialization • Advised on Medicaid planning for asset protection• Advocated for patient and managed care during frequent hospital visits

• Client development and relationship management• Drafted estate planning documents – HCP/POA/Wills/Trusts• Medicaid Planning• Oversaw client trust account• Created PowerPoint presentations and corporate structure charts• Drafted estate planning documents• Obtained EINs for client trusts• Transferred membership interests into family LLCs• Transferred insurance policies into insurance trusts• Handled audit responses and appeals• Created estate planning binders for all finalized estate plans

• Prepared corporate formation documents• Performed state filings for business entities• Obtained EINs for business entities• Maintained all corporate minute books• Prepared stock certificates• Created PowerPoint presentations and corporate structure charts• Prepared for and attended closings• Proofread agreements and legal documents

• Developed and directed event program hosting public outreach, fundraising and networking events• Coordinated and ran events and activities with local counties, churches, hospitals and businesses• Directed teams of volunteers in shelter setting and at off-site events and activities• Led volunteers through engagement process with general public to reach canine adoption goals• Gave presentations to management team to encourage and implement effective shelter management skills• Mentored management team and volunteers• Oversaw animal welfare matters on designated shelter shifts• Networked with organizations across two counties to establish mutually beneficial relationships for the purpose of rehoming homeless animals, behavioral rehabilitation of at-risk companion animals, grant funding, public outreach and shelter awareness• Conducted interviews of potential adopters/assessed home environments of potential adopters• Created copy for marketing materials for all adoptable animals, shelter promotion and special events• Attended Board meetings

• Client development and relationship management• Prepared corporate formation documents• Performed state filings for business entities• Obtained EINs for business entities• Created PowerPoint presentations and corporate organizational structure charts• Created and maintained corporate minute books for business entities• Prepared and issued stock certificates• Produced closing binders for all completed transactions• Accounts receivable: Handled all client invoicing/write-offs/over-realizations• Accounts payable: Corporate vendor invoicing/expense reports• Handled accounts receivable collections during bi-annual collection drives