Karen is the vice president of marketing and communications for the Alabama Mountain Lakes Tourist Association (AMLA) where she works collaboratively with President/CEO Tami Reist to guide the organization’s marketing and communications activities and operations in an effort to position the North Alabama region as a must-experience destination for leisure travel.
She has over 29 years of marketing and public relations experience, most recently working as a freelance public relations consultant for tourism organizations and festivals throughout north Alabama and in Tennessee prior to coming to AMLA.
She holds a B.S. degree in marketing and an MBA from the University of North Alabama. She resides in Decatur, Ala. with her two children, Keller and Logan.
