Karrien Francis

Karrien Francis leads City Harvest’s Human Resources department, guiding the organization’s work to manage and develop our dedicated staff in support of our mission. She focuses on our culture, employee engagement, diversity, equity and inclusion, and performance management, among other initiatives. Prior to joining City Harvest, Karrien served as the Director of Talent and Organizational Performance for Northwell Health. She began her career at Long Island University, and has worked at Target as the Senior Executive Team Leader for the New York tristate area, and Director of HR at the Jewish Child Care Association. She received the Corporate & Social Responsibility Award for Diversity from City & State of NY in 2017.