Karen Anderson

director

Karen Anderson has deep roots in international education and the arts. She grew up in Southern Minnesota and attended Gustavus Adolphus College, earning a Bachelor of  Science Degree in Elementary Education. She then taught in the Robbinsdale , MN. School District for two years so she could join the Air Force and teach with the Department  of  Defense on a base school in Misawa , Japan. This led her to her next adventure in Ghana , West Africa helping to establish a company school for Kaiser Aluminum International with the Volta Aluminum Co. in Accra and Tema , Ghana . Karen lived there for three  years with a team of educators and after the first year there was a first class International School.

Following her long range plans, she moved to San Francisco , taught school and took classes at the San Francisco Art Institute . She was offered an opportunity to become a gallery director / gallerist for Circle Fine Art Corporation out of New York. Karen was in the art business for the next 25 years . Later she opened her own staging business , called "Stagecoach by Karen ", which she closed recently. 

Karen has been a Docent with the S.F. Botanical  Garden Children's program for the past 7 years. In the past she was a volunteer with the ' Art With Elders ' , program at Laguna Honda Hospital . She has served as a Deacon and Elder with the Seventh Avenue Presbyterian Church .

Karen is a member of the San Francisco Succulent and Cactus Society and has a garden that gives her much joy and peace. She has enjoyed teaching children and seniors  the power of doing art for self expression and satisfaction.

"People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel". Maya Angelou

It is an honor to serve on the Inner Sunset Community Advocates Board .