Karen Kessler

Karen Kessler is a founding member and president of Evergreen Partners Inc., a full-service public relations and events planning firm.[1] She is a script consultant for television shows including “The Good Wife” and “Nashville.” She has been profiled by the Wall Street Journal[2] and has lent her expertise to the Today show[3] and Fox News.[4] She has been recognized by NJ BIZ as one of the “50 Most Powerful Non-Profit Board Members,”[5] “50 Most Powerful Women,”[6] [7] Jewish Women International’s “10 Women to Watch in the USA”[8] and NJ Monthly’s “Leading Women Entrepreneurs.”[9][10]

Professional roles

Kessler has been the spokeswoman for prominent clients including the New York Jets and New York Giants,[11] former Port Authority Chairman David Samson,[12] and many other New Jersey politicians and corporate executives.[2]

She served as a script consultant for hit shows “The Good Wife” and “Nashville,” providing insights into the role and responsibility of a crisis manager.[2]

Nonprofit leadership involvement

Kessler serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of AllSpire Health Partners, the nation’s largest health consortium, and of the Atlantic Health System.[13] She also serves on the Board of Directors of Northfield Bancorp,Inc.[14] and is a member of the NJ Advisory Committee to the NJ Supreme Court on Judicial Conduct. [15] She is on the Board of Directors of Blue Cross and Blue Shield[16] and she serves on the boards of the Garden State Arts Center Foundation and the Drumthwacket Foundation as well. She is a trustee of scholarship funds at Princeton University and Monmouth University.[17]

Education and career

Kessler has an AB in economics from Vassar College (’78), where she was inducted into Omicron Delta Epsilon, the international economics honor society.

After college, she took a job as a program officer for a New York City-based foundation. Three years after, she started as the executive director of the Democratic Committee's northeast regional office.[8] In 1984, Kessler joined the American Stock Exchange and became the Vice President of Corporate Communications.[18] During her tenure, she received honors including the Gold Key Award from the Public Relations Society of America,[19] YWCA Achievers Award, and the Crisis Management Award from PR NEWS.[1][20] She then worked for former New Jersey Governor Jim Florio as the director of transitions,[17] where she met her future business partner, Mindy Cohen.[8]

Ms. Kessler co-founded Evergreen Partners with Mindy Cohen in 1993. Evergreen Partners Inc. is based in Warren, New Jersey.[1]

Family life

Ms. Kessler was raised in Westfield, New Jersey. She has three daughters.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Karen Kessler". Evergreen Partners Inc. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 Haddon, Heather. "Hollywood Crises Get Jersey Help". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  3. "Adrian Peterson Speaks Out". The Today Show. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  4. "7 Major Hospitals in NJ, PA take on ObamaCare". Fox News. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  5. "WithumSmith+Brown Proudly Supports “NJ’s Best 50 Women in Business” Program". Withum. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  6. "Power 50: Nonprofit Board Members". Page Turn Pro. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  7. _union.html "Karen Kessler, to keynote Union County Women Mean Business Summit in Kenilworth" Check |url= scheme (help). NJ.com. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  8. 1 2 3 4 Josephs, Susan. "Karen Kessler Helping Nonprofits Shine". Jewish Woman Magazine. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  9. Fitzgerald, Beth. Most-Powerful-Nonprofit-Board-Members "Power 50: The 50 Most Powerful Nonprofit Board Members" Check |url= scheme (help). NJ Biz. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  10. "Top 25 Leading Women Entrepreneurs". Leading Women Entrepreneurs & Business Owners. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  11. face-off-over-traffic-concerns "American Dream Developer, Opponents Face Off Over Traffic Concerns" Check |url= scheme (help). CBS News New York. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  12. Baxtor, Christopher. l_prosecutors_in_ny_reports_say.html "David Samson subpoenaed by federal prosecutors in N.Y., reports say" Check |url= scheme (help). NJ.com. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  13. "As Obamacare looms, 30 hospitals in NJ, NY and PA form 'alliance'". North Jersey News. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  14. "Northfield Bancorp, Inc. Announces Appointment of New Directors". Northfield Bank. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  15. "Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct Committee Members". New Jersey Courts. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  16. "Keynote Speakers". Somerset County Business Partnerships. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  17. 1 2 Durbach, Elaine. "Tireless p.r. executive is a ‘woman to watch’". New Jersey Jewish News. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  18. Stets, Dan. "Markets' Strained Computers Fed Information To Hungry Nation". Philly. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  19. "Karen Kessler, to keynote Union County Women Mean Business Summit in Kenilworth". New Jersey. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  20. Todd, Susan. "Reputation manager uses N.J. experience to advise hit series "The Good Wife"". New Jersey.com. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
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