Karen Wall, Patch Staff

First things first: My email is karen.wall@patch.com and I welcome your questions, concerns and news tips. I do my best to answer all reader emails. My family moved to the Jersey Shore in August 1979 and I have lived here for most of the years since. I'm a Brick Township High School graduate and have a bachelor's degree in journalism from Michigan State University. I spent 20 years at the Asbury Park Press, including four years as the editor of Hook, Line & Sinker. I was the editor of The Fisherman magazine before going to part-time work for a few years to meet family needs. While some speak French or Spanish, I am fluent in town councils and school boards, fisheries issues (and yes, I bait my own hook) and love sports, especially local sports.