Born in Edmonton, obtained Biological Sciences Diploma from NAIT, BSc in Plant Sciences and MSc in Soil Microbiology and Biochemistry from the University of Alberta

Between 1991 and 1997, ran KHK Consulting out of her home office, contracting with federal, provincial and university agencies.

For 13 years after that, Karen served in various sustainable policy, planning and technical positions within the Dept of Agriculture and Rural Development. She held the Environmental and Land Use Policy Member position with the Department and spent 8 of those years working at a national level, shaping carbon market policy and quantification protocols for the agriculture sector.

From 2007-2009, Karen was seconded to Climate Change Central, a not-for-profit established by the Government of Alberta. There, she implemented the necessary market processes, infrastructure and tools needed to get the Alberta Carbon Offset Market off the ground. In that role, Karen and her Team leveraged the previous carbon offset national work to help build sound policies, quantification protocols, tools and infrastructure needed to facilitate the development of a Carbon Offset Market in Alberta.

Currently, Karen is back at KHK Consulting working with various groups and governments in the US and Canada, including the Government of Saskatchewan, as they build key elements of the Saskatchewan Offset System.

Karen is an active member of the Alberta Institute of Agrologists.

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