Karen Paonessa

Karen has over twenty-six years of service in higher education at both public and private institutions. She finished her professional development career as Assistant Vice President for Advancement at Kennesaw State University after completing a $75 million Comprehensive Capital Campaign.

Karen is the author of a children’s book series. She owns her own publishing company called Little Blue Pumpkin Publishing, Inc.

She is married and has a son who attends UGA.