Karen Borgen

E-mail:  karen.borgen@my.und.edu

Major: Social Work

Mentor: Dheeshana Jayasundara, Ph.D.

Expected Graduation Date: May 2014

Organizations: UND Nonprofit Leadership Student Association UND Phi Alpha/Student Social Work Association North Dakota Conference of Social Welfare Family Voices of North Dakota Childhood cancer advocacy organizations Smiles From Ali

Honors: President's List North Dakota Conference of Social Welfare Scholarship, 2012-13 UND William and Janet McSparron Scholarship, 2012-13 Family Leadership Award, Family Voices of ND, 2012 Speaker, EOC, TRIO Day Luncheon, 2004

Conferences: Alliance of Management/Leadership Institute, Atlanta, 2013 Parent Leadership Institute, 2012 Transformative Language Arts Conference, Vermont, 2004

Presentations: Navigating the System: The Borgen Family Experience, 2012 Panelist, National Writers Congress, 2005