Karen is the National Ministry Director of Women Scholars and Professionals, a focused ministry of InterVarsity’s Graduate and Faculty Ministries. Except for some years taken off to raise children, Karen has spent her adult life and career in and around InterVarsity — originally as a student and campus staff member in Michigan and currently in Georgia.
An entrepreneur at heart, she started the graduate student fellowship at Michigan State and the MBA fellowship at Georgia Tech. She loves to use her gifts of hospitality and teaching to create a welcome place for people to connect with God and with one another.
Currently, she is bringing together women in graduate school and beyond to encourage, support, and mentor one another to live fully into the call of God on their lives as they navigate the challenges of academia and the professional world. Karen lives in Marietta, Georgia. She and her husband have three adult sons and one daughter-in-law. She loves dark chocolate, good coffee, and British crime drama.
