Karen joined The Tudor Foundation in October 2022 as Executive Director. In this role, she will direct Tudor Foundation’s grantmaking which is focused on addressing needs in the communities of Tudor’s regional offices.
Karen has a deep background in the nonprofit and foundation sectors. She joined Fairfield County’s Community Foundation (FCCF), the county’s community foundation, in 1998. Karen initially served as Program Director and was promoted to Vice President of Programs (lead grantmaking role) as FCCF’s assets grew. Karen served in this role for 12 years and in 2019 transitioned to Vice President of Development and Philanthropic Services, where she worked with the FCCF President/CEO, Board of Directors and senior staff to craft and execute FCCF’s fundraising and asset development plan. While at FCCF, Karen also worked closely with a cadre of large donor-advised fundholders, providing philanthropic advisory services to facilitate fundholders’ local and national grantmaking. Karen is perhaps most proud of her role in launching The Fairfield County Funders’ Collaborative for Affordable Housing, a pooled fund support nonprofit housing developers working in one of the most expensive housing markets in the U.S.
In May 2008, Karen received one of Connecticut’s highest honors for foundation leadership, The Martha S. Newman Award, from The Connecticut Council for Philanthropy.
In addition to the Asset Network Funders Board of Directors, Karen currently serves on the Board of Directors of Social Venture Partners Connecticut and The Brown Club of Fairfield County. She is also a past Board Member of The Support Center for Nonprofit Management in New York City.
She holds a MPA from Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University and a BA from Brown University.