Kara LaFleur

Current

• Community Outreach, Organizing & Advocacy at Philadelphia Arts, Culture, & Social Change Community

Past

• Marketing Coordinator at Night Kitchen Interactive
• Summer Program Director at Work To Ride
• Administrative Coordinator at The Center for Emerging Visual Artists

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Education

• University of The Arts

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Connections

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Industry

Marketing and Advertising

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Kara LaFleur’s Summary

Kara LaFleur received her BFA in Photography with a minor in Bookmaking from the University of the Arts, where she focused on alternative image making processes. After graduation, her involvement with the Center for Emerging Visual Artists provided experience in the Non-Profit and Arts and Culture Sectors, primarily in administrative and development roles. Kara further developed her interest in community organizing and youth outreach as the Director of Summer Programming at Work to Ride, a non-profit prevention program providing disadvantaged youth with activities surrounding horsemanship, equine sports and education. She continues to volunteer with this amazing program and is in the midst of a long term photographic project about WTR, for which she received a Leeway Art and Change grant in 2008. Kara joined the Night Kitchen Interactive team in 2007, coordinating marketing communications, strategies, and events. Applying her passion for community engagement and grassroots marketing to help promote client projects and facilitate visitor participation through a variety of social media tools. In 2008 she co-founded Geeks Who Give on the premise of open source community giving, mobilizing the Philadelphia tech scene and channeling their powerful and positive energy towards socially-conscious causes. 2009 has seen Kara continue to learn and grow through ongoing participation in events and leadership roles within the community, looking forward to new challenges and adventures in Arts & Culture; she has a tendency to Laugh Out Loud, and thinks others should too.

Kara LaFleur’s Specialties:

Communication, Teamwork, Leadership, Mentorship, and Problem-solving skills, Grassroots Organization and Community Mobilization, Social Networking, Project Management, Photography, Printmaking and Crafting, Certified Yoga Instructor, Software: Adobe Photoshop, InDesign and GoLive, Wordpress, Basecamp, Google Applications, MS Office, QuickBooks, and the internet at large. Mac and PC compatible.

Kara LaFleur’s Experience

• Community Outreach, Organizing & Advocacy

  Philadelphia Arts, Culture, & Social Change Community

  (Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  2004 — Present (5 years )

  BarCamp Philly
  - volunteer coordinator, attendee, community advocate: 2008 planning committee member, attendee, community advocate, sponsor
  
  Ignite Philly
  - volunteer team leader; attendee & community advocate
  
  InLiquid
  - Global Creative Economy Convergence Summit (GCECS) Panel Beyond the Web Site: Social Media's Role in the Visual Arts
  - Member artist; Annual Benefit Art Auction volunteer; Art For The Cash Poor volunteer
  
  Philadelphia Open Studio Tours (POST)
  - Indy Hall Community Partner Coordinator
  - Participating Artist; Volunteer & Community Advocate
  
  Independents Hall (Indy Hall)
  - Member; Moving Volunteer, Painting Crew, IndyHaul, & general support; Community Advocate & Event Sponsor
  
  Geeks Who Give
  - School Supply Drive & Mentor Sign-up for Philadelphia Futures;
  
  Food Drive for Philabundance
  - Co-founder, Co-organizer, Marketing & Communications Manager
  - Initiated marketing campaigns utilizing social media, including social networks, blogging, and twitter, interpersonal networking and grassroots inspired canvasing to effectively execute several highly successful events to benefit local causes
  
  Work To Ride (a work in progress)
  - photographer & community advocate
  - Exhibitions: University City Arts League; Indy Hall; Project Basho; Reverie; Freeman's Auction House; Philadelphia Open Studio Tours; The Center for Emerging Visual Artists; University of the Arts.
  
  Work To Ride (WTR)
  - Volunteer; Youth mentor, educator, staff support, Fundraising, mailings, transportation, technical support; Community Advocate; Financial & In-kind Donor
  
  The Center for Emerging Visual Artists (CFEVA)
  - 2007 Metamorphosis Young Professionals Fundraiser Event Chair
  - Regional Community Arts Program Member; Annual Benefit Volunteer & Team Leader; Volunteer & Community Advocate
  
  The Photo Review
  - Garden Party Volunteer; Photo Auction Volunteer
  
  The Print Center
  - 2006 Annual Auction Benefit Working Committee Member; Volunteer

Additional Information

Kara LaFleur’s Websites:

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Kara LaFleur’s Interests:

Community, Social Media, General Do Good-ery, Art, Photography, People!

Kara LaFleur’s Groups:

BarCampPhilly, Friends of the Philadelphia Free Library, Geeks Who Give (_Philabundance, Philadelphia Futures_), Ignite Philly, InLiquid, Independents Hall, Junto, Philadelphia New Media Association (PANMA), Philadelphia Open Studio Tours (POST), Project Basho, Refresh Philly, Society for Photographic Education (SPE), The Center for Emerging Visual Artists (CFEVA), The Photo Review, The Print Center, Work To Ride (WTR)

•    Philadelphia Area New Media Association (PANMA)
•    Philadelphia Interactive Marketing Association
•    New Media, Social Media, and Social Networking Participants
•    The Pixel Awards
•    Art&Design Lounge Club
•    Women in Photography
•    Refresh Philly
•    Independents Hall

Kara LaFleur’s Honors:

2009 Creative Economy Summit Panel Presentation with InLiquid
Beyond the Web Site: Social Media's Role in the Visual Arts
2008 Leeway Art and Social Change Grant
2005 MacBus Award for Outstanding Business Identity
2001 University of the Arts Promising Young Artist Scholarship

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