Senior Director, Global Programs, Landesa
Before re-joining Landesa in 2025, Karol served as the Senior Land and Resources Governance Advisor at the US Agency for International Development where she worked with Agency staff and governments to strengthen land governance and promote policies and legal changes needed to recognize and respect land and property rights for women and men. Karol previously served as Landesa’s Chief Program Officer and as the Director of Landesa’s Center for Women’s Land Rights. She was the Land and Resource Rights Practice Lead at the Clouburst Group and before that taught at George Mason University and at Clemson University. Karol has over 20 years of experience working on land rights and land governance issues, including on land and conflict, women’s land rights, land administration and land-based investments.