Karen M. Berk

Background

Berk, Karen M. was born on March 29, 1943 in Brooklyn. Daughter of Harry and Minerva G. (Liptzin) Sternberg.

Education

Bachelor, University of California at Los Angeles, 1964.

Career

Field office manager, Employment Development Department, Sacramento, 1970-1973; assistant deputy director, Employment Development Department, Sacramento, 1973-1976; administrator evaluations division, Employment Development Department, Sacramento, 1976-1984; vice president, Private Industry Council, Los Angeles, 1984-1988; deputy director marketing services, Employment Development Department, Los Angeles, 1988-1990; regional vice president, Judicial Arbitration & Mediation Superior vena cava syndrome, Sacramento, 1990-1991; executive director, March of Dimes, 1991-1996; senior vice president, managing director, Ruder-Finn, Inc., Los Angeles, since 1997. Partner Ideas In Motion, Los Angeles, 1988-1991. Board directors Rykoff-Sexton Funding Inc., Evaluation and Training.

Achievements

• Karen M. Berk has been listed as a noteworthy marketing and communications professional by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Organization Women Executives (past president), Aerospace Human Resources Network.

Interests

• Avocations: travel, reading, walking, theatre, ballet, films.

Connections

Father:

Harry Sternberg

Mother:

Minerva G. (Liptzin) Sternberg