Karen Guzmán (She/Her/Ella) is the Senior Manager of the Solutions Accelerator at Results for America. Prior to joining Results for America, Karen served as a Parent Community Organizer at Prince George’s County Educators’ Association, where she worked on innovative virtual organizing with core teams of parent/teacher circles in community schools throughout Prince George’s County, Maryland. Karen also served as a Health Services Promoter Peace Corps Volunteer in Inharrime, Mozambique supporting Youth Development, HIV, and Malaria prevention initiatives and treatment retention specifically amongst women and adolescents.

Before joining the Peace Corps, Karen worked at Partners of the Americas where she streamlined and managed the organization’s grassroots volunteer network and higher educational institution portfolio. Karen began her career as a Community Organizer for United We Dream Affiliate Organizations in Maryland, advocating for immigration rights on a national and local level. She is passionate about data-driven results, social justice issues, advocacy, and empowering others.

Karen holds a B.A. in Sociology and minors in U.S. Latino/a Studies and International Development and Conflict Management from the University of Maryland-College Park.