Bio
Karen S. Byrd
Client Support Assistant
Wealth Management Services, Cincinnati - Kenwood
Karen joined Johnson Investment Counsel in 2020 as a Client Support Assistant. Before joining Johnson, she was a Customer Relationship Advocate for Fidelity Investments for three years and a Customer Support Specialist for Sterling Cut Glass for thirteen years. Karen is active in the Women’s and Prayer Ministries of her church and has served her community for 30 years as a Boone County School Board Member.
Relevant Work Experience
Fidelity Investments, Client Relationship Advocate/Trader
Sterling Cut Glass, Customer Service Specialist
Education
East Tennessee State University, A.S. Dental Hygiene
Community Involvement
Boone County Board of Education
Budget, Calendar, Transportation, Facilities, Audit, and Council of Councils Committee Member
Board Chair (former)
Boone County Business Association
Board Member
Golf Committee
Board of Directors (former)
Go Pantry
Volunteer
Kentucky School Boards Unemployment Insurance Trust Board
Chair
Kentucky School Board Association Board of Directors
President
Association Governance Committee Chair
External Member Relations Committee
Memberships
Boone County Business Association
Consortium of State School Board Associations
First Church of Christ
Kentucky School Board Association
Highlights & Recognition
Twenty Year Service Recognition Boone County School Board (2015)
October 9 is "Karen Byrd Day" in Boone County, KY and the City of Florence, KY in Recognition of service to public education and Boone County Schools (2015)
Karen was also named Kentucky Colonel in 2021 on behalf of her service to the children in her community.