Karen Komondor RN
Karen is an RN and fierce patient advocate whose mission is to eliminate barriers that hinder people’s ability to access, understand, and use health information & services needed to care for their health.
She finds her passion not only from clinical experiences but her personal ones as well. For nearly 2 decades, she struggled alongside three of her siblings who were all uniquely diagnosed with a chronic, debilitating disease in their 30s. Despite years of clinical experience as a nurse and educator, she found herself frustrated with medical jargon, miscommunication, and in many cases, a lack of empathy through an untold number of hospitalizations, surgeries, and specialty office visits. This harsh reality led her to wonder “How could patients without a personal health advocate navigate the maze?”
Despite the passing of all three of her siblings, her fervor and commitment to reducing the healthcare burden on individuals continue to thrive. Her passion has driven her work in the health literacy field, where she has provided training and keynote speeches at local, state, and national levels over the last two decades.
When Karen is not championing for patients, you can find her cherishing quality time with her husband and their beloved yellow lab, Sophie, enjoying connecting with nature and the divine and exploring the intricacies of life and spirituality.