Kari Piwoni graduated with her Bachelors in English in May 2007 and graduated with her Masters in Human Resources and Industrial Relations from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in December 2008. Upon completion she joined a Leadership Development Program with Raytheon Company and lived in Boston, MA; Tampa, FL; and Tucson, AZ while completing various assignments for the program. She currently lives in Portland, OR working for TriQuint Semiconductor as a Human Resources Business Partner.
As a business professional, Kari utilizes her critical thinking and creative writing skills gained from her undergraduate degree on a daily basis. Whether drafting a company-wide communication, coaching a leader on how to effectively deliver a message, or writing a company policy, Kari finds her background in English a solid foundation for her professional career.