During her time at Tintern Karen represented the School at interschool sports - in gymnastics, athletics and cross country running. She also proudly states that she was School bell ringer, Junior School Captain (Term 2 1978) and Class Captain several times. After finishing school Karen completed a Bachelor of Arts at Monash University, studying English, History and Linguistics, which, she says, stood her in good stead for a career in the Media as a Television Journalist. She decided on a career in television journalism and commenced her career at the ABC in Melbourne, learning the ropes on the production desk and assisting the Chief of Staff and the reporters. She has worked as a News and/or Current Affairs television Reporter and Producer for all the major networks in Australia, starting with the ABC, before moving to Commercial Television – Channel’s 10, 7, 9 and Sky News.

Karen has enjoyed working on Channel Nine’s local current affairs program ‘Extra” (in Brisbane), Nine’s Today Show, and as a Reporter in News Rooms across the country for all the major Networks. Karen returned to the ABC in 2008 and enjoyed the constant and ongoing challenges of the job - finding and researching new stories, the adrenalin rush of working on breaking news, interviewing anyone from the Prime Minister to A-List stars, or to homeless people on the street – all with a story to tell. She says the job required quick thinking, writing fast, creative and accurate copy to constant deadlines, probing interviews and investigations, working independently and with a team, refining how one looks and sounds “on camera”. Karen believes the best part is “hopefully having some impact on people’s lives with the stories, by entertaining, informing, educating, shocking, or provoking, to prompt thought and change in people’s lives”.

Karen left the ABC in 2015, to work at Channel Seven in Sydney, across the Newsroom, and the top rating 'Sunrise' program. In recent years, Karen has also done freelance work for the Sky News Business channel and is currently a Presenter for a global online business channel, and doing media consulting work.

Karen's recreational pursuits include sailing in Sydney's beautiful Harbour, beach life, coastal walks, spending time with friends, and walking her dog in Centennial Park.