Background
McCarthy, Karen Victoria was born on November 3, 1960 in Dubuque, Iowa, United States. Daughter of Floyd Victor and Janet Louise (Groh) Efferding.
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Karen Victoria McCarthy
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Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance, University Iowa, 1982. MAEd in Counseling, Loras College, 1987. Postgraduate, Drake University, since 1995.
Career
Data analyst, Dun & Bradstreet, Dubuque, 1983; tax preparer, Henry W. Bloch and Richard Bloch, Dubuque, 1983-1989; control center manager, YM/Young Women’s Christian Association of Dubuque, 1984-1986; career counselor, N.E. Iowa Cmty. College, Peosta, Iowa., 1987-1991; career counselor, Operation: New View, Dubuque, 1989-1991; family development and self sufficiency program manager, Operation: New View, Dubuque, 1991-1993; family development and self sufficiency program manager, State of Iowa, Des Moines, since 1993. Member chair Project Self-Sufficiency Task Force, 1991-1993.
Membership
Senior tutor, tutor trainer, Laubach Literature Council, Dubuque, 1985-1993, board directors, executive committee, chair family section Nuture Committee Habitat for Humanity, Dubuque, 1991-1993. Board directors Young Women’s Christian Association of Dubuque, 1977-1979, president 1984, secretary 1990-1993, chair personnel committee 1991-1993, executive director search committee 1991. Member American Counseling Association, National Career Development Association, National Employment Counselors Association, Family Resource Coalition.
