Karen Johnson

Karen Johnson is the Chief Operating Officer of Coney Island Prep and former founding Director of Operations of CIP’s Upper Elementary School. The importance of a good education was instilled in Karen from a very young age, but it wasn’t until college that she realized that she wanted to be an educator. She believes that all students deserve access to a quality education, and works to ensure Coney Island Prep continues to deliver on its mission.

Prior to joining Coney Island Prep, Karen was a Teach for America New York City Corps Member, taught middle school science at Uncommon Schools, and worked on the network team at Success Academies. She later joined CIP as an Academic Operations Manager, before leading operations teams across two campuses as a Director of Operations.

She holds an undergraduate degree from Harvard College, and a Masters in Teaching from the Relay Graduate School of Education.