Portfolio

Note: The projects and roles I’ve selected to include in this portfolio don’t comprise an exhaustive list of all the work I’ve ever done. Instead, I’ve chosen examples to highlight based on their relevance to the main types of services I offer, and where it’s been possible for me to save or retrieve documentation of my work.

Also, I’ve often had multiple or overlapping roles on a given job or project, and/or worked on projects where I’ve been one of multiple writers or editors. Clicking on any of the items below will take you to a page where I explain what my role or responsibilities were for each project or position, with supporting documents or links provided where possible.

♦

You might also be interested in reviewing information about my recent professional development activities and education.

Manager, Academic and Administrative Services, SFU Urban Studies Program

AdministrationEvent coordinationJournalism and plain-language writingMarketingNewslettersProject managementWebsite management

Newsletters

EditingJournalism and plain-language writingMarketingNewslettersProject management

Website Management and Maintenance

Project managementWebsite management

Journalism, Print, Radio, Freelance

EditingJournalism and plain-language writingResearch

Employer Transit Subsidy Study, Project Manager

AdministrationEditingEvent coordinationJournalism and plain-language writingMedia relationsProject managementResearch

Event coordination for SFU Urban Studies Program

AdministrationEvent coordinationMarketingProject management

AI Model Training and Image Creation

EditingJournalism and plain-language writingResearch

WorkSafe BC | Hazard Alerts and Bulletins

EditingJournalism and plain-language writingProject managementResearch

Freelance Editing

EditingJournalism and plain-language writingResearch

Media Relations and Policy Advocacy: Rental Housing

Housing PolicyMedia relationsPublic SpeakingResearch

Outreach and Communications Coordinator, Office of the BC Ombudsperson

AdministrationEditingEvent coordinationJournalism and plain-language writingMarketingMedia relationsProject managementPublic SpeakingWebsite management

Outreach and Communications Assistant, Member of Parliament (Victoria, BC)

AdministrationEditingEvent coordinationJournalism and plain-language writingMedia relationsNewslettersProject managementResearchWebsite management

Public Reports, Office of the Ombudsperson

EditingJournalism and plain-language writingMedia relationsProject management

Green Shipping Forum

AdministrationEvent coordinationProject management

Master’s Thesis: Short-term Consequences

Housing PolicyPersonal projectsProject managementPublic SpeakingResearch

Public Reports | Not Just Bike Racks

EditingHousing PolicyJournalism and plain-language writingResearch

Philosopher’s Cafe, Coordinator

AdministrationEditingEvent coordinationMarketingProject management

Abundant Housing Vancouver, Cofounder

Housing PolicyMedia relationsPersonal projects

Event Coordinator, Delivering Rental Housing in Your Community

AdministrationEvent coordinationHousing PolicyPersonal projectsPublic Speaking

Selected Volunteer Work

AdministrationEvent coordinationHousing PolicyJournalism and plain-language writingPersonal projectsProject managementPublic Speaking

“Working with Karen allowed me to progress and aspire to higher standards of organizational effectiveness, as the director of a teaching and research unit. Not only did Karen implement tasks assigned to her with verve, professionalism, and studied attention to meaning in communication, but she generated and documented processes, back-up, and accountability systems as she went. She made things happen, met deadlines, and made me a better supervisor — I’d go so far as to say she took pleasure in this!”
– Meg Holden, former director of the Urban Studies Program (2019-2022) and professor of Urban Studies and Resource and Environmental Management, Simon Fraser University