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Karen GutierrezContributor
Expertise
Epilepsy, intellectual disabilities, unknown genetic syndromes, and special needs advocacyEducation
University of Missouri-ColumbiaHighlights
• Freelance journalist
• Advocate for children with special needs
• Social media marketer
I love combining my journalism skills and my knowledge of medical advocacy to create meaningful articles about people and their medical journeys.
— Karen Gutierrez
Experience
Karen has 20 years of experience as a newspaper journalist and 15 years as a social media marketer in banking and personal finance. She is the mother of an adult child with special needs and has served on the family advisory council as a volunteer reviewer of family education materials for Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.
Education
She received a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia.
