R E S U M E

 karina napier.anderson                                                                      kna726@gmail.com 

EXPERIENCE:
LIVE POWER COMMUNITY FARM
Covelo, CA
POSITION: Garden Apprentice
April 2011 - August 2011
Live Power is a biodynamic, fossil fuel free, solar powered, and CSA supported farm. Teaching apprentices for over 25 years, the farm holds a long history of education. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: greenhouse management; seedling soil preps; plant bed preps and care; seed sowing and transplanting 200+ vegetable varieties; compost building; a bi weekly harvest for 169 CSA share holders; animal care. 

PEACE CORPS
Benin, West Africa
POSITION: Small Enterprise Development (SED); Environmental Action (EA) Volunteer
July 2008 - September 2010
The United States Peace Corps is a government organization focusing on a worldwide community and cultural exchange program in which volunteers are afforded the opportunity to live and work abroad for a two-year period. As a SED and EA volunteer, work concentrated primarily on the productivity of female gardening groups emphasizing the importance of financial and agricultural planning for future growing seasons.

STEPHEN POSEN
New York, NY
POSITION: Artist Assistant
August 2007 - July 2008
Stephen Posen is a New York City based artist whose medium ranges from oil and charcoal to drawing and photo. Assistant work included but was not limited to photographing and cataloging past and current works; database organization.

NEST - The Home Lab
Dumbo, NY
POSITION: Project Manager
April - July 2007 Short Contract, Freelance
Nest is a research and industrial design studio specializing in the development of home appliances and products. Project Manager responsibilities included field research for development, communication between overseas clients and studio designers. 

DOMANI STUDIOS
Dumbo, NY
POSITION: Project Manager
September 2006 - April 2007
Concentrating in online advertising and marketing, Domani Studios is a skilled graphic design firm. Responsibilities included liaison and producer for advertising and promotion; main point for contact between clients and designers; relayed ideas from client to designer for complete implementation and execution of project. 

EDUCATION:
PARSONS SCHOOL OF DESIGN
New York, NY
Design and Management, BA 2006
The Design and Management Department focused on the demographics and cultural significance of design in concerns to marketing and management research for business execution.
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SENIOR THESIS
Parsons School of Design
Re-Imagining McMansions
"The McMansion is often viewed as an over-developed, mass market status symbol of wealth. An over-sized luxury home, the McMansion is produced in high volumes using standardized models and resources, resulting in neighborhoods saturated with identical houses. This mode of production not only decreases the quality of land, but wastes space and energy...
By re-branding the solar panel, a product that reduces energy and the use of valuable resources, the marketing of the McMansion can be counteracted..."