Karl-Michael SALA International Ancestral Genealogist

Current

• Fund-Raiser (#1 for Non-Donors RPH & # of Validated Gifts & #1 for Sept 2009 Revenue Achievement!) at Political Call Center
• 1st & 2nd Tenor (unpaid selected professional) at Arizona Deseret Choir (former Arizona Mormon Choir)
• International German Genealogist at GermanGenealogist.com

• Owner; USA & Euro-Germanic Ancestral Genealogist at NO FIND? NO FEE! ANCESTRY, GENEALOGY, FAMILY HISTORY MYSTERY!
• Owner, Chief Intelligence Officer at Ancestral Intelligence Agency

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Past

• Communications Specialist III (Highest-level Fund-Raiser for numerous non-profit corp's) at MDS Communications Corporation
• Founder & Finder at Izmir, Turkey Alumni Association
• TimeShare Appointment Setter for Marriott's Grand Chateau at Marriott Vacation Club International

• Manager in-Training for Monitronics.com at Commercial & Residential Security, Ltd
• Project Implementation Manager, EVPN, AT&T Project at Convergys
• International Research Consultant (Ancestry.de & Ancestry.co.uk) at The Generations Network
• Paid Expert Ancestry Genealogist, Researcher at Ancestry.com
• 1st Tenor at Santa Rosa Honor Choir
• Crew Leader, Advance Lister, Enumerator, Quality Controller at US Census Bureau
• 1st Tenor at Utah Symphony Chorus
• Consultative Sales & Service Consultant at Utah Taxpayers Association
• GERMAN GENEALOGIST (Ancestry & Family History Research for Germany & Prussia) at Accredited Genealogist (German)
• Financial Consultant at Newcastle Financial Group
• Missionary, District Leader at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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Education

• University of Phoenix
• US Air Force Officer Training School
• Brigham Young University (Provo, Utah)

• Izmir American Dependent High School
• Stebbins High School (Dayton, Ohio)

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Karl-Michael SALA International Ancestral Genealogist’s Summary

Karl says: I accept my multi-faceted missions to serve The Unborn, Those Born & The Dearly Departed{;>)

"But now is not the time for modesty!" --high school musical coach, David Urness, at Karl's 1971 drama/music performance of "Tony" in West Side Story

Karl is a PROVEN Consultative Sales via Service Expert;
Gifted, multi-talented, near-death experienced (NDE), well-rounded, 3-decade internat'l Ancestral Euro-Germanic Genealogist, Family History Mystery case Cracker & Solver since '79! Researcher for celebrities & pig farmers!

Clients deemed Karl: "Angel; Finder; Genie; Guru; the Michael Jordan & Tiger Woods of German Genealogy; Magic Man; My Man; The Man; Miracle Worker; Phenomenon; Renaissance Man; Santa Claus; Time Traveler; Wizard..."

Karl has grown WEARY of people just reading articles, attending lectures, buying books ABOUT genealogy & NOT SOLVING their ancestral research!

Privately, professionally & while working for internat'l subscribers of Ancestry.com, Ancestry.co.uk, Ancestry.de, Genealogy.com, MyFamily, et al., Karl was able to serve THOUSANDS of global clients (from Australia to Austria), relatives, patrons, subscribers & himself. Found data that clients had been seeking for DECADES!

INTERESTING PROJECTS: 1990 & 2000 Census Bureau Crew Leader; Advance Lister; Enumerator; Quality Control. Awarded Crew Leader ca$h bonus (accuracy & timeliness)! Hand-picked to help complete Denver & Las Vegas area operations.

MILITARY: USAF Reserve Intelligence Operations Specialist & Officer. As a Ssgt. (E-5), Karl earned a Deserving Airman Commission & was trained at Officer Training School.

FINANCIAL CONSULTING: Former Retirement Specialist, Fidelity Investments & Dean Witter. Customer Service & Sales training @ former World Trade Center, NYC.

40+ ENDEARING ENDORSEMENTS. Since 1979, Karl has Hundreds of private endorsements & recommendations from colleagues, clients, managers & patrons from various industries!

