Karly Howell

Associate Director, Research at Blue Star Families

Karly Howell has a diverse work experience spanning various industries and roles. Karly currently works at Blue Star Families as an Associate Director of Research, where they focus on analyzing survey data to address issues affecting military families. Karly is also involved in process development to streamline workflows.

Prior to joining Blue Star Families, Karly worked at the Girl Scout Council of Colonial Coast as a Volunteer Support Director. In this role, they led a team responsible for the retention and training of thousands of members across two states. Karly successfully implemented new technology platforms and utilized data to drive membership renewal.

Karly also has experience at Catholic Charities of Baltimore as a Program Manager Client Services. Karly managed a HUD-funded housing grant and led a team providing education, employment, mental health, and family case management to program clients.

In addition, Karly has held positions at WindsorMeade of Williamsburg and Community Housing Partners, where they managed resident services and implemented processes for transportation and volunteer departments. Karly also worked as an Assistant Director of Social Services at the Town of Ledyard Ct, operating a food pantry and securing financial assistance for families in need.

Karly began their career at Forest-Warren Human Services as a Caseworker and later became a Mental Health Program Supervisor. Karly provided support services to families and children facing mental and behavioral health challenges, coordinated care for children requiring psychiatric rehabilitation, and investigated cases of child abuse and neglect.

Overall, Karly Howell's work experience demonstrates their ability to lead teams, analyze data, develop processes, and provide support services to diverse populations.

Karly Howell has a Master of Arts (M.A.) in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. Prior to that, they obtained a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh. In terms of additional certifications, Karly obtained a certification in UX Research: Journey Mapping from LinkedIn in July 2022. Karly also completed the Get Started with Tableau certification from Tableau in January 2022, as well as the Tableau Essential Training (2020.1) certification from LinkedIn in October 2020. Moreover, Karly earned the Your Money Your Goals Trainer certification from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in January 2016.

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Timeline

  • Associate Director, Research

    May 1, 2023 - present

  • Senior Research Manager

    January, 2021

  • Applied Research Analyst Consultant

    January, 2020