Karen Louise Ray

KAREN RAY is president of Karen Ray Associates, a consulting firm that special-izes in training and organization development for government, community, and nonprofit agencies. She holds a master's degree in applied behavioral scieces from Whitworth College, Spokane, Washington, with a specialty in organization and hu-man development.

From 1977 to 1983 Karen was executive director of a literacy-focused agency man-dated to collaborate by state and federal funders. Her consulting practice began when she decided to combine this collaborative experience with her training expertise to problem-solve with agencies involved in joint ventures. Collaboration is now the theme of her work with organizations in many states. Karen trains others in collaboration workshops and provides consulting services to ongoing collaborations.

Based on research conducted by the Wilder Foundation and on personal experience, Karen coauthored Collaboration Handbook: Creating, Sustaining, and Enjoying the Journey with Michael Winer in 1994. This award-winning book guides nonprofit staff through partnership ventures.

Karen Ray may be contacted at thenimblecollab@visi.com.