Karl-Michael SALA International Ancestral Genealogist’s Specialties:

pro' Germanic ancestry, genealogy & family history research, deutsche Ahnenforschung, Prussia (Preussen), emigration & immigration; Austria (Oesterreich), Baden, Bavaria (Bayern), Brandenburg, Alsace-Lorraine (Elsass-Lothringen), Denmark (Daenemark) France (Frankreich), Han(n)over, Hesse(n), Mecklenburg, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Ostpreussen (East Prussia) Pomerania (Pommern), Posen (Poznan), Saxony (Sachsen), Schleswig-Holstein, Silesia (Schlesien), Switzerland (Schweiz), Wuerttemberg

Karl-Michael SALA International Ancestral Genealogist’s Experience

• Fund-Raiser (#1 for Non-Donors RPH & # of Validated Gifts & #1 for Sept 2009 Revenue Achievement!)

  Political Call Center

  (Fund-Raising industry)

  June 2009 — Present (6 months)

  Also #1 for September - November 2009 Non-donor RPH fundraising! That is, the most productive fund-raiser for the most difficult of lists to call !
  
  Karl has a multi-faceted mission to serve The Unborn, Those Born & The Dearly Departed{;>)
  
  For September 2009: #1 volume Fund-Raiser ($23,215: $4k more than #2)! Sept - Nov'09: #1 RPH Non-Donor Fund-Raiser (Pro-Life & Conservative Causes). The ProLife Campaign & The Republican Majority Campaign (both Political Action Committees, i.e. PACs). Due to high performance from 15 June 2009 to 15 July 2009, Karl was promoted within 1 month, which was as soon as it was possible.
  
  Karl is presently the #1 RPH caller for non-donors & # of quantity validations! He averages over $1,000/day from both donor & non-donor lists.
  
  Karl has mentored two friends at PCC, one of whom is now in the Top Ten! John Traynor wrote Karl a nice letter:
  "…[I] ask[ed] Karl to ‘Coach me to success.’ As a direct result of Karl’s outstanding [after-hours, privately paid] coaching, I have become one of our company’s TOP TEN sales agents. I have more confidence, and appreciation for the challenges of what it takes to succeed because of his effective approach. His ability in sharing his proven recipe for outstanding achievement has been a significant help for me. I will ever be thankful for, as well as indebted to Mr. Karl Sala for all of his help at getting me to make my continued success a reality.” SIGNED, John Traynor; 1366 W Garden Cir; Mesa, AZ 85201; 480-718-9785
  
  Doug Schofield, colleague whom Karl mentored to substantially increase performance at PCC. 1253 W Straford Dr; Chandler, AZ 85224; 480-786-4370

• 1st & 2nd Tenor (unpaid selected professional)

  Arizona Deseret Choir (former Arizona Mormon Choir)

  (Entertainment industry)

  April 2009 — Present (8 months)

  I am solo-, duet-, quartet- & choir-capable & quite-qualified as a 1st Tenor, but am assigned to help the less-members of the 2nd tenor section. So far, I've sung for a missionary conference and for 2 Payson, Arizona community performances. In addition to some stunning spiritual & religious standards, we have also performed some rousing patriotic pieces!
  
  It certainly is more satisfying than a typical ward choir, but not quite as satisfying as the larger Utah Symphony Chorus. There, I sang classical music that lifted my spirit higher than ever. It was Dr. Edgar J. Thompson--now a conductor of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir--who auditioned & accepted me for the Utah Symphony Chorus. For the audition, he asked me to sing "Silent Night." Ed accepted me immediately & said that he loved my natural tenor voice. I also can play the guitar & piano "by ear" sufficient to accompany myself or others in singing. I seek others to start a popular drama, entertainment & instrumental music band that performs with 2-4 part harmony vocals. If you play an instrument, can sing & live in the Mesa, Arizona area, please email karlmsala@msn.com or call 602-503-0775.

