KEYNOTE SPEAKER
About Karen Osborne
The ARDX Foundation is honored to have Karen E. Osborne, philanthropist and author of โGetting It Right,โ keynote this yearโs 10th Annual Womenโs Wellness Celebration.
โWe are thrilled to have Karen as this yearโs 10th Annual Womenโs Wellness Celebration Luncheon Keynote,โ states Penny Sanchez, Executive Director for the ARDX Foundation. โHer passion of storytelling to depict her extraordinary journey to mental wellness is absolutely captivating, and one I know our attendees will be inspired by.โ
โIn her recently acclaimed novel, โGetting It Right,โ which was declared a โ2017 summer must-readโ by Essence Magazine, this novel explores grit and resilience, evolving definitions of race and family, and the ultimate power of redemption and forgiveness.
For forty-two years, like her protagonist Kara in โGetting It Right,โ Karen suffered the consequences of childhood sexual abuse, before finding a therapist who helped navigate her healing journey.ย During these years of gut-wrenching work, Karen freed secrets and worked through their aftermath.ย Along the way, she met dozens of other survivors and explored their narratives, motivations, successes, and setbacks โ ultimately learning the restorative power of generosity, gratitude, redemption, and forgiveness.
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More About Karen
Karen is an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University’s Krieger School of Arts and Sciences.ย She founded The Osborne Group, a philanthropy and organizational management consulting firm, now run by her son, Robert Osborne, Jr.
Awarded for excellence as a motivational speaker and trainer, she is the recipient of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education’s Crystal Apple for public speaking and the Ashmore Award for Outstanding Service.ย Karen serves on the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation Board.