About Karen: Born and raised in Rhode Island, Karen attended Rhode Island College to pursue her teaching degree after working for a nonprofit agency that supported children and adults with varying special needs (including ADHD, autism, learning and intellectual disabilities, and speech and language impairments). Karen graduated with a B.S. in Elementary and Special Ed., and moved to AZ in 2013 to teach at a private school where she worked with 4th and 5th grade students with learning differences. A certified Special Education teacher, Karen loves “using ordinary objects to teach extraordinary lessons.”
Now a beloved JGS Middle School Math & Humanities teacher, Karen previously taught lower schoolers at JGS for several years. Adventurous in spirit, Karen has also taught abroad in South Korea and traveled extensively throughout Asia.