Home HeadQuarters
Karen Schroeder has been actively involved in the housing and community development field for many years. With experience in marketing, communications, and advocacy, Karen currently serves as the Chief Communications Officer at Home HeadQuarters Inc. and as the Assistant Director at CNY Fair Housing. Karen also chairs the Marketing Committee at Eastwood Neighborhood Association and has served on the Board of Directors for various organizations such as Women's Fund of CNY. With a Bachelor of Arts in Marketing Communications from Columbia College Chicago, Karen has a strong background in promoting fair housing and community engagement.
Home HeadQuarters
Home HeadQuarters is a non-profit neighborhood and housing development organization and certified Community Development Financial Institution who, since 1996, has helped more than 3,500 families become first-time homebuyers; provided nearly 10,000 homeowners with $105 million in home improvement loans and grants, and developed more than 800 formerly vacant properties. Home HeadQuarters is the leading home improvement lender to families of color living in Syracuse, out lending all other financial institutions combined. The organization is a chartered member of NeighborWorks America, the country’s first designated Community Based Development Organization and is recognized nationally for its innovative loan products for homebuyers, local contractors and "Mom & Pop" landlords that are unable to borrow from traditional lenders.