Karen and Stephen Jarmoc with their three children.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

January 2007 to Present

  • Connecticut State Legislature, 59th House District

1995 Present — K. Jarmoc Consulting

  • Offer fundraising and public relations expertise to organizations
    throughout Connecticut and Western Massachusetts. Specialize
    in grant writing, event planning, annual fund and endowment
    campaigns, and long range and strategic planning.
  • Services have been provided on a voluntary basis since 2000.

1992-1995 Executive and Development Director

  • Served as Director of Development and Community Relations at
    Johnson Memorial Hospital.
  • Served as chief administrator of the Network Against Domestic
    Abuse, Inc., an agency which provides support services to battered
    women and children living in North Central CT.

1990-1992— Press Secretary, Assist. Editor, & News Reporter

  • Media liaison for five state senators. Wrote press releases, editorial
    columns, speeches and organized press conferences.
  • Assisted editor in overseeing three weekly newspapers. Also
    was also responsible for municipal coverage and feature stories.

EDUCATION

Trinity College, Hartford, CT
Master’s Degree in Public Policy (May 2004)

Simmons College, Boston, MA
Bachelor’s Degree in Communication/Political Science (May 1989)

COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP

Chair, Board of Directors
United Way of North Central CT

Chair, Board of Directors
Asnuntuck Community College Foundation
Board of Trustees Merit Award, June 2005

Member:
Rotary Club of Enfield
School Readiness Council, Town of Enfield
Women’s Club of Enfield
Enfield Democratic Town Committee
Democratic State Committeewoman, 7th Senatorial District
Chair, Human Services Commission, Town of Enfield
Chair, Strategic Planning Committee, Social Services, 2006
Long Range Planning Library Committee, Town of Enfield
Board of Directors, Covenant to Care
The Connecticut Young Democrats, Advisory Board
Board of Directors, North Central Connecticut Chamber of Commerce

Elected, CT General Assembly—November 2006
Member, Education, Public Safety, and Human Services Committee

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The Committee to Elect Karen Jarmoc ~ 33 School Street ~ Enfield CT 06082 ~ Phone: (860) 749-0431~  Email: jarmocenfield@aol.com

Paid for by Friends of Karen, William Vayda, Treasurer