• International German Genealogist

  GermanGenealogist.com

  (Research industry)

  August 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)

  http://www.GermanGenealogist.com
  Although Karl-Michael Sala has served as a highly successful International German Genealogist since 1979, this website is less than a year old. After only two months, this URL became organically (i.e., non-sponsored) Search Engine Optimized (SEO'd). This is due to Karl's webmaster's knowledge & skill along with Karl's occasional weblog. Karl Sala is now the top-ranked individual "German Genealogist" on Military.com & most Search Engines: Google, MSN & Yahoo.com, et al. Hire Karl Sala to do your German-American or Euro-Germanic family history research. For SEO of your URL, email pajenius@gmail.com
  
  Karl-Michael Recommends
  Tim Russ, Student & private musician at Izmir American High School
  I have known Tim Russ (aka Tuvok on Star Trek Voyager) for over 30 years. We attended the same Izmir (Mid-East country, Turkey) American high school in 1971-72. We initially played in competing music genre bands, Peaceful Revolution (rock-n-roll) & Peace Unlimited (soul & jazz). We later joined talents, where I played bass & he played lead guitar in a soul band. We both also played on the high school football & soccer teams. Later in life, Tim hired me as an ancestral genealogist & I successfully located data, documents & images on his father, grandfather & pre-Emancipation great-grandfather, Itasca Russ. I have enjoyed Tim's voice & instrumental music after 1994, both live & on his CDs. He is versatile & enlightening as an actor, entertainer, musician & public speaker.
  
  Karl-Michael SALA International Ancestral Genealogist (Student at Izmir American (Dept of Defense Overseas School)) worked directly with Tim at Izmir American High School.

• Owner; USA & Euro-Germanic Ancestral Genealogist

  NO FIND? NO FEE! ANCESTRY, GENEALOGY, FAMILY HISTORY MYSTERY!

  (Research industry)

  January 1979 — Present (30 years 11 months)

  "Expensive? No, Ma'am. Expensive is when you spend 30 years & thousands of $ just TRYING to find what we usually DO FIND in 1 day!" Karl Sala
  
  NO FIND, NO FEE! FAMILY HISTORY MYSTERY! Only an excellent genealogist would be willing to offer a contingency fee option!
  
  Karl has grown weary of people NOT finding what they seek!
  * Decades-proven 98% success ratio in finding new digital data, documents & images of what others were seeking
  * Finally taken his early-1980s fellow genealogist's (Norm Moyes') decades-old challenge to become a genealogist who offers a contingency fee option.
  
  Make Karl a generous offer. Provide details of your target ancestral family history mystery. He'll accept, reject or counter-offer. Warning: Because of his high success ratio, be prepared to pony-up!
  
  karlmsala@msn.com; 603-503-0775 = 1-888-456-7252 (24-hr toll-free; lv msg)

• Owner, Chief Intelligence Officer

  Ancestral Intelligence Agency

  (Research industry)

  January 1979 — Present (30 years 11 months)

  "Karl & Lynell! Quick! Help me find my ancestors--before I become one!" --a young client
  
  The Intelligence notion is derived from Karl's indefinite commission as a USAF Reserve Intelligence Officer.
  
  Karl is the highest-ranked genealogist listed as a vendor on www.Military.com. He is the ONLY German Genealogist on www.Military.com

• Communications Specialist III (Highest-level Fund-Raiser for numerous non-profit corp's)

  MDS Communications Corporation

  (Fund-Raising industry)

  August 2008 — June 2009 (11 months)

  Karl Sala, consistently one of the top MDS fund-raisers, raised thousand$ each & every week for adoption, charitable, childrens', conservative, family, medical, non-profit, political, pro-Life, relief, religious & watchdog causes, to wit: American Bible Society; American Leprosy Mission; CARE; Catholic Medical Mission Board; Chosen People Ministries; CityTeam Ministries; Concerned Women for America; Holt Internat'l Children's Adoption; Judicial Watch; McCain/Palin; Mercy Corps; Navigators; Nat'l Right to LIfe (& state affiliates); Republican Nat'l Committee; Sacred Heart; St. Jude, Salvation Army (& other nationwide foodbanks); Students for Life of America; Veterans of Foreign Wars, Worship Network, Wycliffe, Yes for Marriage...
  
