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What!is!a!singer,!songwriter,!poet,!performer!and!dancer!doing!leading!the!Multicultural! Strategies!for!one!of!the!healthiest!banks!in!the!United!States!as!a!Senior!Vice!President?!Karen!A.!Clark!is! living!life!in!its!proper!perspective;!with!balance!! !
Karen!A.!Clark,!born!at!WrightEPatterson!Air!Force!base!in!Dayton,!Ohio!began!measuring!her! dreams!and!limits!as!she!saw!the!world!at!an!early!age.!Her!father,!an!enlisted!officer!supported!the!family! by!working!multiple!jobs,!which!included!everything!from!calling!out!bingo!numbers!to!singing!with!the! local!band.!Karen’s!first!live!performance!experience!was!in!Frankfurt,!Germany!where!she!saw!Ramsey! Lewis!.!! !
Karen!A’s!primary!plan!in!life!was!obvious!and!unmistakable;!she!wanted!to!perform.!While!never! abandoning!the!pursuit!of!her!lifelong!dream,!she!embarked!on!what!she!calls!a!‘back!up!plan’,!college,! where!she!discovered!her!vocal!ability!as!a!singer!and!her!strength!as!live!performer!in!musical!theater! and!spoken!word.!Performing!with!various!groups!and!local!bands,!she!wowed!crowds!through!her!spoken! word!and!performance!art.!!! ! After!receiving!a!Bachelor!of!Arts!degree!in!Economics!from!CA!State!University!Sacramento,! Karen!A.!soon!entered!the!workforce!at!a!national!bank!in!commercial!real!estate!and!has!held!national! and!international!banking!assignments!in!corporate!diversity!and!marketing.!In!2012,!L.A.!Focus!Magazine! named!her!one!of!the!Top!20!African!American!Female!Women!in!L.A.!Business! ! She!has!appeared!in!more!than!15!stage!plays;!and,!performs!her!unique!flavor!of!music!live!in!jazz! festivals,!supper!clubs,!and!intimate!settings,!including!the!Long!Beach!Jazz!Festival!on!numerous! occasions,!the!historic!Central!Avenue!Jazz!Festival,!Pip’s!on!La!Brea!and!the!Beverly!Hills!Hotel.!! !
While!raising!2!children!kids!with!her!late!husband!Finley,!Karen!remained!steadfast!and!focused! on!her!first!gig;!writing!and!performing!!The!Karen&A.&Clark&Project!is!a!jazzy,!sexy,!conscious!spoken!word! musical!journey!through!love,!life,!career,!companionship,!sensuality!and!city!life.!!The!singing!hooks!and! crafty!lyrics!are!a!one!of!a!kind!adventure!in!creativity.!The!CD!is!available!on!most!digital!outlets!and! Karen!is!working!on!the!2nd!CD!to!be!released!in!2013.!! !
Karen!A.!Clark!213!344!9009! thekclark@gmail.com! www.cdbaby.com/karenaclark! !! you!tube,!Linkedin,!FB!–!Karen!A.!Clark! Itunes!–!spoken!word! ! !
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