Karen “Ren” Bush
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Education
Hood College, Frederick, MD – B.A., Finance
Work History
Caregiver Emily, Bush, Thomasville, GA
2020-2022 Caregiver for mother, Emily Bush. Duties included caring for elderly mother with serious illness. Researching and acquiring grant funding for specialty medicines. Providing basic daily care at the beginning of the pandemic until her death in September 2022.
Branch Manager Modern Cleaners & Laundry, Thomasville, GA
2015-2020 Ran branch of family dry cleaning business. Duties included supervising two employees, interacting with customers and running daily financials for the largest dry cleaning company in Thomasville.
Nanny, Household Manager Zurich, Geneva, Switzerland
2001-2014 Worked for 13 years with French family. Duties included caring for two children, managing the household, teaching children to speak English. In addition, edited any business correspondence or reports in English for banker employer.
Executive Assistant The Hedrick Company, Santa Fe, NM
2000 Duties included assisting company owner in all aspects of running successful, commercial real estate development company.
Loan Officer Aspen West Mortgage, Santa Fe, NM
1999-2000 Duties included processing and acquiring loan approvals for real estate company associated with The Hedrick Company.
Loan Processor Mortgage West, Santa Fe, NM
1998-1999 Duties included processing loans and bookkeeping for high volume mortgage company.
Owner/Manager Progressive Mortgage, Santa Fe, NM
1997-1998 Owned and operated mortgage company. Responsible for start up of mortgage company.
Researcher Office Court Companies, Santa Fe, NM
1994-1997 Duties included research and franchise development for successful commercial real estate development company.
Research Analyst Escalation Consultants, Inc., Gaithersburg, MD
1987-1994 Performed research and analysis for consulting company working with public utilities, coal companies and railroads. Also, editor for the Railroad Escalation newsletter.