Lady Lucy's Quest is the story of a feisty young girl who wants to be a Knight in the Middle Ages. She confronts many hurdles but ultimately finds success because she is able to solve problems in unique and unexpected ways. Through her actions and words, she demonstrates the importance of pursuing one's dreams and the power of the possible for children everywhere.
@KarenGrossEdu
For 8 plus years, I was President of Southern Vermont College, a small, private, affordable, four-year college founded in 1926 and located in Bennington, VT. The College offers a career-launching education with a liberal arts core. The College enrolls many first generation, low-income students and is dedicated to vulnerable student success.
From Jan. 2012 – 2013, I served as Senior Policy Advisor to the US Department of Education in Washington, DC. In that capacity, I was the Department's representative on the interagency task force charged with redesigning the transition assistance program for returning service members and their families, working closely with the Departments of Defense, Veterans Affairs and Labor.
Prior to becoming a college president, I was a tenured law professor for two plus decades. My academic areas of expertise include consumer finance, over-indebtedness, bankruptcy and community economic development. I served and continue to serve as a consultant to governmental and non-profit/for profit organizations; prior and subsequent to entering into government service, was on various non-profit boards. With a strong interest in athletics, I chaired the NECC and was on the NCAA DIII President’s Advisory Council.
Raised in New England, I am a cum laude graduate of Smith College where I was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and a cum laude graduate of Temple University School of Law, having spent my final year of law school at the University of Chicago. Prior to entering legal academia, I taught at the high school and college levels and practiced law in Chicago and New York.