Staff Spotlight: Meet Karen Brown
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Maura Cotter
September 15, 2021
Karen Brown is our Director, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, and our latest staff spotlight!   Â
Her role at the Partnership is to be a champion for developing and implementing programs/initiatives that promote a thriving, diverse, informed, and equitable region. Â
Learn a little bit more about Karen in this brief Q&A.Â
Q: What is your background in/what type of work were you in before the Partnership?
Human Resources, Training, and Development. All my roles have had a relationship-building element to them. Being able to connect to people and hear different views and learn from them equips me well for this type of work.Â
Q: Tell us a little-known fact about yourself.
I have seen the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans on the same day.Â
Q: What do you like to do for fun?
Family time and root for the Bills. Â
Q: Best Buffalo Hidden Gem.
Broderick Island Â
Q: What is your favorite part about living in Buffalo?
The architecture and proximity to the lake
Q: What do you like best about working from home?
Short commute Â
Q: Since you are no longer commuting to work, how do you fill your drive time?
Sleep a little laterÂ
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