Karen Taggart

Karen Taggart has a diverse work experience spanning several industries. Karen currently holds the position of Director of Product Operations at ROI Solutions, which they started in January 2023. Prior to this, they worked as a Technical Product Owner at Liquibase from October 2021 to November 2022. Karen also served as a Coach at GrowthSpace from December 2020 to March 2022. In their previous role at CloudBees from March 2020 to October 2021, they held the positions of Product Owner, Principal Customer Success Manager, and Senior Customer Success Manager. Karen has also worked at MicroPact as a Business Analyst/Product Owner from October 2016 to August 2017. Before that, they held various roles at ROI Solutions, including Sr. Business Analyst/Product Owner and Associate Director of User Experience & Integrations from September 2011 to October 2016. Karen briefly worked as a Data Whisperer at their own company, Karen A. Taggart, Inc, in June 2011. Karen has also held positions at PETA, where they served as a Product Manager - CRM, Donor Data and Segmentation Manager, and Manager of Fundraising Innovations from April 2008 to June 2011. Karen started their career as a Director of Nonprofit Services at Care2 from March 2007 to April 2008, and prior to that, they worked as an Account Executive at Adams Hussey & Associates from January 2005 to March 2007.

Karen Taggart completed their education with the following history:

- From 1989 to 1993, Karen attended Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, specializing in Science and Technology during their time there.

- Karen then pursued their undergraduate studies at Hampshire College from 1993 to 1997, where they obtained their Bachelor of Arts degree in American Studies.

- In 2001 and 2002, Karen attended The George Washington University, where they obtained their Master of Arts in Teaching degree with a focus on Museum Education.

In addition to their formal education, Karen has also obtained several certifications:

- In December 2020, they became a Certified SAFe® 5 Agilist, certified by Scaled Agile, Inc.

- In January 2020, they received the Forrester CX Pro certification from Forrester.

- In July 2022, Karen acquired the Liquibase Leader 2021 certification from Liquibase.

- In August 2022, they earned the Liquibase Certified Associate Exam certification from Liquibase.

- In January 2023, Karen completed the Google Data Analytics Certificate through Coursera.

- In February 2023, they became certified as a Certified Scrum Product Owner® (CSPO®), accredited by Scrum Alliance.

- In August 2023, Karen received the Automation Pro I Certificate from Workato.

Lastly, Karen has obtained additional certifications and completed courses from organizations such as Liquibase, Scrum.org, CloudBees, and DevOps Institute, although specific details about these certifications are not provided.