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Karen’s current position with the agency is Director of Children’s Programs with the Head Start Program. Karen Browning has been employed with Coalfield CAP, Inc., coordinating early childhood services for 3-4 year old children, since November 1983. She has worked in a variety of capacities with the Head Start Program that include: Classroom Teacher; Parent Involvement Coordinator; Education Specialist; Family Services Coordinator and Head Start Director. She has also worked with the Energy Express/Summer Food Service Program that provides literacy activities for children during the summer months as well as nutritionally sound meals.

Karen attended Berea College (Berea, KY), where she attained a Bachelor’s Associate degree in English, with focus coursework in Child Development, and subsequently earned a Master’s of Education in Counseling and Human Development degree from Lindsey Wilson College (Columbia, KY). She has earned a Child Development Specialist Certification (CDS), an LPCA (Licensed Professional Counseling Associate) and an NCC (National Certified Counselor) with the National Board of Certified Counselors. Karen’s community involvement includes being a member of the Rotary Club of Matewan; Boy Scouts of America Troop 3 Committee Member; and serving on the Board of Directors for the Matewan Historic Society, Depot Replica Museum and Magnolia Fair Board.