Name: Karen Martin
Title: Marketing & Communications Manager
Company: Scarborough Economic Development Corp. (SEDCO)
Location: PO Box 550/29 Black Point Rd., Scarborough, ME, 04070-0550
Place of birth and year: Los Angeles
College: University of Texas at Austin, Bachelors in Economics and Master of Science in Community & Regional Planning
First job unrelated to your current field: Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments - Air Quality Division - researcher
First job in current field: City of Austin, Texas - planner in the Long Range Planning Department
What your firm does now and its plans for the future? SEDCO's mission is to support economic development that improves the quality of life in Scarborough.
Hobbies: Dogs! I have 2 Briards, which are French herding dogs.
Favorite novel: I am a devoted fan of mysteries. Too many to name.
Favorite film: North by Northwest
Keys to success: Sense of humor!
Person you most admire (outside of family): Steve Jobs
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? Journalist