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Karen joined the General Counsel’s Office in April 2024 and has over 13 years of experience working in the legal field.  Karen moved to the Willamette Valley in 2013 from Truckee, California where she worked from 2000 to 2009 in the areas of public agency representation and management-side employment and labor law. From 2009 to 2013 Karen worked as a paralegal in the Office of Richard Young in Reno, Nevada. There she assisted with criminal and divorce litigation matters, from initial consultation, discovery, to document and trial preparation.

Karen has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication from Oregon State University and a paralegal certification from the University of Nevada, Reno. Karen worked at Oregon State University for 10 years in their Dean of Students Office before joining the General Counsel’s Office at WOU.

Areas of Service: public records management, risk management, insurance, policy development.

Pronouns: she/her/hers