U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum Overview

The AAUW Colorado Springs Branch presents Cari Karns, Director of Development & Membership, U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum.

You are invited to hear Cari Karns present a history of the museum, a virtual tour, and museum education and programs.

Cari Karns is the Director, Development & Membership, for the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum, a position she has held since 2019. Her role oversees all the philanthropic activity for the Museum, transitioning from the capital campaign to supporting operations. Prior to the Museum she spent four years as the head of the UCHealth Memorial Hospital Foundation, and before that she was at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center. Karns has spent nearly 30 years in the nonprofit sector, and the better part of 2 decades following her husband across the country at the direction of the U.S. Air Force. A native of Montana, Karns holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies and International Relations from Carroll College and a Master of Education from Montana State-Billings. She resides in Colorado Springs with her husband, 2 sons, and Maggie-dog.

Doors open at 9:30 and program starts at 10:00.