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United States MISS Chapters Coordinator, Board Member
Kara Jones is a bereaved mum to
Dakota Jones, stillborn March 11, 1999. She is a coordinator for the United States MISS Chapters and co-moderator of the Creation Station Board on the National
MISS Foundation Forums. She holds a seat on the WA State MISS Board as well
as on the National MISS Parent's Advisory Board. She is a graduate
of Carnegie Mellon University holding degrees in both Creative Writing
and Cultural Theory with a minor in Early Childhood Development.
She trained and worked for three years with Fred Rogers and Hedda
Sharapan at Family Communications, Inc., producers of Mister Rogers'
Neighborhood from 1992-95. After Dakota's death in 1999, she and
her husband Hawk founded KotaPress to publish works about the uses
of art during grief & healing. It is through KotaPress that they
publish the book Mrs. Duck and The Woman and are working on the Mrs.
Duck Project. On their website www.KotaPress.com,
they publish a Loss Support Journal which has gained a world-wide
readership. They also started the zines "A Different Kind of
Parenting" and "KOTA: Knowing Ourselves Thru Art" where they explore, not only the grief & creativity, but the entire
scope of parenthood and how it is redefined after a child dies. Kara
is a Grief & Creativity Coach offering many workshops such as "Grief: Finding Our Way" and "The Hero's Journey" thru her work at MotherHenna.com.
Email Kara or call 206-251-6706
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