Karen has worked in the Social Services field for twenty years in various programs helping adults who were experiencing homelessness, mental illness and addiction, to a nonprofit agency providing food and financial assistance to low income families. Since joining Keene Housing in 2016, she has worked tirelessly to develop and implement Keene Housing’s Community Connections Program. The primary purpose of KH’s Community Connections is to connect residents and voucher holders who are elderly and/or disabled with service, resource and programs in the community and to build a fun, thriving community to live in and enjoy. Karen is actively involved with the NERSC Conference Planning Committee and is the President of the New Hampshire Association of Professional Service Coordinators. Karen was elected NERSC Board Clerk in June 2021.

Karen graduated with a BA in Sociology from Fitchburg State and successfully completed the Professional Service Coordinator designation program through AASC’s collaboration with The Ohio State.