Karl J. Morris is a native of the San Francisco Bay Area. He has a background in sales, marketing and technical writing within the computer/telecommunications and travel industries, and local involvement within the Dallas international community.

He holds a BS degree in Information Systems from Golden Gate University in San Francisco and a Graduate Marketing Certificate from Southern Methodist University in Dallas. He has an entrepreneurial spirit and is a student of life. His corporate experience includes consulting/contract work with companies such as AT&T, American Express, Delta Airlines, Efore (USA), IBM, Nortel Networks, and Verizon in sales, marketing, and technical writing. He has spent the past two years in event marketing, working pharmaceutical trade shows for InstaFotos and working at the AT&T Experience Store at Northpark in Dallas.

Karl has been involved with a number of non-profit organizations. He is currently a member of the Society for Technical Communication and president of the Finnish American Society of Dallas/Fort Worth. He was a founding member and active board member for five years for the North Texas Global Telecommunication Society (NTGTS) as director of corporate development and director of special events. He has been an active board member for nine years with the North Texas Council of Hostelling International as past president, treasurer and vice-president. He was an active board member of the Finnish Independence Day Gala for two years. He was a past participant of Toastmasters International for over four years and has the competent toastmaster and competent leader status. He graduated from the Dallas Opera’s Distinguished Audiences and Advanced Classes. He has also been an active member of the 500 Inc., the International Professional League, and was a past board member of the International Trade Association of D/FW.

Karl worked part-time for Delta Airlines for five years to support his traveling bug - usually staying in hostels or with friends while gallivanting the globe. Having an affinity for languages, this gave him ample practice. He speaks Spanish and has visited over 30 countries.

Hobbies include film acting (close to 60 film projects), writing, and traveling extensively as a tourist (over 30 countries). He speaks Spanish fairly well and is currently studying Portuguese and taking a singing class. He’s very health conscious and has played baseball (hardball) in a men’s league for a number of years. Karl likes to read (non-fiction, self-help, health). He also enjoys good movies, music, and likes to dance. He enjoys the outdoors, usually taking a trip to the mountains to go hiking once a year. In addition, he has worked as a personal coach and has spent a considerable amount of time researching his family tree.

Other interests include listening to classic jazz, spending time with family and friends, and taking care of his five year old Basenji-mixed dog, Scholar.