KAREN GONON
Development Director
kgonon@glassroots.org |
Karen Gonon, Development Director at GlassRoots, is a development professional who has worked with arts and education organizations throughout her career. Her experience includes prospect research, grant writing, annual campaign planning and execution, major gifts cultivation and stewardship, capacity-building campaigns, and events and volunteer management. Her previous positions include Director of Development at New Jersey SEEDS, Senior Consultant with Semple BIxel Associates, and Director of Programs with the American Academy in Rome. Karen holds a Master's in Education from Harvard University and is a lifelong advocate for educational access and equity. She is thrilled to be part of a team which works to empower underserved youth and young adults in Newark by providing high-quality, rigorous, innovative, relevant, and diverse programming that both reflects and expands the community’s interests.
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