Karen Juckett

• Analyzed employment and benefits market in community development industry including conducting survey, analyzing data and preparing survey report. • Analyzed potential economic development impact of new legislation from 80th Texas Legislature. • Researched changes in eminent domain law and practice in the United States and analyzed impact on housing developers. • Drafted testimony on economic displacement, training programs for CDCs for presentation to Texas Legislature.

• Networked with government and business contacts to support passage of civil aviation legislation in the National Assembly, opening new business opportunities in consumer travel and shipping. • Analyzed the impact of a logging ban on U.S. investors and evaluated potential policy alternatives. • Advocated for U.S. investors to ensure fair treatment by the Nicaraguan government. • Promoted training program on enforcement of intellectual property rights for local law enforcement.

• Evaluated the effectiveness of the market for nonprofit executive training in Central Texas. • Interviewed trainers and executives to identify strategies to strengthen management and training needs. • Analyzed data, prepared a report and presented findings to United Way officials and the Central Texas nonprofit community.

• Managed Executive Office operations, served as President’s liaison with high-level government and private sector officials. • Monitored expenditures and drafted annual budget in excess of $3 million. • Managed procurement including preparing scopes of work, reviewing products, and approving invoices.

Office of the General Counsel / Corporate Outreach • Assisted in initiating new corporate social responsibility initiative working with Latin American corporate foundations. • Assisted in creating and testing evaluation system for cooperative agreements with corporate foundations. • Managed Executive Office grant approval and reviewed grant documentation for grammar, clarity, and format.