User:Karen Y. Stevens, Realtor/sandbox

Karen Y. Stevens, - born (June 20, 1958)[1] is a European/American Writer, Columnist, Realtor, Philanthropist. She made her writing debut in 2010 with a religious column, that she still writes today for the AP/Orange Leader. She wrote a Children's book called "Let All the Trees Clap Their Hands" in 2016, has been a Realtor for the last 8 years, which she has listed over 11 million in property. Karen worked for the CBS affiliate in Houston for 12 years and then moved to Orange County. She also worked for small Production Companies, and had small cameo's in different projects.

Early life[edit source] Stevens was born in Humble, Texas. Her father, Ralph A. Manning (born 1925), was a NASA employee and entrepreneur; Ralph owned several oil wells, numerous real estate properties, clubs, convenient store, and a hamburger stand. Her mother, Clara Manning Howard was a house wife. [6][7] Clara was Polish, while Ralph is from Europe and has English, German, and Irish ancestry.[8][9][10] Ralph, who was also in charge of the NASA electrical in Houston, was electrocuted while working at NASA. [11][12] Stevens has 5 siblings, the oldest, Manning Wolf, is also a writer, Lawyer, and screen play writer for a documentary in Austin, Texas. Stevens only brother, Ralph A. Manning, works for Texas A&M, two sisters, Roxanna Cross & Terry Emery, that reside in Arkansas, and her closest sister in age, Gabriel (Helen) Edison, is also an author in California.