  Usually a top producer earning either a high bonus, response rate &/or funds raised! 5 Feb 2009: First-ever Best Team Member, Patti Wood's Team. 4 Dec 2008: promoted to Communications Specialist III, top non-management position. Karl passed with flying colors (100%) a quality filter of his gifts received from donors. Thanks also to past coaches, Claudia Klevos & Crys Phillips. Karl's hearing loss & a computer glitch caused him to inadvertently offend his floor boss. No forgiveness was granted. Departing from sour grapes, Karl has now moved on to other parts of the vineyard.

• Founder & Finder

  Izmir, Turkey Alumni Association

  (Research industry)

  1982 — 2009 (27 years )

  Bittersweet Interest: With the aid, criticism (both constructive & destructive) & (mis-)judgments of a handful of others, I researched, found, cataloged, documented, contacted, 3-way conferenced-called; subsequently & repeatedly then RE-found, re-contacted, re-united & re-unionized hundreds of Izmir, Turkey former residents, 1950-2009! Due to the "blood, sweat & tears" invested into this living persons research group--versus the lack of sufficient funds raised--my wife appropriately deemed this a FOR-LOSS organization{;>) The Izmir Association will now be pursued only on an as-needed basis, i.e. when we deem necessary or someone actually pays to have us find someone for them.

• TimeShare Appointment Setter for Marriott's Grand Chateau

  Marriott Vacation Club International

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MAR; Hospitality industry)

  June 2008 — July 2008 (2 months)

  To schedule a Las Vegas vacation with Marriott Rewards members, without the aid of an auto-dialer, Karl rapidly made 150-200 phone calls in a 5-hr shift. Within 3 weeks & prior to having migrated to Queen Creek, Arizona, Karl developed an above-average number of leads for the Closers. These ultimately became 4 closed "sales." Because of Karl's natural people-skills & excellent phone demeanor, his two great managers, Brian Shehan & Darryl T Roberts, were sad to hear of Karl's departure, but were pleased that he was leaving to assist his daughter with her two very young sons, one a newborn on 5 July 2008! Unfortunately, the compensation there was insufficient for the efforts & time. You may email or call Darryl at 702-730-4035 darryl.roberts@vacationclub.com or Blair at 800-487-4812 ext 4525 blairshehan@yahoo.com

• Manager in-Training for Monitronics.com

  Commercial & Residential Security, Ltd

  (Security and Investigations industry)

  April 2008 — June 2008 (3 months)

  Steve B., the owner, reneged on his verbal contract to compensate a set weekly salary for 18 months. In spite of this stunning traumatic situation, from this position, I learned a lot abt myself, my health & stamina to withstand very hot outdoor conditions, along w/ my naturally great sales & service abilities. Jim H. (in Utah) recruited me to Steve B.'s office in Las Vegas. Training was mostly good, except for the manager part. At least 2 of Steve's managers claimed that Steve "...overpromises & under-delivers. He did not get where he is w/o having stepped on a few toes." I loyally served as a "door-knocker" who then called up a Team Leader to close deals. I averaged 3 sales/wk, but only 1/week actually held (failed credit, buyer's remorse); Great Team Leader, Brandon Dorsey would give me a great endorsement. Call him 702-376-4210 or email brandontlx@mac.com.

• Project Implementation Manager, EVPN, AT&T Project

  Convergys

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; CVG; Outsourcing/Offshoring industry)

  2007 — 2008 (1 year )

• International Research Consultant (Ancestry.de & Ancestry.co.uk)

  The Generations Network

  (Privately Held; Internet industry)

  2006 — 2007 (1 year )

  * Numerous letters of commendation from Ancestry.com & Ancestry.co.uk online subscribers, colleagues, managers; Able to find ancestral family members' data & images for global ancestry seekers; Effectively became chief online Germanic Research Consultant for Ancestry.de; superbly handled majority of calls & emails FROM Germany!
  
  Joe Everett, Germanic Content Manager, Ancestry.com wrote 7/10/08: "Karl worked in Ancestry.de member services assisting subscribers ... to be successful in their research. With his Germanic research expertise, Karl provided helpful feedback on quality & production of some of Ancestry.com's Germanic databases... also contributed to the improvement of some ... index data quality, particularly for Germanic locality data. Karl is focused not only on the immediate task, but on the larger picture, & aims to not only solve the immediate need, but also contribute to a better overall experience. Karl is thorough, communicates promptly & effectively & is pleasant to work with.”

