Karen Vrotsos is a writing teacher, writer, and program creator with over 30 years of experience working in academia and for corporate and non-profit organizations.Most recently, she joined the Scoville Memorial Library as creator and planner of adult programs while continuing to work as a writing consultant.Karen taught writing and literature for over 20 years at Columbia College, Barnard College, and Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs, and worked as an administrator and academic advisor for an urban leaders fellowship program at Columbia University. For over a decade, she has provided writing, research, and editing services for corporate, non-profit, and private clients including McKinsey & Company, McKinsey Academy, Columbia Business School’s Center for Brand Leadership, the Charles H. Revson Foundation, Partners for Health Foundation, and authors published by Columbia University Press and Yale University Press.She has co-authored a book on marketing, enjoyed a brief, invigorating turn teaching English and world history to sixth graders, co-founded a college-essay coaching business, volunteered for several years as a mentor and writing coach for low-income kids, led a variety of writing workshops, co-raised a delightful son, and was for many years a primary caretaker for her parents. To relax, she reads, rows, swims, paints, travels, and plays ball with her dog, Spuds.