SENIOR CONSULTANT
A seasoned C-Suite executive with over 25 years of strategic and operational human resources experience, Karen’s curious nature and creative mind are skills highly sought after by our clients.
She has led teams to maximum efficiency while fostering and creating a collaborative and accountable workplace.
Karen is a master negotiator with over 60 contracts settled throughout her career. She also has experience in the areas of employee relations, benefit administration, talent acquisition, leadership learning, wellness and overall operational strategy.
Karen began her career in manufacturing for a private fastener company. The company was acquired by a publicly traded company and Karen was promoted to Director of Organizational Development and was a key player on the organization's M&A team. This is also where Karen began her lifelong career as a negotiator. She changed industries into healthcare and then government/municipality and ultimately, higher education as the Vice Chancellor for Human Resources at Oakland Community College.
Karen is an active member of our community and has served as an adjunct faculty member for over 18 years, teaching students the fundamentals of management, human resources and communication.
She has served on the board of the Martha T. Berry Foundation, Winning Futures, the American Heart Association, the American Cancer Society, Wounded Warriors and Turning Point.
Karen is the founder and President of OakMac SHRM, Michigan’s 19th SHRM Chapter.
