Karen E. Beardslee-Kwasny

Background

Karen Beardslee-Kwasny was born on June 25, 1965, in New Milford, Connecticut. She is the daughter of Paul William, an innkeeper, and Margaret Mary Beardslee. She grew up in a rural part of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Education

Karen Beardslee-Kwasny studied at Shippensburg University. In 1987, she was elected a President of Shippensburg University's chapter of Alpha Omicron Pi, an international sisterhood. She got a Bachelor of Arts in 1988. Also, she studied at East Carolina University and she got there a Master of Arts in 1991. Karen also graduated from Temple University. In 1998 she got a Doctor of Philosophy.

Career

Karen Beardslee-Kwasny worked at Burlington County College from 1991 to 1999. She was an adjunct professor. And then, she served as a lecturer in English from 1999 to 2002.

In 1992 Karen served as an adjunct professor at Camden County College and in 1995 at Rowan College of New Jersey. She also served as an adjunct professor.

Also, for one year, Karen Beardslee-Kwasny worked at a private secondary school in Philadelphia. She was a teacher of history and English.

Karen was a co-facilitator of the Monthly Senior Memoirs Writing Group at Barnes & Noble in 2000.

Starting in 2002, Karen Beardslee-Kwasny is an independent scholar and folklorist.

In 2011 Karen moved from Courthouse Estates to Ashville Park. There Kwasny became active in her community. Karen Beardslee-Kwasny served three City Council appointed volunteer committees: The Transition Area Interfacility Traffic Area Citizens Advisory Committee, The Virginia Beach 2040 Committee, and The Planning Commission as the Princess Anne District Representative.

Karen Beardslee Kwasny ran for the Princess Anne District Representative on Virginia Beach's City Council. She explained the structure and logistics of the city council in Virginia Beach, and she touched on the requirements and general responsibilities of the role as a member of the city council.

As well, Karen is the author. During her study, Karen's poetry was published in the "Independent News." She publishes in the fields of folklore, multicultural literature, and composition. Her two books are "Literary Legacies, Folklore Foundations" and "Translating Tradition."

Currently, Karen Beardslee-Kwasny is an assistant professor of English at Saint Leo University, and she is a faculty member at the South Hampton Road Education Center in Virginia.

Achievements

• Karen Beardslee-Kwasny is best known as the author of "Literary Legacies, Folklore Foundations," which was published in 2001. Besides, Karen is the author of "Translating Tradition." The book was published in 2004.
  
  Also, Karen Beardslee-Kwasny was a Representative of Princess Anne District on Virginia Beach's City Council.

Works

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  • Translating Tradition

    (Part of the "Longman Topics" reader series, Translating T...)

    2004
  • Literary Legacies, Folklore Foundations

    (In this provocative study of eight novels, Karen Beardsle...)

    2001

Politics

Karen Beardslee-Kwasny has been interested in local politics. She found local politics more enriching because the work was a matter of her everyday life, and what she did to made a positive difference affects the world outside her front door. Therefore, Karen ran for the Princess Anne District Representative on Virginia Beach's City Council.

Karen Beardslee-Kwasny mentioned that she found it more difficult to run amid the climate set by the administration. Karen unexpectedly experienced some personal attacks, which she described as "misinformed, uninformed, and fallacious." She said: "I decided to run for city office because I wanted to serve those who wanted me to serve. I believed I could make a significant contribution to the health and wellbeing of the city."

Views

Quotations: "Writing is my primary mode of expression. It has been a pail of my life since I was a child. Then, like now, I wrote not only for pleasure, but to pull myself out and into the world."

"As a college professor, each term I am grateful for the chance to open minds and to help others think critically about the world around them. This makes my work enjoyable and fulfilling. Still, the most important aspect of my work and life is the reward of personal growth through service."

Membership

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  Since 1987 Karen Beardslee-Kwasny was a President of Shippensburg University's chapter of Alpha Omicron Pi.

  Alpha Omicron Pi , United States

  1988

• Virginia Beach Planning Commission , United States

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  Modern Language Association of America , United States

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  American Folklore Society , United States

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  National Council of Teachers of English , United States

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  National Women's Studies Association , United States

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  Popular Culture Association , United States

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  Society for the Study of Multi-Ethnic Literatures of the United States , United States

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  American Association of University Women , United States

Interests

• Guitar, baking

• Sport & Clubs

  biking

Connections

Karen Beardslee-Kwasny married Thomas Michael Kwasny on August 1, 2001. She has two stepchildren: Rocky and Stefan.

Father:

Paul William

Mother:

Margaret Mary Beardslee

Margaret Mary Beardslee's maiden name is Minisce.

husband:

Thomas Michael Kwasny

stepson:

Rocky Kwasny

stepson:

Stefan Kwasny

References

• Karen Beardslee Kwasny - LinkedIn
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• Karen Beardslee Kwasny - Facebook