Writer and Editor; Self-Empoyed
Kate W. LeSar is the owner of Prana Insurance Agency, Inc. since January 2007 and has been self-employed as a writer and editor since January 1996, with several short story publications and a novel represented by an agent. Previous experience includes serving as Nurse Manager at the University of South Florida from 1990 to 1992, where responsibilities included managing patient care and staff for two inpatient units and developing staff education programs. Kate also worked as Nursing Home Administrator and Consultant at Boston University Medical Center from 1986 to 1989, overseeing the recertification process of nursing homes and reorganizing operations. Academically, Kate holds a Master of Public Health in Public Health Education from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from the University of Baltimore, and is a registered nurse, having graduated from the Riverside School of Nursing.
Writer and Editor; Self-Empoyed
Karen wrote and recently sold a feature screenplay. The project is in development with an independent producer. She is the author of five self help books on family and relationship issues, such as, sexuality, alcoholism, divorce and moving beyond dysfunction. Her books have won awards and have been translated into Spanish, Russian, Chinese and Braille. She created and line-produced three videos also marketed worldwide: a children’s aerobic program, an exercise/play tape for pre-school-aged children and a peer counseling session for teens. Her current portfolio consists of six completed screenplays and a completed novel. Other projects are in various stages of development. As the former Corporate Head of a $5M Food & Beverage Department at a racetrack and casino with 187 staff in her charge, Karen brings a uniquely positive spin to the creative process. Her cognizance of financial concerns helps get the most out of both budgets and stories. She is the recipient of an International Cultural Diploma of Honor from the Biographical Institute at Cambridge, England. Karen lives on the central coast of California with her husband, Bill, whose private security career includes protecting many high profile clients, traveling on assignment throughout the world and contracts in Sudan and Djibouti, Africa.