Mentor: Jason O’Connor, PhD
Health Careers High School
Karen is a member of HOSA. She placed 2nd in San Antonio in the Medical Assisting category and will be representing San Antonio in the Texas State Competition. She is a member of NJHS and has received the Presidential Award twice. She is a Girl Scout working towards the Gold Award and plays the cello in her school’s orchestra. She plans to become a biomedical researcher in the field of immunology or genetics.