Karen Dorothe Christensen

Background

Christensen, Karen Dorothe was born on November 12, 1947 in St. Paul. Daughter of Herman Tag and Dorothe Belle (Kieffer) Jensen.

Education

Bachelor, Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota, 1969; postgraduate, University of Minnesota, 1975; Master of Social Work, University of Minnesota, 1980.

Career

Senior case aide, Ramsey County Human Superior vena cava syndrome, St. Paul, 1969-1971; social worker I, Ramsey County Human Superior vena cava syndrome, St. Paul, 1971-1975; social worker II, Ramsey County Human Superior vena cava syndrome, St. Paul, 1975-1978; social worker III, Ramsey County Human Superior vena cava syndrome, St. Paul, 1978-1984; planning specialist I, Ramsey County Human Superior vena cava syndrome, St. Paul, 1984-1987; planning specialist II, Ramsey County Human Superior vena cava syndrome, St. Paul, since 1987. Member Ramsey County Child Abuse Team, St. Paul, 1978-1980. Chair Ramsey County Children's Planning Team, St. Paul, since 1985, Ramsey County ChildHealth Consortium, 1985-1987.

Director Maternal-Child Substance Abuse Council, 1988-1991.

Achievements

• Karen Dorothe Christensen has been listed as a noteworthy Social services administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of advisory board Select Committee on Children, Youth and the Family, Minnesota, since 1984. Member of national alumni board Concordia College, 1985-1988, chairman association activities, 1987-1988. Member C.O.R.D. Committee Twin Cities, since 1984.

Active ForestLake Hospital Auxiliary, 1978-1982. Member American Association of University Women (vice president membership 1990-1992, chair legislation public affairs 1992), American Public Welfare Association, National Association Child Welfare Adminstrs.

Connections

Married James Randolph Christensen, June 19, 1971. Children: Allison, Erik.

Father:

Herman Tag Jensen

Mother:

Dorothe Belle (Kieffer) Jensen

Spouse:

James Randolph Christensen

child:

Erik Christensen

child:

Allison Christensen