Karena is a small-town girl from Kalamazoo, Michigan who has called San Francisco home since 2004. She is currently the program director at Performing Arts Workshop, an arts education organization dedicated to helping young people develop critical thinking, creative expression, and basic learning skills through the arts. Prior to joining the Workshop, she held roles as a museum educator and visual arts instructor. Karena received her BA in Fine Arts from Kalamazoo College and a MA in International & Multicultural Education from the University of San Francisco. It was in college that she rediscovered her love of ballet, which she continues to practice today. When not working, she enjoys dancing, traveling, and eating her way through the world. In another lifetime, she’ll be the next Alexander McQueen.