Vice President
Information Technology and CIO
TECO Energy
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Karen has worked in the electric utility industry for 26 years. In 1990, she joined Tampa Electric as an engineer in the Marketing Department, and her various roles at TECO include Distribution Engineering, Telecommunications and Information Technology.
Karen leads a team of technical professionals responsible for TECO Energy's corporate computing systems. Under her leadership, TECO Energy has been recognized several times as one of the “100 Best Places to Work in IT” and among the “Top 500 Companies in Technology Innovation.”
Karen serves on the boards of the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay and the Boys and Girls Club of Tampa Bay, and is a past chair of the Hillsborough Community College Foundation Board. She has been a recipient of Tampa Bay’s "40 Under 40" award, which recognizes top community achievers.
Nationally, Karen received the first-ever Woman of Color in Technology "Chairman's Award," recognizing the achievements of the nation's top minority engineers, scientists and technologists.
Karen has a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of New Orleans and a Master of Business Administration from Loyola.
