Vice President, Marketing and Business Development
(619) 873-0113

Karen joined the ECSFCU team in 2016 as a Business Development Officer and she has a passion for improving the lives of the school district employees who serve the children of East County. This credit union lives that same mission and purpose. Karen was promoted to Assistant Vice President in 2020 and to Vice President in 2023.

Prior to working for the credit union she was a licensed Financial Advisor working with school district employees in East County. Since 1998, she has been an executive board member of an elementary, high school, council and/or San Diego County PTA; on the board of several education foundations and 2023-25 President of the Santee-Lakeside Rotary Club. She has received numerous awards including Santee Person of the Year, 2022 Rotarian of the Year, East County Chamber Business & Education Person of the Year in 2019 and 2021 and is a graduate of Leadership East County 2019. Karen has a bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing and has lived in Santee since 1990. She is married to Tom and has two grown sons, Kyle and Cody. 

Outside of work you will find Karen entertaining guests at home, reading, working on a home improvement project or traveling the world with her husband.

"I have found the one perfect career and company for me, with an organization that 100% and whole heartedly supports schools, educators, and their financial health the way I have done for years. Kismet."