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  Sealy Garcia, Karen
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  2014-01-01  
 
NameKaren Sealy Garcia
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InfoKaren Sealy Garcia is a licensed certified public accountant and has been a CPA in management positions for 30 years. Last year she took an early retirement following a successful career of over 26 years with Weyerhaeuser Company. She was a go-to person in the Fortune 500 Company to ensure financial systems and controls were properly implemented and operating. Karen served in the chief financial position for various divisions and operations and was responsible for multi-million dollar budgets and has extensive supervisory and management experience.



Elected in 2010, she is serving her 4th year on the City of Hot Springs Board of Directors, a non-partisan board that approves the city’s budget and policies, among other responsibilities. Karen Sealy Garcia is a Certified Municipal Official through the Arkansas Municipal League.



Karen and her husband, Jorge, live in Hot Springs.



Education

- Masters Degree in Business Administration
- Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with Major in Accounting Henderson State State University
- Licensed Certified Public Accountant
- Graduate of LeadAR through University of Arkansas
- Graduate Southern Leadership Institute
- Certified Municipal Official


Experienced Leader - Work and Community

- With more than 30 years managerial and supervisor experience
- Successfully managed multi-million dollar budgets (business and non-profit)
- Oversight of 5 Billion dollar sales budget with a Fortune 100 Company
- Past President of Arkansas Business and Professional Women (BPW) & Spa Area BPW
- Vice President of Community Service Organization
- Board Hot Springs Sunrise Rotary Club
- Hot Springs Board of Directors
- Hot Springs Advertising and Promotion Commission
- AR Math, Science, & Arts Board of Governors


Awards

- 2013 Business Woman of Year of Garland County
- 2012 Arkansas Humanitarian Award
- 2011 4-H Alumni Award Garland County
- 2010 Inducted to School of Business Hall of Fame at Henderson State University
- 2010 Weyerhaeuser National Award (Thelma Bryant Pioneer Award)
- 2009 Governor's Volunteer Award
- 2005 Woman of the Year (Greater Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce)
- Many more related & community service awards


Personal

- Married to Jorge Garcia over 25 years
- 4 children, 7 grandchildren
- Lake Valley Community Church in Hot Springs

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