Karen Jirik

Karen Jirik has extensive experience in Learning and Development, starting in 1990 as the Director of Learning and Development at Compass Group. In this role, they managed a budget of $1.8M and worked closely with sector executives to identify training needs. Karen held this position until 2019. In 2019, Karen joined Batteries Plus Bulbs as their Director of Learning and Development.

Karen Jirik has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Karen has also obtained various certifications including Adobe Captivate, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification, Instructional Design: Working with SMEs, Change Management, Presentation Advantage, The 5 Choices to Extraordinary Productivity, Myers Briggs, Project Management for the Unofficial Project Manager, Writing Advantage, Serving Safe Alcohol, and ServSafe Manager Food Safety Training. The specific months of when these certifications were obtained are not provided.