You’re Leading Big Impact, But Communications Keeps Falling Through the Cracks.

I help mission-driven organizations ensure that their work gets the visibility it deserves.

Hi, I’m Karen.

I am a seasoned communications strategist with a track record of helping mission-driven organizations ensure that their important work gets the visibility it deserves.

From foundations to scrappy nonprofits, I enable organizations to reach their audiences, raise dollars, and build a steady drumbeat of visibility—so communications never becomes an afterthought.

I’m proud to have worked with these incredible organizations:

FSG

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Acumen

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Center for Urban and Racial Equity

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NYU-CUNY Prevention Research Center

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Gradian Health Systems

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hww.work

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Paid Leave for the U.S. (PL+US)

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FSG • Acumen • Center for Urban and Racial Equity • NYU-CUNY Prevention Research Center • Gradian Health Systems • hww.work • Paid Leave for the U.S. (PL+US) •

“Karen is by far the most talented writer that I’ve ever worked with.

She possesses the keen ability to tap into the most compelling aspects of a story and produce beautifully written and tone appropriate content for a variety of audiences. I would recommend Karen for anyone looking for a skilled writer to tell your story.”

- Alexis Carter-Black, previously Development Director at PL+US

My Services

  • I help organizations move from reactive to strategic — with communications that support your goals, raise dollars, and actually reach your audience. Whether you need a brand-new strategy or hands-on implementation, I build systems and templates your team can use long after our work together.

    Services include:

    • Annual Communications Planning

    • Brand & Content Audits

    • Digital Strategy & Implementation (Email, Social Media, and more!)

  • I specialize in helping mission-driven organizations get the visibility and traction they deserve. I’ll help you build stronger recognition for your work by building a strategy, honing your core messages, and identifying speaking engagements, events, and publications that reach a wider audience.

    Services include:

    • Thought Leadership Strategy

    • Earned & Owned Media

    • Writing & Editing

  • Do you know that you need to elevate your own profile, but aren’t sure where to start? I help position nonprofit and foundation leaders as trusted, visible voices in their fields.

    Services include:

    • Media & Message Training

    • Crisis Communications

    • Social Media Management

    • Speechwriting

  • Whether you’re launching a new initiative or planning a high-stakes event, I help ensure your campaign or program lands with clarity and cohesion. I skillfully listen and strategize, turning big picture ideas into detail-oriented timelines and dependencies.

    Services include:

    • Live & Virtual Event Production

    • Annual Reports, One-Pagers, & Collateral Development

    • End-to-End Creative Project Management

  • Being an effective communicator is key for any senior leader.

    …and having a trusted advisor can make all the difference. Karen is an insightful, creative, and proactive partner who has helped me secure speaking engagements, pursue thought leadership opportunities, and be a clearer and more confident communicator. She listens deeply, nurtures emerging thoughts until they have found their core idea, refines messaging with care, and helps me create more impact as a leader.

    - Bobbi Silten, Chief of People & Culture and Managing Director, FSG

  • I can't recommend Karen highly enough!

    Karen is a self-driven, proactive strategist with a focus on key details. She delivered a thorough and in-depth social media strategy for our client, ultimately helping us build a strong foundation for a complex and evolving vaccination campaign. We all loved working with her.

    - Emily Seaman, former Creative Studio Director at bombilla

  • Karen provides insight, thoughtfulness, and vision-centered structure.

    …to projects at the intersection of policy and social justice. Across a wide array of clients and needs, Karen’s skills as a communications specialist, writer, and thought partner have provided inspiration, structure and depth to each project we have collaborated on together.

    - Hollis Wong-Wear, Principal at hww.work

Strategic communications for leaders doing it all.

Let’s connect!