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Karen Knudsen
Second Vice Chairperson, Oahu-at-Large (exp. 2010)
Ms. Knudsen was first elected to the Board of Education in November, 1990 and re-elected in November, 2006.
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Board Office Phone: (808) 586-3334
Board Office Fax: (808) 586-3433
Email: Karen_Knudsen@notes.k12.hi.us
Board Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2360, Honolulu, HI 96804
- Chair: Committee on External Affairs
- Member: Committees on Budget & Fiscal Accountability; Curriculum, Instruction & Student Support; Ad Hoc Committee on Special Programs; Ad Hoc Committee on Strategic Business Transformation
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- Relevance of Asia and the Pacific to American education reform.
- Challenges facing U.S. education policymakers
- Hawaii's education system and reform movements
- Global literacy.
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| Experience: |
Currently Director of the East-West Center Office of External Affairs, which includes the Center’s News and Information operations, Arts Program, Associates (Alumni) Office, program representatives in the region, EWC briefings for government officials, and community and public relations. Elected in 2006 to a fifth, four-year term on the Hawai‘i State Board of Education, and currently serves as the Board Chairperson. Worked in public affairs at the Hawai‘i State Judiciary and in public relations at Milici Valenti Ng Pak DDB Needham Advertising. Former Pacific area specialist with the Pacific and Asian Affairs Council and outreach coordinator for the University of Hawai‘i’s Center for Pacific Islands Studies. Served in the Peace Corps in Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia. M.A. in Pacific Islands Studies from the University of Hawai‘i.
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