Karen Wagner

Courage & Renewal Facilitator
Speaks English

Karen is currently participating in the Center for Courage & Renewal’s Facilitator Preparation Program. She is entering her twelfth year as an IT operations and SaaS manager, where she enjoys working with customers and navigating the rapidly changing field of technology, while also doing her part to keep a small business organized, healthy and sustainable. Prior to IT, Karen worked at The Cleveland Museum of Art in the education department. She has also served as a faith formation director in progressive congregations, for people of all ages. Connecting all fields is her embrace of wonder and her attention to details, while also being creative in writing curriculum and training materials, offering programming, and leading retreats. Karen has a B.A. from Illinois Wesleyan University in History, with minors in German and Art History; M.A. from Case Western Reserve University in Art History and Museum Studies; and a MBA, summa cum laude, from Baldwin Wallace University.

Favorite quote

Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?

Mary Oliver, The Summer Day

Book Recommendation

The Eyes & The Impossible (Newberry Medal Winner, 2023)

Dave Eggers, author and Shawn Harris, illustrator

Where I'm Finding Inspiration

Karen finds inspiration in nature, whether old growth forests, prairies, or Lake Erie. She is also inspired by the cultural abundance near her whether art museums, Hopewell earthworks, theaters, or music. Karen also serves a nonprofit where the personal giving, budget, and financial reports mirror and support the organization's mission and values, a joy and an ongoing challenge. The Courage community, her family and her friends also keep her mind and heart expanding in glorious and unpredictable ways.

What I Do For Fun, Rest, and Renewal

Karen enjoys hiking, writing, art museums and galleries, gardening, reading, and making meals for family and friends. In any weather, you will find her creating stories inspired by the clouds visting the neighborhood.

Organizations I've Worked With

The Cleveland Orchestra, The Cleveland Museum of Art, City of Lakewood Public Schools, Lakewood Congregational Church, Arc of Appalachia, and Cleveland Metroparks

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