Karen Johnsen
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Karen Johnsen is RFE/RL’s Acting CFO and Assistant Treasurer. She has served as RFE/RL’s Comptroller since January 2020. She has 19 years of experience in financial management in the non-profit sector. She joined RFE/RL from the Washington DC based NGO Global Integrity, where she served as Managing Director, Finance and Operations. Prior to this she served as Chief Financial Officer of Aspen Art Museum for eight years. Johnsen holds a Master’s Degree in Accounting & Financial Management from Keller Graduate School of Management at DeVry University and a Master of Science in Applied Mathematics from Colorado State University.
Senior Leadership
RFE/RL is overseen by a Board of Directors, chaired by Lisa Curtis, and Senior Leadership led by President Stephen Capus.
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Stephen Capus
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Karen Johnsen
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Nicola Careem
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Benjamin Herman
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Tanya Youngberg
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Christine Fetzko
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Marylin Keating
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James Landis
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Paul Tibbitts
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Diane Zeleny
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