Full Name:
Karim Camara
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Orelia; 2 Children
Birth Place:
Crown Heights, NY
Home City:
Brooklyn, NY
Religion:
Baptist
Attended, Alfred University
Attended, Fordham University
Attended, Meharry Medical College
Attended, Wesley Theological Seminary
BA, English Literature/Chemistry, Xavier University
Assembly Member, New York State Assembly, 2005-present
Faith Director, Barack Obama Presidential Campaign, 2008
Won Special Election, Experience, New York State Assembly, November 2005
Chair, Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic & Asian Legislative Caucus, New York State Assembly
Former Member, Children and Families Committee, New York State Assembly
Chair, Commission on Skills Development and Career Education, New York State Assembly
Former Board Member, Community Advisory Board, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center
Member, Faith Leader Advisory Committee, New Visions for Public Schools
Pastor, Abundant Life Church
Former Director of Institutional Advancement, Cush Campus Schools
Former Employee, Emergency Family Center, American Red Cross of Greater New York
Former Executive Pastor, First Baptist Church of Crown Heights
Former Assistant Pastor, First Baptist Church of Crown Heights
Former Intern, United States Representative Major R. Owens
Member, American Association of Christian Counselors
Member, Board of Managers, Bedford Young Men's Christian Association
Member, Christian Coaches Network
Founder, City of Hope Community and Economic Development Corporation
Former Leader, Mobilization at Xavier
Member, National Speakers Association
Founder, Reducing Illiteracy Scars through Education
Member, Toastmasters