KAREN PESEK

Biography

Karen P. Pesek is the Director of Finance and Community Liaison at Pesek Law LLC. In her Director of Finance capacity, Karen’s main responsibility is to ensure that the funds received for personal injury cases are correctly distributed to all interested parties on a timely basis. Karen has a Public Accounting degree from Wayne State College, and prior to that she obtained an associate’s degree from Central Community College in Columbus, Nebraska. Community College provided the strong, solid foundation that she needed to build her life and her career. Years after graduating college Karen and her husband Ross, also a CCC alumni, would pay homage to Community College education by establishing the True Potential Scholarship with the mission to help young immigrants reach their True Potential through quality, affordable education. Karen believes that graduating from college with minimal or no debt is one of the best gifts anyone can give to their future self. True Potential Scholarship has helped over 100 immigrant students attend classes at several community colleges in Nebraska and Iowa.

Karen also serves in several nonprofit boards, including: Metropolitan Community College Foundation where she serves in the Finance Committee, Matters On Tomorrow, Urban Abbey where she serves in the Treasury committee, Centro Comunitario del Pueblo and Girls Inc. Nebraska.

In her personal life, Karen is happily married to Ross Pesek, and they have three kids ages 11, 8 and 7 and one dog named Oso. Karen loves visiting her native Mexico at least once a year, playing board games, reading, and cooking.

Education and community service

Bachelor of Science, Public Accounting, Wayne State College, 2007
Associate of Arts Degree, Central Community College, 2005

Heartland Workers Center, Board of Directors, 2017
True Potential, Co-founder, 2013

 

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