Karen marshall is an educator, organizer, and coach (of the basketball variety) who currently serves as the Executive Director of Rethink New Orleans. While she was schooled in many institutions – primary school through undergrad and graduate school (MBA and MSW) – her greatest and most important education, came from her family – a close knit group of ordinary black people, migratory by force, who over time have cultivated the art and science of survival.
Karen’s leadership and professional experience extends over 20 years. She has taught middle school, high school, undergraduate and graduate university courses both domestically and abroad and has extensive experience working at grassroots levels with individuals and communities seeking transformative change.
