Karen joined the Trust in October 2023 and works within our grants team supporting the design and delivery of our funding programmes. Karen started her career at Newcastle’s universities before moving into grant making, initially working on government funded fuel poverty programmes and then with The National Lottery Community Fund.

Karen brings experience of delivering grants programmes designed to create resilient communities that are more inclusive and environmentally sustainable. She hopes that her experience of working with projects that strengthen society and improve lives will contribute to the current exciting developments at the Trust, and she looks forward to seeing the growing impact of this funding on the armed forces community.

In her spare time, Karen loves to swim – particularly outdoors – and enjoys travel.