Karen Gross is an author, educator and storyteller. Previously, she was president of Southern Vermont College in Bennington, Vermont and served as a Senior Policy Advisor to the US Department of Education. Prior to that, she was a law professor for two decades focusing on asset building in low income communities. Currently, she is Senior Counsel to Finn Partners where she specializes in crisis management. An expert in trauma and disaster planning and relief, she is certified as a PFA provider (Psychological First Aid). She teaches courses at various institutions for students at all ages and stages including Rutgers Graduate School of School of Work, Molly Stark Elementary School, Bennington College and College Unbound. Her newest adult book, Trauma Doesn't Stop at the School Door, published by Teachers College Press in 2020, discusses how to ameliorate trauma and foster improved student success across the educational landscape. She also has a forthcoming children's book in her Lady Lucy series, Lady Lucy's Dinosaur Quest. She resides in Washington, DC and Gloucester, MA, home to some fish and lots of swamps.
