As Manager of Operations at The Chicago Bar Foundation, Karen is responsible for managing the CBF’s Development and Accounting databases, daily bookkeeping, overseeing document retention pursuant to the CBF’s document and retention policy, managing general CBF office operations and assisting the organization in the planning, support and hosting of CBF events.

Karen holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina and a Master of Arts degree in Sociology from Roosevelt University in Chicago.

Previously, she worked for Vital Bridges NFP, Inc., a nonprofit organization that assists people throughout the Chicago area impacted by HIV and AIDS, where she coordinated the Individual Giving program, managed the donor database and website, and assisted with various fundraising events. Prior to her employment at Vital Bridges, Karen served as Secretary III for the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago where she performed administrative work for the Legacies & Endowments Department.

Karen resides in Chicago.