About Karen

Karen Seidman is president of Seidman Says Communications, a company she founded in April 2005.

Prior to starting Seidman Says, Karen served as Vice President of Communications & Marketing for the Young Entrepreneurs’ Organization (now known as EO) — the premier, peer-to-peer, global community, network and resource for today’s leading international business owners. During her six years with EO, Karen’s portfolio included overseeing all the communications, marketing, PR, press relations, management of strategic alliance partnerships and office management functions for this 5,500-member international organization helping successful entrepreneurs grow themselves and their businesses in more than 40 countries worldwide.

Throughout the majority of her career, Karen has headed up communications departments for a host of leading nonprofit organizations and associations. Prior to joining EO, she served as the Director of Communications & Marketing for The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers (CIAB), a prominent national trade association, which represents the interests of the leading insurance agencies and brokerage firms in the United States and abroad. There she was responsible for all communications and promotional work, in addition to overseeing the association’s strategic technology and charitable fundraising foundation.

Earlier work experience includes a seven-year stint at the Medical Society of the District of Columbia (MSDC), a local affiliation of the American Medical Association. At MSDC, she served as Assistant Director of Communications and was the Managing Editor for an award-wining 24-page monthly tabloid publication, MSDC Physician, which informed area physicians about practice management, legislative and medical educational issues. In addition, she also served as newsletter editor for Associated Builders & Contractors (ABC), a national association representing 23,000 construction-related firms across the United States.

Karen is a graduate of the University of Maryland, where she minored in political science and graphic arts and received her Bachelor of Science in Journalism (with emphasis in public relations). She is a member of the Manchester Who’s Who, the American Society of Association Executives and the Greater Washington Society of Association Executives. Karen is a graduate of the Rapport Leadership International program. She presently resides in Washington, DC.