Kari Anderson
Overland Park
Summary
Integrity-driven, capable worker and team player, proven ability to handle multiple tasks with attention to detail and work independently.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
Work History
Bookkeeper
Anderson Lawn Care
01.2020 - Current
- Manage payroll and accounts payable.
- Perform all reconciliations of bank statements and credit card statements.
Logistics Coordinator
NCFCA Speech and Debate
Midwest Region
2019 - 01.2024
- Organize and execute administrative tasks and manage logistics desk at tournaments.
- Liaison between students, parents, volunteer judges, and tournament staff.
- Print and create needed forms, purchase all supplies necessary for tournaments.
Medical Social Worker
Children's Mercy Hospital
Kansas City, Missouri
01.1999 - 01.2001
- Provided comprehensive family-centered services to children and their families to enhance their quality of life while in the hospital.
- Worked with the cardiology staff, counseled families as their children underwent planned and emergency open heart surgery.
- Kansas City, Missouri
Medical Social Worker
Samuel U. Rodgers Community Health Center
Kansas City, Missouri
01.1998 - 01.1999
- Counseled patients and family members in coping with the effects of illness, treatment, and/or disability as well as complex social problems.
- Assisted patients and family members in locating and utilizing financial, legal and community resources, programs, and services.
- Kansas City, Missouri
Child/Adolescent Case Manager
Siouxland Mental Health Center
Sioux City, Iowa
01.1996 - 01.1997
- Worked with families and their children in their homes, providing counseling and teaching behavior modification techniques.
- Facilitated case reviews, coordinated community services and was involved in advocacy for children with serious emotional disorders.
- Sioux City, Iowa
Community Support Specialist
Siouxland Mental Health Center
Sioux Center, Iowa
01.1995 - 01.1996
- Provided crisis assistance to individuals with severe and persistent mental illnesses and helped them reintegrate into the community, obtain resources, and develop coping skills.
- Sioux Center, Iowa
Education
Master of Social Work -
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas01.1998
Bachelor of Arts - Social Work
Northwestern College
Orange City, Iowa01.1995
Skills
- Oral Communication
- Written Communication
- Organization
- Problem Solving
- Microsoft Office
- QuickBooks
- Google Drive
- Web Conferencing
Areas Of Expertise
- Oral/Written Communication, Extensive experience interacting with people of diverse backgrounds. Skilled in writing and recordkeeping.
- Organization, Logical and highly organized. Excel in prioritizing to complete tasks and deadlines. Flexible and creative problem solver. Very familiar with technology, including Microsoft Office, QuickBooks, Google Drive, web conferencing on various platforms.
Timeline
Bookkeeper
Anderson Lawn Care
01.2020 - Current
Medical Social Worker
Children's Mercy Hospital
01.1999 - 01.2001
Medical Social Worker
Samuel U. Rodgers Community Health Center
01.1998 - 01.1999
Child/Adolescent Case Manager
Siouxland Mental Health Center
01.1996 - 01.1997
Community Support Specialist
Siouxland Mental Health Center
01.1995 - 01.1996
Bachelor of Arts - Social Work
Northwestern College
Logistics Coordinator
NCFCA Speech and Debate
2019 - 01.2024
Master of Social Work -
University of Kansas