My name is Karen Gorsh and I’m running as a write-in candidate for the Cedar Rapids School Board. I have the background to step up to the job of representing all the students and families in the First District:
9 years on the board of the Taylor Area Neighborhood Association, five years as President of the Board working on projects such as development of the Tenth Square Park and the initiation and development of Taylor Elementary before and after school program.
5 years on the Community Development Block Grant Citizen Advisory Committee advising the Cedar Rapids City Council on millions of dollars in grant applications.
5 years serving on the Linn County Empowerment Board with experience as the subcommittee chair for parent education and family support programs.
7 years with the Linn County Partnership for Safe Families, three years on the Linn County Partnership board and national experience as a conference presenter on the partnership model.
2 years on the Weed and Seed Steering Committee, collaboration among law enforcement, education and human service organizations to improve low-income communities.
17 years in health care working with patients.
11 years as a group facilitator for Young Parents Network.
10 years as a Share Iowa organizer for the Taylor neighborhood.
2004 recipient of a ‘9 Who Cares’ Jefferson Award for Volunteerism.
