University and Compliance Auditor
Karen joined OARC as Principal Auditor and Compliance Program Assessment Auditor in June 2024. Her dual role recognizes the collaborative aspects between University Audit and Institutional Compliance to increase compliance culture awareness and oversight.
Prior to OARC, Karen started her career at Duke in 2017 as Assistant Director of Trust & Estate Administration in the Office of Gift Planning where she managed the bequests, life income gifts, and retirement account estate gifts. Before Duke, Karen worked in private law specializing in trust & estate administration and elder law.
Karen holds a Master of Studies in Law with an emphasis on Business Law & Compliance from Wake Forest University School of Law and undergraduate degree in Political Science from University of Texas at Arlington.