Karen Karpowich Email & Phone Number

Halethorpe, Maryland, Us

President Executive DirectorEnglish Speaking Union of The United StatesThe English-Speaking Union employs English as a catalyst to foster global understanding and good will by providing educational and cultural opportunities for students, educators, and members.https://www.esuus.org/esu/Environmental Arts & EducationFounding TrusteeTHE WAY OF THE RAIN was inspired by the annual monsoon rains that sustain life on the fragile landscape of the high - desert plateaus of the Southwest .This live multidisciplinary performance invites the audience to remember their physical and spiritual connection to our planets beauty and plight through paintings , music , dance ,film , light and spoken word .Conceived by environmental -artist Sibylle Szaggars Redford to explore the issue of climate change resulting in rapidly changing weather patterns , Sibylle Redford collaborates with world renowned artists to create a piece that illustrates crucial environmental dilemmas through performance art .http://thewayoftherain.org/

New York, New York, Us

• Lead one of NYC’s oldest charities through a major transition, stabilizing operations, improving membership engagement and creating transparent financial management procedures• Grew its major fundraiser the English Ball to a $1.2 million event• Acquired the resources for a new marketing and brand identification program

New York, Ny, Us

At the Financial Women's Association of New York (FWA) I drove a reorganization following the retirement of the former Executive Director. Founded in 1956 the FWA is the premiere organization for women in serving all aspects of the financial community. I set a new strategic plan that included an IT upgrade to place the entire operation in the cloud, updated the membership software to improve member engagement to broaden the FWA's commitment to social media and new online community objectives. I refocused the PR and Fundraiser initiative, The Women of Year Awards and created more robust opportunities for our Fortune 500 sponsors. Launched their new website www.fwa.org.

-Managed a coalition of 100 groups from the private and public sectors representing a constituency of over 100,000 who work on issues of economic empowerment-Oversaw the NYWA Star Breakfast attracting over 1,000 attendees, speakers and honoree’s, including Barbara Walters, Jane Fonda, Hillary Clinton, Ken Chenault, Ron Perlman, Michael Bloomberg, and Billie Jean King-Established NYWA’s first Social Media site (www.nywaconnect.org)

Mclean, Virginia, Us

-Initiated a 5-year restructuring plan, increased membership diversity and enhanced organizational development-Extensive Board development experience, initiating best practices, restructuring and implementing term limits-Co-Chair Of Scholarship Committee-Co-Chair Strategic Alliances

-Hired by this start-up for extensive marketing, advertising and corporate relationship expertise-Defined the Vice President role, managed a department of 40 and a budget of up to $50 million -Hired and trained staff despite lack of seasoned talent in an emerging industry

-Developed a campaign for Prodigy Internet to re-launch their major brand -Managed several direct reports and a $15 million budget

-Managed a new organization modeled after AARP and led a team of 12 regional district managers -Signed over 12,000 women in the first 6 months-Created an alliance with Apple Computer’s e-World service, to educate women on the power of the internet

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Stabilized the organization following the consolidation of two divisions, restoring major client relationships and setting the stage for a new kind of management agency

-Revitalized a troubled divisions and created effective teams that resulted in an increase in profitability-P&L responsibility for $25 million