About Us

Meet KRD's Founder and Executive Director.  Karen is a seasoned and talented professional with over 35 years of combined legal, policy, regulatory, management, consulting, advisory and administration experience in both the private sector and the federal and state level of the public sector. Karen is the founder of KRD Consulting, LLC, established in 1999, as a Woman Owned Small Business (“WOSB”). In this role, Karen provides leadership in the provision of services that currently support multiple facets of the Federal Government contracting arena.  Leading from the top, Karen is a Certified Federal Contracts Manager (“CFCM”), FAR, DFAR, ITAR, AMS and GSAM regulatory Subject Matter Expert (“SME”) and holds multiple certifications in the areas of compliance in contracting, dispute resolution, global contract and commercial management, capture and proposal management, procurement & cost accounting standards, corporate risk management, cyber security, DCAA auditing oversight, system for award management, and organizational ethics and conflicts of interest.   Karen doesn’t just lead KRD, along with her team, she provides direct consulting and advisory support to all of its clients spanning a range of industries.  Her breadth of specialized experiences enables her to provide the exact services and level of expertise to ensure all clients meet the requirements and success they desire.  She is educated from top Universities including: Georgetown, George Washington, American, Purdue, University of MD, and University of FL.