Karen Sullivan

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EDUCATION

ABOUT KAREN SULLIVAN

With over 38 years of experience in seniors housing, Karen Sullivan was appointed Chief Operating Officer at Chartwell in January 2012 and President and Chief Operating Officer of Chartwell in March 2020. Karen has responsibility for operations, sales, property management and supply chain management. Chartwell is publicly traded on the TSX homes with over 170 homes, suites and staff in Ontario, Quebec, BC and Alberta. Karen originally joined Chartwell in 2008 as the Executive Vice President, People, with oversight for the human resources and labour relations teams. Those responsibilities expanded in 2010 to include leadership of the Ontario long term care platform a business line Chartwell exited in 2023. Prior to joining Chartwell, Karen held progressive positions over a 21 year career at the Ontario Long Term Care Association (OLTCA) including six years as their CEO. Karen is also a former VP Government Relations on the Ontario Retirement Communities Association (ORCA) Board of Directors and is a founding member of the Canadian Alliance for Long Term Care (CALTC). Karen has an Honours B.A. in Psychology from the University of Western Ontario and a CAE designation from the Canadian Society of Association Executives. She has attended Harvard University, Queen\'s University and the University of Western Ontario for Executive Programs on Leadership, Strategy and Finance. In she co-authored a book - Compassionate Journey - 40 Years of ONHA. She was the recipient of the Executive of Year Award at Chartwell in 2010 and the ORCA Donna Holwell Award in 2020. She currently serves on the Kerry\'s Place Board of Directors and is a member of their Quality Committee.