Karen Bell-Dewitt

Karen Bell-DeWitt has over 16 years of work experience in various roles and industries. Karen is currently the Director of Product Operations at Renaissance Learning, where they led a team in building a Service Level Agreement and developed a customer-centric bug prioritization system. Prior to this, they owned their own consulting firm, KBD Consulting LLC. Karen was also the Product Director for Adult Education Assessment at Data Recognition Corporation, where they focused on product development and strategy, achieving first-to-market status for a federal approval and leading cross-functional teams. Karen also has experience as a Product Manager at Korn Ferry and McGraw-Hill Education/CTB, where they developed strategies and managed product portfolios. Karen has contributed as an Advisory Board Member at La Casa Rojas - The Magazine, where they provided guidance on business strategy and marketing. Earlier in their career, Karen worked as an Assessment Product Manager and Account Executive at Pearson, where they led cross-functional teams and achieved strong sales results. Karen also worked as an Account Representative at Edmentum, where they excelled in consultative sales and achieved high renewal quotas. Throughout their career, Karen has demonstrated expertise in process optimization, cross-functional collaboration, change management, and continuous improvement.

Karen Bell-DeWitt obtained a BA degree in Communication Studies - Org Com from the University of Minnesota in 2003. Karen then went on to pursue an MBA with a focus on Marketing at the University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management from 2009 to 2011. Karen also participated in study abroad programs at WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business) in 2009, focusing on Doing Business in CEE Markets, and at FGV - Fundação Getulio Vargas in 2011, focusing on Doing Business in Brazil. Additionally, Karen has obtained certifications from Korn Ferry, including KFLA and Voices in 2015, and from Pragmatic Marketing, obtaining the PMCII certification in 2009.