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Karen's Bio
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During her six years with YEO/WEO, Karen’s portfolio included overseeing all the
communications, marketing, PR, press relations, management of strategic alliance
partnerships and office management functions for this 5,500-member international
organization helping successful entrepreneurs grow themselves and their businesses in
40 countries worldwide.
Throughout the majority of her career, Karen has headed up communications
departments for a host of leading nonprofit organizations and associations.
Prior to joining YEO/WEO, she served the Director of Communications & Marketing for
The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers (CIAB), a prominent national trade
association, which represents the interests of the leading insurance agencies and
brokerage firms in the United States and abroad. There she was responsible for all
communications and promotional work, in addition to overseeing the association’s
strategic technology and charitable fundraising foundation.
Earlier work experience includes a seven-year stint at the Medical Society of the District of
Columbia (MSDC), a local affiliation of the American Medical Association. At MSDC, she
served as Assistant Director of Communications and was the Managing Editor for an
award-wining 24-page monthly tabloid publication, MSDC Physician, informing area
physicians of practice management, legislative and medical educational issues. In
addition, she also served as newsletter editor for Associated Builders & Contractors
(ABC), a national association representing 23,000 construction-related firms across the
United States.
Karen is a graduate of the University of Maryland, where she minored in political science
and graphic arts and received her Bachelor of Science in Journalism (with emphasis in
public relations). She is a member of the Manchester Who’s Who, the American Society
of Association Executives and the Greater Washington Society of Association Executives.
Karen is a graduate of the Rapport Leadership International program. She presently
resides in Washington, DC.
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Karen Seidman is president of Seidman Says Communications, a
company she founded in May 2005.
Prior to starting Seidman Says, Karen served as vice president for
the Young Entrepreneurs’ Organization (YEO), and its sister
graduate organization, the World Entrepreneurs’ Organization
(WEO) – the premier, peer-to-peer, global community, network and
resource for today’s leading international business owners.
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