• Paid Expert Ancestry Genealogist, Researcher

  Ancestry.com

  (Research industry)

  2005 — 2007 (2 years )

  Having served in various call center capacities (Renewal Subscription Sales; Welcome Team) Karl Sala was THE very 1st person hand-picked & selected for the Paid Expert Ancestry Research Line (PEARL, a term Karl coined & won the in-house team-name competition, but it was never formally accepted)
  
  Due to what Karl was able to find for subscribers, he encouraged them to go further; they indeed spent thousands of research dollars! Karl had to be restrained from the volume of research he sold, for Ancestry.com did not want to get into deep genealogical research cases that required going to the Family History Library or doing onsite research. This Research Team was deemed "not scalable." Indeed: The call-center HR Director, Mike Moran, exclaimed, "Karl, we're going to have to clone you!"
  
  Try Karl's present NO FIND, NO FEE! option! karlmsala@msn.com; 1-888-456-7252 (24-hr toll-free)
  
  22 Jan 2009, Colleague Austin Davis wrote: "We used to both work at MyFamily.com. You taught me so much about family history and genealogy; I owe you so much. You were the best researcher I knew..."

• 1st Tenor

  Santa Rosa Honor Choir

  (Research industry)

  2001 — 2002 (1 year )

  Accompanying the Santa Rosa Symphony, this choir sang, among other reasons, as a balm for the 9/11 tragedy. "Ode to Joy" comes to mind.

• Crew Leader, Advance Lister, Enumerator, Quality Controller

  US Census Bureau

  (Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; International Trade and Development industry)

  1990 — 2000 (10 years )

  actually pre-1990 & pre-2000! Leader of the largest team in Utah, pre-1990. Awarded a monetary bonus for quality & timely completion of projects in Utah. Therefore, Karl was selected to assist in the completion of Denver, pre-1990 & Las Vegas, pre-2000!

• 1st Tenor

  Utah Symphony Chorus

  (Entertainment industry)

  1994 — 1998 (4 years )

  It was very challenging, but quite satisfying to perform with the Utah Symphony Chorus. I sang classical music that lifted my spirit higher than ever. Dr. Edgar J. Thompson, now a conductor of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, auditioned & accepted me. Along with the usual challenging vocal testings, I auditioned with an a capella "Silent Night." Ed accepted me immediately & said that he loved my natural tenor voice.
  
  From their website: "...The Utah Symphony Chorus. ...The chorus has sung under the baton of Utah Symphony Music Directors Maurice Abravanel, Varujan Kojian, Joseph Silverstein, and Keith Lockhart, as well as guest conductors such as Robert Shaw, Carmen Dragon, Norman Leyden, Margaret Hillis, Roger Wagner, Peter Eros, and many others. Fifty-eight years and a wealth of the world's greatest choral music later, we embrace the future and our great associations with Maestro Keith Lockhart, Pavel Kogan, Scott O'Neil, and the orchestra. The Utah Symphony Chorus is comprised of 160 volunteers from the community who meet once a week to prepare the choral masterworks and pops concerts needed by the Utah Symphony. The Utah Symphony Chorus performs 8 to 10 separate concerts per year with the Utah Symphony. Members are auditioned by the Symphony's Chorus Conductor. There is no limited time of service. We're proud to continue to provide outstanding music to the communities of Utah and beyond, and as always, to be the voice of the Utah Symphony!"

• Consultative Sales & Service Consultant

  Utah Taxpayers Association

  (Research industry)

  1995 — 1995 (less than a year)

  Consultative sales via service consultant

• GERMAN GENEALOGIST (Ancestry & Family History Research for Germany & Prussia)

  Accredited Genealogist (German)

  (Research industry)

  May 1984 — December 1995 (11 years 8 months)

  In 1984, after having much more than the pre-requisite 1,000 hours of research & having passed a rigorous oral & written exam administered by Roy Spjut, AG (now retired from the Family History Library), Karl-Michael Sala found THOUSANDS of Ancestral Family Members for HUNDREDS of clients, patrons & himself! Because he was getting behind in client case closure, to protect the name of his church, this accreditation was involuntarily withdrawn after Karl's 1995 Near-Death Experience. However, to this day, Karl fervently disputes the withdrawal, for he has done nothing but improve his Germanic research skills & find more personal & client ancestral family members than ever!

