Karen is an impact-driven leader, specializing in relationships, change management, systems and design thinking, and policy development.

She is the co-founder of BOLD Realities, a non-profit organization that convenes dialogue and develops educational tools to advance the industry-Indigenous relationship. She worked in partnership with Canadian Roots Exchange and TakingITGlobal to deliver www.whose.land, a web-based mobile app designed to equip users with information on Indigenous territories. Previously, she was the Director of the Justice Sector at the Chiefs of Ontario. Currently, she is an Associate Chair with Tribunals Ontario, responsible for the Ontario Parole Board.
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Karen is a member of Dokis First Nation (Anishinabek Nation) and a beneficiary of the Robinson-Huron Treaty 1850.