Karen Smith

Karen Smith is the Director of Communications at Barnes & Thornburg LLP, a prominent law firm in the U.S., since January 2015. Prior experience includes serving as Vice President and Senior Account Executive at Red Shoes PR, Inc., which focused on social media and traditional public relations in Wisconsin and the Midwest, from June 2008 to January 2015. Earlier roles include Public Relations Specialist at Weidert Group and Account Executive at Leonard & Finco Public Relations. Karen Smith holds a degree in Journalism and Mass Communications with a focus on Public Relations and Advertising from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, completed in 2005. Education was preceded by attending Waupun High School, graduating in 2001.