• Financial Consultant

  Newcastle Financial Group

  (Fund-Raising industry)

  1988 — 1988 (less than a year)

• Missionary, District Leader

  Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

  (Religious Institutions industry)

  January 1976 — December 1977 (2 years )

  Loved having served the people of the Germany-Duesseldorf Mission in Nordrhein-Westfalen in: Velbert (near Essen), Minden, Luedenscheid, Siegen, Dortmund & Soest. It was my greatest honor to have been privileged to have taught & baptized several individuals & one Rosenberg family. 1976: Was granted permission to temporarily depart mission boundaries with my companion, G. Timothy Kelly (now a Las Vegas doctor), to visit & bless my younger brother, who had just become a quadriplegic in Kassel, Hessen, Germany.

Karl-Michael SALA International Ancestral Genealogist’s Education

• University of Phoenix

  none , Business Administration , 1990 — 1991

  Business Management classes taken

  Activities and Societies:

  Team Projects

• US Air Force Officer Training School

  commissioned as a Lieutenant , (Leadership & Military) , 1987 — 1987

  My travels behind the Iron Curtain ultimately gave a Major Lawrence Earle & a Captain Kevin Klahr some "heartburn." I was "pencil-whipped" & my Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmentized Clearance was non-renewed. No clearance? No commission. I forgive them, for they know not what they do.

  Activities and Societies:

  Intelligence Officer (Human & Operations)

• Brigham Young University (Provo, Utah)

  International Relations & Professional Genealogy , USA & German, Germanic Ancestry, Family History, Genealogy , 1978 — 1981

  Karl loved Brigham Young University & graduated within 3 1/2 years. As a Vietnam-era Veteran & later a USAFR Intelligence Officer, was financed by the GI Bill. Blessed by his wife with two wonderful daughters while @ BYU: Maria Helena & Celestia Angelika! (Later had two great sons: Benjamin Karl & Nathanael Clyde. Those four] taught Karl more than any BYU class! While a student: worked as a BYU custodian; delivered coal to customers while @ Utah Timber & Coal); as a Psychiatric Aide at the Utah State (Psychiatric) Hospital, which housed & treated criminals & non-criminals. Served & received training in the Utah Army National Guard Linguist Batallion) & USAF Reserve Intelligence Agency: Linguist, Interrogator, Debriefer, Officer Training & in Intelligence Operations. Former NCO (Staff Sergeant) earned a Deserving Airman Commission & attended Officer Training School @ Lackland AFB, TX.

  Activities and Societies:

  German Chorus; looking for the eventual mother of my four children, Volunteer work, student ward social activities leader, ancestry, family history & genealogy research in England, USA, Germany & numerous European countries that had Germans living in them at some point in time.

• Izmir American Dependent High School

  diploma , Humanities, Internat'l Relations, Girls, Drama, Rock & Soul Music & Sports (not in that order) , 1970 — 1972

• Stebbins High School (Dayton, Ohio)

  diploma , Choir, Gymnastics, Girls & oh yeah, general ed , 1968 — 1970

  When Karl Sala's father was transferred by the USAF to Izmir, Turkey, Karl debated whether or not to stay with his gymnastics friend Byron Nash (chosen as Most Valuable in 1971 & 1972). Karl ultimately opted to support his family, which consisted also of a younger brother & sister. With hindsight, it was a wise decision.

  Activities and Societies:

  While only a sophomore, Karl Sala was selected as the Top Man, Trampoline, Varsity Gymnastics Team; Placed 9th at Regionals; Voted by coach & peers as Most Improved, for Karl was the only gymnast who could competitively perform a double-twisting back flip, followed immediately by a front flip with 1 & 1/2 twist, followed by 8 consecutive lesser moves. This was all learned w/i a few months' practice.
  
