Karen Richardson is a certified project management professional (PMP), a certified Scrum Master (CSM), and a certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) with varied experience in project management, marketing and communications. She has the ability to lead a team, communicate effectively, and work collaboratively. Karen’s leadership style empowers a team and delivers business value on a project. This site provides an online portfolio demonstrating her work, most recently as an IT portfolio manager at Humana.
She has industry experience in the following: healthcare, education, professional services, non-profit, and retail. Her skills include project management, stakeholder engagement, value delivery, strategy building, content development, event production, and creating order from chaos. Her full resume is available on the professional page here. The professional samples page is also available for your perusal.
Contact: KHRichardson5@gmail.com
Phone: 502-296-7634
EDUCATION/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- B.A. in Journalism, Western Kentucky University, Public Relations major, Writing and Business minor
- Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) (2021)
- SAFe Advanced Scrum Master (SASM) (2022)
- Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) (2023)
- Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner (A-CSPO) (2024)
- Leadership Louisville Graduate (class of ’02)
- Published fiction author (2023, 2025)
COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP
- Project Management Institute current member
- Maya Collection board member/current board chair (2020 – present)
- Jefferson County Master Gardeners Association (2025 – present)
- Youth group leader (2013 – 2018)
- School of the Arts Booster President (2012 – 2018)
- Kentucky Shakespeare Festival board member (2009 – 2015), past chairman
- Hands-On Louisville founding board (2003 – 2006)
- Focus Louisville Alumni board (2003 – 2004)
- The Mint Jubilee, Chair Emeritus (1997 to 2006)
Karen H. Richardson, PMP 