Karen Lehman

Karen Lehman is currently the Youth Development Program Manager at the Center for Schools and Communities (Center) in Camp Hill, PA.  She has been with the Center since 2005 and brought with her extensive social work experience related to pregnant and parenting teens, individuals experiencing homelessness, and a certification through Parents as Teachers.  As program manager Karen leads initiative work supporting afterschool 21^st CCLC programming, refugee families, teen parenting, foster care youth, youth experiencing homelessness, and migrant youth.  Karen is a third-year doctoral student at Millersville University. She obtained her MSW from Marywood University in 2004 and enjoys the combination of education and social work that her position at the Center allows. The aspect of her job that she enjoys the most is providing guidance to staff, promoting social and emotional learning, and helping others strengthen their leadership skills.  Karen is certified in Youth Mental Health First Aid, Leadership Essentials from eCornell, and as a Trauma-Skilled Specialist from the National Dropout Prevention Center. Karen’s outside interests include youth mentorship, baking, wine tasting, traveling, reading and playing instruments. She lives in Lancaster, Pennsylvania with her spouse Tim and Isabella (Bella), the sweetest Old English Sheepdog that has ever lived.