  Choir Tenor: sang "O Shenandoah" for a class solo
  Drama: Pirate in "Peter Pan"

Additional Information

Karl-Michael SALA International Ancestral Genealogist’s Interests:

ancestry, genealogy, family history research, Deutschland, Deutsches Reich, East Germany, West Germany, German, Germanic, European genealogy, Alsace Lorraine, Elsass-Lothringen, Baden, Bavaria, Bayern, Berlin, Brandenburg, Hanover, Hannover, Hesse, Hessen, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Niedersachsen, North Rhine Westfalen, Nordrhein Westfalen, Westphalia, Ruhr, Posen, Poznan, Prussia, Preussen, Sachsen, Saxony, Wuerttemberg, Ostpreussen, East Prussia, Westfalen, Westphalia, Westpreussen, West Prussia

Karl-Michael SALA International Ancestral Genealogist’s Groups:

1975-Present: Elder, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints;
1976-77: Returned Missionary, Germany-Duesseldorf Mission, 1976-77;
1978-81: Alumnus, Brigham Young University
present Family History Center volunteer-at-large in Arizona; ad hoc Leader who will be assembling a cadre' of professional genealogists near Mesa, Arizona; formerly @ FHC @ Brigham Young University, California, Oregon & Germany; former 1st Tenor, Utah Symphony Chorus (under Ed Thompson, now conducts the Mormon Tabernacle Choir) & Santa Rosa, California Honor Choir;

•    Arbita CyberSleuths
•    Brigham Young University Alumni
•    BYU Management Society - Latin America
•    LDS Professionals
•    Arizona Management Society
•    Link2Europe
•    Expertise for Hire
•    German Speaking People
•    Friends of Germany- Germanic Culture. AC4GC.org , Arizona Center for Germanic Cultures
•    LDS Connect
•    German-American Relations
•    US Military Veterans Network
•    LI-DE (LInked DEutschland)
•    BYU David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies
•    LDSBusLink
•    Germany Business and Professional Network
•    Förderung der deutschen Sprache
•    Genealogy Consultancy
•    LDS Latter-Day Saint Business Owners
•    Deutschland Konnektion
•    Genealogy Linked
•    Genealogical & Historical Research
•    German American ExecuNet
•    LDS PROFESSIONALS LINK
•    Association of Fundraising Professionals, Greater AZ Chapter
•    LDS Entrepreneurs
•    US Army Military Intelligence Veterans
•    Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
•    Polish Genealogists
•    LDS Professional Network
•    German Genealogist & German Genealogy (USA, immigration, emigration, & several European countries)
•    MORMONS IN BUSINESS
•    The Official Brigham Young University Alumni Network
•    Association for Intelligence Officers (AFIO)
•    Current & Former Missionary Training Center (MTC) Employees
•    Grandparent Marketing
•    New England Historic Genealogical Society
•    Pennsylvania Genealogy Research
•    LDS Grandparents
•    LDS Returned Missionary
•    Stradtmann/Stradtman Genealogy Group
•    U.S. Census Bureau Connections
•    Immigrants to America (Immigration & Emigration)
•    Census Search (USA, UK & Germany)
•    LDS Social Media

Karl-Michael SALA International Ancestral Genealogist’s Honors:

Gifted & Talented! Since youth, Karl received many honors:

* Elem. School Champion Speller (victored over 5th graders when only in 3rd grade)
* All-Star 2nd baseman @ age 11 (11-13 yr old league)

* Sophomore: Most Improved Gymnast: Best Man on Trampoline! The only Stebbins High student who could competitively perform a double-twisting back-flip, followed by a front flip w/ 1 1/2 twist!

* Junior: Lead-Singer/Guitarist, rock-n-roll band; "Tony" in West Side Story @ Izmir, Turkey (Turkish-American Assn Theater);

Senior: Voted by other teams' coaches & peers: "All-Conference Punter," Best All-Around, Friendliest & Most Athletic

HUNDREDS of endorsements from associates, colleagues, clients, coaches & managers. Thousands of $ of client advance retainers received. Hundreds of European microfilm parish records researched! Years of productive, records-exhausting, on-site digital photography & research in Germany, Denmark & behind the former Iron Curtain in East Germany!

Karl-Michael SALA International Ancestral Genealogist’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch