Karen O. HenryFounder & CEOThe LEAH Institute (Leadership, Empowerment, Advocacy, Hope and Healing)LICENSED IN MINISTRY FOR OVER 22 YEARS, KAREN HAS SERVED IN A PROFESSIONAL CAPACITY AS DIRECTOR FOR THE EXECUTIVE MBA FOR XAVIER UNIVERSITY IN CINCINNATI.AFTER HEEDING THE CALL TO HELP AT-PROMISED GIRLS AND WOMEN TRIUMPH THROUGH THEIR LIFE'S JOURNEY VICTORIOUSLY, SHE COMPLETED HER PHD IN CHRISTIAN COUNSELING FROM NEWBURGH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY TO COUNSEL AT-RISK AND DISENFRANCHISED YOUTH AND WOMEN.KAREN HOLDS A BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION PSYCHOLOGY FROM SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY, A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN LIBERAL ARTS FROM XAVIER UNIVERSITY, AND A MASTER'S IN EDUCATION IN CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI.AS A WORKSHOP FACILITATOR, KAREN HAS DEVELOPED SEVERAL WORKSHOPS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ENTITLED; “SPEAK UP AND SPEAK OUT” DESIGNED TO HELP MINORITY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS BUILD SELF-ESTEEM AND EFFICACY TO OVERCOME COMMUNICATION APPREHENSION IN PROFESSIONAL SETTINGS.KAREN IS THE AUTHOR OF SEVERAL CHRISTIAN-BASED BOOKS AND RECENTLY PUBLISHED THE BOOK, "BREAKING CHAINS THROUGH PROVERBS. "
