November AAUW Meeting

November 14th Program

What’s New in AAUW?

Karen Kirkwood, AAUW National Board Member

6:30 PM

Riverland Community College

West Building

Room B116

(Park in South Lot and enter main door – W 1)

We are fortunate to have Karen Kirkwood from the national AAUW Board of Directors coming to Austin to talk about vital AAUW initiatives and answer our questions.  Karen recently attended a national board meeting and will bring us up to date on “What’s New in AAUW?”

Karen Kirkwood is a member of the AAUW St. Paul (MN) Branch and the AAUW St. Cloud (MN) Branch. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Minnesota. She has served AAUW as a branch and state president and has held various board and committee positions. She is currently a co-fundraiser for the St. Cloud Tech Savvy events. Karen was a member of the successful Charting the Course campaign. She has been employed as a special education teacher, a legal advocate for a battered women’s shelter, the owner of a home-based small business, the office manager for the Minnesota Education Association, and a mental health practitioner for toddlers with autism. In addition to her AAUW experience, Karen has served on several volunteer boards and committees in her community.

Her husband, David, a former national AAUW Board member will also be here.

Marijo Alexander and Sue Grove, Program Vice Presidents