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Karen Jean Matsko Hood
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Author and Poet
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About the Child Advocate
Karen Jean Matsko Hood has always been concerned for children who have no voice in society. She is a CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) and a GAL (Guardian Ad Litem) for the Spokane County court system. Her work with children extends to her own family because she has been an adoptive and foster mother for many years. Her heart is burdened with the abused and neglected children in the United States. Through her research, writing, and volunteer work, Hood works constantly to change the current status of the foster care system and be a voice in the community for the voiceless. Hood was born and raised in Great Falls, Montana. As an undergraduate, she attended the College of St. Benedict in St. Joseph, Minnesota, and St. John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota. She attended the University of Great Falls in Great Falls, Montana. Hood received a B.S. Degree in Natural Science from the College of St. Benedict and minored in both Psychology and Secondary Education. Upon her graduation, Hood and her husband taught science and math on the island of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Hood has completed postgraduate classes at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa. In May 2001, she completed her Master’s Degree in Pastoral Ministry at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. She has taken postgraduate classes at Lewis and Clark College on the North Idaho college campus in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; through Taylor University in Fort Wayne, Indiana; University of Washington in Seattle, Washington; Eastern Washington University in Cheney, Washington; and Washington State University, in Pullman, Washington. Hood is currently working on research projects to complete her Ph.D. in Leadership Studies at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. Hood resides in
Greenacres, Washington, along with her husband, thirteen children, and foster
children. Her interests include writing, teaching, and volunteering as a court
advocate in the juvenile court system for abused and neglected children. Hood
is a literary advocate for youth and adults. Her hobbies include cooking,
baking, photography, indoor and outdoor gardening, and the cultivation of
unusual flowering plants and orchids. She enjoys raising several specialty
breeds of animals including Icelandic horses, bichon frises, cockapoos,
Icelandic sheepdogs, and a few rescue cats. Hood also enjoys bird-watching and
finds all aspects of nature precious. She demonstrates a passionate
appreciation of the environment and a respect You may contact Ms. Hood through the publisher’s office: Karen Jean Matsko Hood c/o Whispering Pine Press, Inc. P.O. Box 1469 Spokane Valley, WA 99037-1469 USA Phone: (509) 927-0404│Fax: (509) 927-1550 Website: www.karenjeanmatskohood.com Email: Karen@karenjeanmatskohood.com You may order Ms. Hood’s other books including poetry, fiction, and nonfiction for adults and children, by requesting them from your local bookstore and your local library.
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