"PROJECT SHE BLOOMS"

Karen is the Director, Talent Acquisition for Exelon.

Exelon is a Fortune 200 company and the nation’s largest energy

delivery company, serving more than 10.5 million customers through

six fully regulated transmission and distribution utilities — Atlantic City

Electric (ACE), Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE), Commonwealth Edison (ComEd), Delmarva

Power & Light (DPL), PECO Energy Company (PECO), and Potomac Electric Power Company

(Pepco).

Karen is an experienced Human Resources professional who is responsible for providing

strategic leadership for the development and implementation of Talent Acquisition strategies

with an emphasis on strategically recruiting diverse talent as well as the development and

reporting of metrics. She partners with executive leadership and the companies Talent

Directors to ensure alignment with their talent acquisition and diversity initiatives. Karen is

passionate about the human aspects of organizations and its impact on business operations

and helping people advance their careers.

Karen is a graduate of Wilmington University with a Master of Science Degree in Human

Resources Management. She enjoys spending time with her family and friends, traveling,

reading, and shopping. Karen has a daughter, a son-in-love, and two adorable grandsons.

Karen watched her niece, Bria, grow up alongside her daughter who is close in age and was

devasted by her passing. She intends to ensure her vision is fulfilled through Project She

Blooms.

 Dawn worked in Healthcare for over 30 years and recently retired to dedicate her life to focus on self care and serving others. She has volunteered at her church (Greenbank Church of Christ), Seasons Hospice, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Delaware, PurpleStride Delaware and the Delaware Cancer Registrars Association. Her favorite things are spending time with family, helping others, reading, organizing, and writing. She resides in Smyrna, DE with her husband Jason. They have four children: Arleysha, Anthony, Marcus and Chelsea, and Son-in-law, Marc. She is “Gemma or Mom-Mom” to her beautiful grands: Jaidyn, Jaelyn, Avion and Alijah.  

 Eli has over a decade of professional experience in public service. Early in his career he worked as a Legislative Aide for the House Democratic Caucus at the Delaware State Legislature. He then served as Campaign Coordinator on Congressmen John Carney’s reelection campaign for U.S. Congress. While working in Delaware government and politics Eli saw the necessity for an advanced understanding of technology and data in order to provide high quality public services. He pursued a graduate studies at the Biden School of Public Policy and Administration to gain that understanding. After completing his PhD in urban affairs and public policy, Eli began working in Health Care analytics. He currently works at ChristianaCare’s Center for Community Health and Empowerment where he serves as a Senior Research Associate. In this role he supports community health programs by working collaboratively with managers and staff to implement sophisticated program designs. In addition he works collaboratively with programs on quantitative and quantitative evaluations to demonstrate program impact.