Full Name
Karen Karen Reardon
Job Title
VP Public Affairs
Company
RISE
Speaker Bio
Karen Reardon is vice president of public affairs for RISE (Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment) the national trade association representing manufacturers, formulators, distributors and other industry leaders involved with specialty pesticide and fertilizer products used by professionals and consumers.

She’s a forward-thinking association leader and connector who strives to find the common ground between opposing views.

Karen is responsible for the association’s public affairs. She joined RISE in 2005 as director of communications after working a decade in stewardship and communications for CropLife America. Prior to that she worked in the defense industry with TASC and The RAND Corporation.

She earned a bachelor’s degree from Hood College in Frederick, Maryland, and lives in Hyattsville, MD.
Karen Reardon