Karen Burns, FSVU MBA RN RVT has served on the SVU Board of Directors from January 2011-January 2014 and served as an At Large Director in 2018. She is currently serving on the Board of Directors as the Vice President. She has been the Annual Conference Committee Chair in 2018 and 2019 and is currently the Co-Chair, has served on the Abstract, Awards and Nominations committees and was the Products Chair from 2012-2014. She currently is a contractor for IAC and does site visits for the Vein Center Division and is a Faculty member and Clinical Coordinator at Rush University for the Vascular Ultrasound Program. She received her Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing from DePaul University in 1987, became an RVT in 1991 and received her Master’s in Business Administration from Loyola University in 1991.