Karen Swanson

Swanson started her career as a Middle School Counselor and Teacher after she graduated from ASU in 1991. She worked in the Scottsdale Unified School District for almost eight years and helped students get ready for high school and beyond. Swanson got a job as a High School Counselor in the Fairfield Community School District in August 2003. Students from Jefferson County, Henry County, Van Buren County, Wapello County, and Washington County go to school in the Fairfield Community School District. She stayed until July 2007 in the Fairfield Community School District.


Swanson took a job as the Director of High School Programs at Indian Hills Community College after he left Fairfield Community School. Swanson made sure that the college and school districts worked together on programs, courses, contracts, and partnerships for ten years. She also acted as a link between the college, K-12 schools, businesses, and the business world. Indian Hills Community College (IHCC) is a public community college in the state of Iowa. It has campuses in both Ottumwa and Centerville and serves about 6,000 students. IHCC serves traditional students who live on campus and commuter students in ten counties in southeast Iowa and parts of northern Missouri.