Karen L. Siletti is an avid outdoorswoman and naturalist, who enjoys exploring the Garden State.
Karen has 20+ years experience in communications planning, creating public relations campaigns, special events and communications programs for environmental nonprofits, municipalities and civic organizations. Karen has extensive experience in eCommerce, specifically in the areas of content creation and content management, and creating user interface designs.
An ardent advocate of urban waterway restoration and recreation, Karen was Conference Manager for the 2nd National Friends of Trashed Rivers (FTR) Conference in New York City and was a featured speaker on media relations at the 4th FTR Conference in New Orleans.
An original member of the Hackensack River Canoe & Kayak Club, Karen is a co-founder and Director of the Hackensack River Festival, now in its 10th year.
Karen has a BA in Communications Arts with a concentration in journalism, and worked for many years in the field of advertising and graphic design. She is a co-founder and past Vice President of the Self-employed Writers and Artists Network, a professional association with over 100 members.
One of Karen’s life goals is to canoe each of New Jersey’s rivers twice--downstream and upstream.
"We hope Wild New Jersey will get people thinking about being outside more," says Karen. "Right now, a lot of people spend only about 15 minutes a day outside--a mad dash to the car in the morning, then again at the office, and repeat in reverse at night. Otherwise, we're looking at nature through windows.
"Nature is far more complex than we realize, and probably more complex than we could ever imagine. We need to learn so many things."
Karen is a life-long resident of New Jersey, and proud of it.

E-Mail: wildnjkls@yahoo.com.

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