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As an award-winning educator and experienced administrator, Karen Swanson has committed her life's work to shaping the brilliant young minds of tomorrow. Since the beginning of her career, Swanson has shown an unwavering dedication to teaching, mentoring, learning, student engagement, public relations, and being an advocate for educational entities. While she has amassed 30 illustrious years of experience, Swanson's ambitions and passion drive her forward still. In her continued work, she strives to build educators’ capacity to increase student access, educational equity, and workforce diversity while fostering engagement with the local community and business partners.

Karen Swanson 

Middle School Principal

Karen Swanson

Karen Swanson's commitment to education extends beyond her students and the lives she changes. Swanson has spent the last three decades challenging herself to achieve better educational achievement while encouraging young brains and fighting for education. Her post-secondary schooling began in 1985, when she enrolled at Arizona State University (ASU). Karen Swanson studied English and Secondary Education at Arizona State University from 1985 to 1991. She also received a Post Baccalaureate degree during this time. Swanson then went on to the University of Phoenix, where she got her Master of Arts in Education - Administration in 1996. Swanson then attended Iowa State University from 2012 to 2014 to pursue her Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, with educational achievement at the forefront of her thoughts.

Iowa State University

University Of Phoenix

 Arizona State University (ASU)

Indian Hills Community College

Director of High School Programs

After leaving Fairfield Community School, Swanson accepted a position as the Director of High School Programs for Indian Hills Community College.

n August of 2003, Swanson started in the Fairfield Community School District as a High School Counselor.

Fairfield Community School District

High School Counselor

She enjoyed almost eight years in the Scottsdale Unified School District, helping students prepare for high school and beyond.

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