Karen Steward
Host, Courts and CommunityKaren Tricot Steward hosts Courts and Community, a one-minute interstitial program on KUAR. She is Public Education Coordinator for the Arkansas Supreme Court. Her position is responsible for planning and implementing statewide public education programs to raise awareness and understanding of the role of the judiciary. She organizes outreach events, develops educational materials and exhibits, facilitates group tours of the Justice Building in Little Rock, and makes presentations about the court system.
Karen was a reporter for KUAR once and remembers being much more confident about her knowledge of the legislative and executive branches of government than the judicial branch. She hopes the public will feel more informed about and connected to the judiciary as a result of its outreach efforts.
Contact Karen at karen.steward@arcourts.gov or 501-410-1935.
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