She sits on the Board of Directors and the Program Committee at the Vilna. She received her Bachelors of Science in Nursing from the University of Pennsylvania, her Masters of Fine Arts from Fairleigh Dickinson University, and her Doctor of Nursing Practice from the MGH Institute of Health Professions. As a clinician, she works with Life Line Community Health Care mobile unit, administering preventative health care services across New England. As a writer, Karen is currently completing her first novel and serves on the Board of the Writers’ Room of Boston.