Karin McKie
5.0
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Studied at San Jose State University
Works at Tree Falls Productions
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Available tomorrow at 3:00 AM UTC
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About Karin
Karin is a highly reviewed and seasoned educator who teaches all standardized tests (P/SAT, ACT, LSAT, GRE, GMAT, TOEFL, ISEE, HSPT, Accuplacer, AP English/History, and more), specializing in everything English, like critical reading and annotation strategies plus essay writing and coaching. She holds a creative nonfiction MFA and is a copywriter who regularly publishes cultural criticism. As principal of her own public relations firm, she shares marketing influencer best practices too. For complete bio and references, visit Karin McKie dot com.
Why do I coach?
I'm a lifelong educator committed to helping learners. I’m the daughter of a cultural anthropologist, the retired education director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, who opened the Lucy Burns Museum to commemorate the centennial of suffrage, and the FCC’s retired deputy managing director, so communications is in my blood. My sister, grandmother and grandfather, great-aunts and aunts are teachers and principals so education is a family value. And I live on School Street, so, I mean, come on. I grew up outside the Beltway, have lived in London, Amsterdam, and the Bay Area, have taught and performed in Edinburgh and around the Americas, and was a China and Taiwan Global Technology Initiative Scholar, touring Beijing, Shanghai and Hangzhou, including Tsinghua, Tongji, Zhejiang and National Central universities.
Work Experience
Educator, Writer
Tree Falls Productions
August 1993 - Present
Writer, Publicist, Educator & Partnerships Lead • Produce and publish research-based cultural criticism, arts reporting and community-focused journalism for outlets including ThirdCoastReview.com, Building Safety Journal, StageLync.com and EDGEMediaNetwork.com. • Curate and create curriculum for students and professionals in English topics and test preparation. • Develop and execute high-impact public relations and marketing campaigns for arts institutions, resulting in features in Chicago Sun-Times, Crain’s Chicago Business, DNA Info and other outlets. • Lead targeted media outreach and narrative positioning for award-winning nonprofit organizations, such as Lucy Burns Museum, TimeLine Theatre Company, Lifeline Theater Company and more. • Build and manage long-term partnerships with community organizations, educational groups and cultural institutions to increase audience engagement and visibility. • Shape brand messaging, create promotional content, coordinate campaigns and deliver mission-aligned storytelling across digital, print and community platforms.
Education
San Jose State University
MFA, Creative Writing
2009 - 2012
• M.F.A., Creative Writing, Nonfiction and Drama, San José State University, CA • Certificate, California State University Summer Arts Program, Fresno, CA • B.S., Communication Arts and Theater, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA, and England • Shakespeare, Writing, Improv: Stanford University, Northwestern University, The Second City • Mabel Love Memorial Scholarship, 70th Annual Philadelphia Writers Conference • M.E.H. Lewis Memorial Fund Playwriting Scholarship, Chicago Dramatists • China & Taiwan Global Technology Initiative Scholarship, San Jose State University
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Overall Rating
5.0
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