Karmen Perry is a skilled data associate with experience in data visualization, survey programming and design, and report writing. She supports the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service (USDA FNS) Child Nutrition Dashboards, the National WIC [Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children] Association, and the Gates Foundation’s Networks for School Improvement Dashboards, where she designs and edits data visualizations in Tableau.

Karmen also supports the U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) Region 5 Comprehensive Center, evaluating education initiatives by surveying and interviewing technical assistance recipients to assess program performance metrics, outcomes, and client satisfaction goals. She provides survey programming and design support for projects for the National Science Foundation, ED, and USDA FNS.

Earlier, Karmen was a research assistant at a university-affiliated lab researching older adults and social isolation. She also researched human trafficking and domestic violence as a research intern at the Urban Institute. Karmen graduated from George Mason University with a B.A. in sociology and double minors in global affairs and immigration studies.