Karen joined CJC as the director of financial aid in the spring of 2016. She began her career as a financial aid administrator in 1985. Experience includes 18 years as a Director of Financial Aid at private universities in the San Francisco Bay Area. As a private financial aid consultant, she served as Interim Director for various colleges and state universities, providing assistance in the areas of office management, program review, auditing federal compliance and computer software implementation for financial aid departments. She strives to provide students financial aid funds, assisting them along the way through the application process.