Karen is a native of Western Kentucky and a graduate of the University of Kentucky. She has been practicing commercial design, space planning, and way finding for twenty-two years.
She is the recipient of two national design awards- the “Contemporary Long Term Care” Award for assisted living facilities and the “Quality of Life” Award. These awards are the result of her design work for retirement and assisted living facilities. Her design work has also been featured in Provider Magazine, Contemporary Long Term Care Magazine, and IIDA (International Interior Design Association) regional publication. Karen has recently been retained by the Cardiovascular Innovation Institute to work with Dr. Layman Gray and Ron Greenberg in developing their new state-of -the-art, one-of–a- kind research, teaching and development facility in Louisville, Kentucky. She has recently completed Jewish Hospital Medical Center East, a one-of-a-kind, cutting-edge outpatient care facility. Currently, she is working on the design for Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance Corporation Headquarters, as well as the renovation of the Louisville law firm Wyatt, Tarrant, and Combs. Karen’s experience is rich in all facets of commercial design.
Karen has traveled extensively across the United States designing and refurbishing various commercial facilities. She was among fifteen designers selected to tour and evaluate commercial facilities within Great Britain and has traveled throughout Europe.
She is NCIDQ (National Council of Interior Design Qualification) certified and is currently pursing her state license thru Kentucky’s relatively new certification program. Karen furthers her education by acquiring continuing education credits and attending various design seminars. She has studied development design and building code regulations at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California.
