Karyn Sciortino Johnson joined McKnight in 2002. She is currently the diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging manager, responsible for designing and managing enterprise-level diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging strategies and initiatives to support the Foundation’s goals and values and ensuring integration and alignment across the Foundation.
Karyn believes that diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging is a tool for using our individual and collective power to create the conditions that enable more people to be their creative, brilliant selves. She cares deeply about individual and communal formation and is committed to creating inclusive and equitable environments.
이전에 Karyn은 자선, 신앙 기반 및 비영리 부문의 코치이자 조직 개발 컨설턴트였습니다. 경력 초기에 그녀는 동남아시아, 동아프리카 및 쌍둥이 도시에서 보조금 프로그램을 조정하여 사람들과 커뮤니티가 번성하는 데 필요한 리소스에 액세스할 수 있는 기회를 제공했습니다.
Karyn has a master of divinity degree from Bethel Seminary and a bachelor’s in psychology from the University of Minnesota. Her other studies include advanced diversity and inclusion at the ILR School of Cornell University, organizational development at the University of Minnesota, and nonprofit management at the University of St. Thomas. Karyn is also a qualified administrator of the Intercultural Development Inventory. She currently serves on the board of directors of the Park Avenue United Methodist Church in Minneapolis and Collegeville Institute for Ecumenical and Cultural Research. Karyn was born in Seoul, South Korea, grew up in Southern California, and now resides in Minnesota with her family.