Karen Mullin

Karen Mullin has a diverse work experience spanning several organizations. Karen currently works as the Director of Professional Learning at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. Before that, they were the Owner and Principal Consultant at Willow Oak Group, LLC. Prior to that, they worked as the Senior Advisor at the Greater Baltimore Wilderness Coalition, where they coordinated a coalition of organizations dedicated to improving the climate resiliency, ecological diversity, and social equity of the greater Baltimore Region.

Karen also worked as the Lead Consultant for Urban and Community Outreach Programs at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, where they developed training programs and implemented them as a lead instructor. Karen also worked at the National Audubon Society as part of the Outreach Program, where they developed and delivered wildlife habitat and citizen engagement programs.

Earlier in their career, Karen worked as a Program Coordinator at the Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education, collaborating with a multi-jurisdictional stakeholder team and designing outreach and teacher training programs. Karen also worked as an Environmental Educator and Program Manager at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and as an English Teacher at Courtland High School.

Karen Mullin received their Bachelors degree in English with a Certificate in Secondary Education from Gannon University in 1994. Karen later pursued their Masters degree in Education from the University of Maryland Baltimore County, which they completed in 2010. Additionally, they studied at Mercyhurst Prepatory School from 1985 to 1989, and also obtained a Masters of Arts in Education from the University of Maryland.