Karen Michelsen

Karen Michelsen has over 25 years of experience in marketing and sales roles. Karen most recently served as the Corporate Vice President of Marketing, Brand Management & Sales at Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, where they led a team in achieving annual attendance and revenue goals for Cedar Point, a regional amusement park destination. Prior to that, Karen was the Vice President of Marketing for The Dollywood Company, overseeing annual strategic plans, pricing, product introduction, and more for Dollywood theme park and Dollywood's Splash Country water park. Karen also held the position of Director of Marketing at Wild Adventures Theme Park and Vice President of Marketing at the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber. Karen's experience also includes roles at Carowinds, Paramount's Kings Island, WonderGroup, Bridge Worldwide, GTE Wireless, and Sive/Young & Rubicam. Karen has a strong background in strategic marketing, branding, PR, social media engagement, and agency management.

Karen Michelsen earned a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Journalism from Ohio University, where they studied from 1988 to 1992.