Karen Beverlin, editor for the ANR Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program, retired July 1.
She began her career at UC in 1996 working as a grant writer for the UC Davis Division of Cardiovascular Medicine. When that department moved to Sacramento, she joined the Department of Chemical Engineering as the editor for the Journal of Materials Synthesis and Processing. With the last of issue of that journal put to bed, she became the publications coordinator for the School of Law's journal, Law Review. She next took a position with the Department of Mathematics as the editor for the Journal of Mathematical Physics.
In 2013, Beverlin joined ANR. As an IPM editor, she was responsible for layout and edits to the Pest Notes publication series, Quick Tips cards, several newsletters and UC IPM's Annual Report.