Karel earned her BA in elementary education from Marygrove College and her M. Ed. in Guidance and Counseling at the University of Toledo, followed by an Ed.S in Educational Administration. She was bestowed an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Bluffton University. She is a licensed school superintendent, assistant superintendent, elementary principal, and 1-8 elementary teacher. She has over 43 years of proven successful leadership and management experience. Karel’s expertise ranges from the classroom to superintendent. Karel has received many honors and recognition in her career, including the Allen County Visionaries Distinguished Service Honor and Martin Luther King Leadership Award. Karel is active in state organizations, serving on several committees, and was President of the Buckeye Association of School Administrators and the Ohio Leadership Advisory Council Co-Director. Karel is pleased to provide superintendent executive recruiting services, administrative mentoring services, board and administration team building, and strategic planning meetings.