Ms. Karen Marcelle is a Registered Nurse with over 30 years of nursing experience. A native of the United Kingdom, she began her nursing career at the Suffolk College. Ms. Marcelle has travelled extensively throughout Europe, living in Spain and Italy, finally settling in the United States in 1997. Karen moved to the DC metro area in 1999. Ms. Marcelle received her Master’s Degree in Nurse Education from Chamberlain University.

Karen served as the Director of Health Services for My Own Place for eight years. More recently, she has worked primarily in Community Health care and Public Health. Karen volunteers with several non-profit organizations that support the community. In her free time, Karen enjoys traveling and experimenting in the kitchen