Karen Williams

Karen Williams has a diverse work experience spanning over two decades. Karen began their career as an Assistant Director at Huntington Learning Center in 1998 and eventually advanced to the roles of Center Director and Operations Manager, where they oversaw multiple learning centers in Maryland. In 2001, they transitioned to a sales role as a Regional Account Executive at Patuxent Publishing Company, where they were responsible for meeting and exceeding advertising sales goals. From 2003 to 2004, Karen worked as an Educational Sales Manager at Sylvan Learning Center, where they coached and mentored a sales consulting team and conducted sales training. Karen then briefly served as the Managing Director at The Huntington Learning Centers in 2004, overseeing daily operations and maintaining high levels of productivity. From 2004 to 2011, Karen worked as a Practice Management Senior Consultant at Levin Group Inc, providing business management and marketing consulting to clients in the United States and Canada. Their responsibilities included analyzing client practices, providing training and curriculum development, and implementing sales techniques to increase conversion rates. In 2011, they joined the University of Maryland Medical Center as a Learning and Organization Development Specialist, focusing on learning and development initiatives. For the past few years, Karen has been working at Brightview Senior Living, initially as a Senior Learning and Development Specialist from 2013 to 2018, and currently as the Regional Director of Sales. Overall, Karen has consistently demonstrated their expertise in sales, consulting, training, and management across various industries.

Karen Williams has a diverse education history that spans over several institutions and fields of study. Karen completed a ISD Certificate in Instructional Systems Design from the University of Maryland Baltimore County in December 2015. In 2009, they obtained an Executive Certification in Organizational Development from Georgetown University. From 2002 to 2004, Karen pursued a Masters of Arts degree from Notre Dame of Maryland University, majoring in Business Management and Change Management. Their undergraduate studies were completed at York College of Pennsylvania from 1993 to 1997, where they earned a BA in Humanities. Additionally, they have a Certificate in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Maryland Baltimore County, though no specific start or end year is provided for this certification. Prior to their formal education, Karen attended Point Pleasant Boro HS in New Jersey, but no degree or field of study information is mentioned for this period.