Karen Sullivan

With over 33 years of experience in seniors housing, Karen was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer of Chartwell on March 16, 2020. Karen is responsible for operations and sales for all of Chartwell’s over 200 retirement and LTC homes across Canada. Karen originally joined Chartwell in 2008 as the Executive Vice President, People, with oversight for the human resources and labour relations teams. In 2012 she was appointed Chief Operating Officer. Prior to joining Chartwell, Karen held progressive positions over a 21 year career at the Ontario Long Term Care Association (OLTCA) including six years as their Executive Director. Karen is also a former VP Government Relations on the Ontario Retirement Communities Association (ORCA) Board of Directors and is a founding member of the Canadian Alliance for Long Term Care (CALTC).