Karen Elfner, M.A.
Karen is the mother of two children, both married and beginning their own adventures in parenting. Karen is enjoying her new role as grandparent and looks forward to being part of this ever-expanding family group. Karen’s professional career has evolved to focus on the development, use, and evaluation of schoolwide PBIS systems. Throughout her career, Karen seeks opportunities to help teachers and families address challenging behavior. Outside of work, Karen enjoys supporting others in need including family, friends, and brightening the lives of sick and elderly with her therapy dog. Karen’s professional experiences include teaching students labeled as severely emotionally disturbed, conducting research on PBS for children with challenging behavior, coordinating state centers on parent involvement, training educators to implement positive behavior support in schools both at the schoolwide level and with individual students. Karen looks forward to helping others through sharing the valuable knowledge and lessons learned professionally and in her most important role, as a parent.