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Karen DeGrasse
Co-Founder, Director Workforce Development
(620)-777-6398
kdegrasse@nextedgecorp.com
About
Karen DeGrasse, a purpose-driven professional with 15 years of experience in recruitment and workforce development
for diverse communities of color, the homeless, and justice impacted (people with a criminal record).
Born and raised in NYC; achieved a BFA degree in communication design from Pratt Institute. Relocated to Chicago, IL in 1990, married and raised 2 daughters.
Recent Accomplishments:
Co-Founder of Next EDGE Corporate Partners LLC, workforce training solutions.
Certificate, Cornell Uni. - Diversity Equity Inclusion-Building Diverse Talent Pools
Graduate of the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center - Circle 52
Certificate of Achievement- Peter Sage USM -Ultimate Self Mastery, Phase 1
Past Accomplishments:
BSD Industries, Director, Workforce Development
Safer Foundation, Sector Manager, Career Development
Center for Economic Progress, S.N.A.P. Recruiter
Certificate, Chicago Jobs Council for Frontline Focus Training
Coaching employment & financial education to incarcerated youth at the Cook County Juvenile Detention Center,
Achieved training in “T.I.P. Transitioning Impossible to Possible”, with Loyola University’s Dr. Philip Hong’s research team for the development of a transformative social change model that serves as a framework to empower individuals and to have lasting ripple effects on the outer layers of social systems for greater impact.
Born and raised in NYC; achieved a BFA degree in communication design from Pratt Institute. Relocated to Chicago, IL in 1990, married and raised 2 daughters.
Recent Accomplishments:
Co-Founder of Next EDGE Corporate Partners LLC, workforce training solutions.
Certificate, Cornell Uni. - Diversity Equity Inclusion-Building Diverse Talent Pools
Graduate of the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center - Circle 52
Certificate of Achievement- Peter Sage USM -Ultimate Self Mastery, Phase 1
Past Accomplishments:
BSD Industries, Director, Workforce Development
Safer Foundation, Sector Manager, Career Development
Center for Economic Progress, S.N.A.P. Recruiter
Certificate, Chicago Jobs Council for Frontline Focus Training
Coaching employment & financial education to incarcerated youth at the Cook County Juvenile Detention Center,
Achieved training in “T.I.P. Transitioning Impossible to Possible”, with Loyola University’s Dr. Philip Hong’s research team for the development of a transformative social change model that serves as a framework to empower individuals and to have lasting ripple effects on the outer layers of social systems for greater impact.
