Jennifer Karr-Lee
Jennifer Karr-Lee has 20 years of experience in frontline and corporate leadership and program strategy, leading diverse teams focused on employee and customer experience and engagement. With an educational background in psychology, Jen is passionate about strengthening and innovating the employee experience wherever she works, believing deeply that engaged employees are the best asset a company can have.
Originally from the East Coast, Jen relocated to the Seattle area in 2003 after completing her MA in Counseling Psychology from Northwestern University and joined REI as a seasonal stocker in the Seattle Flagship store. Over the following 15 years, she grew her career at REI through all levels of retail management and spent six years on REI’s corporate team leading company-wide employee engagement programs.
Outside of work, Jen is a mom, Seattle Public School volunteer, and avid outdoorswoman who enjoys hiking, biking, skiing, trapezing, reading, and spending time with friends and family.
Lighthouse Legacy Society
The Lighthouse Legacy Society honors individuals who support Seattle Lighthouse for the Blind Foundation and our mission through a planned gift. Common tools for making a planned gift include: Bequest: Naming an organization in [...]
The Power of Your Gift
Charitable gifts create opportunities for The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc.’s employees. In this report, you have seen examples of those opportunities, from the accomplishments of our outstanding Employees of the Year to the successful [...]
Expansion and Accomplishments
While FY 2012 was a challenging year, The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc. had several milestone achievements as we strove to accomplish our strategic goals and increase opportunities for people who are blind, Deaf-Blind, [...]
