Lead Strategist / Collaborator

Kari Kron Schmitz has been working in the brand marketing, promotions, corporate partnerships and public relations fields for over 18 years for top companies, including Rollerblade, Inc., The Walt Disney Company and Universal Orlando Resort. She co-founded, Bears Who Care, a Central Florida-based charity that donates teddy bears and books to ill and disadvantaged children. She graduated from Miami University with a master’s degree in Speech Communication and a bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication. She’s also fluent in German and holds a Florida real estate license. She started working for Doverwood Communications in 2010 and managed the email marketing campaign for the Rick Springfield fan documentary, “An Affair of the Heart.”

Bears Who Care – A Book, A Bear, and A Heart to Share

Bears Who Care, a new Central Florida charity, provides comfort and promotes literacy to children by giving them teddy bears and books. The organization is designed to help children in need who are between the ages of one and 12. Whether the child’s hardship is illness, injury or financial difficulty, the goal is the same – to engage their imaginations, temporarily relieve pain and bring them comfort. www.bearswhocare.org

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