Karie Rozen

Karie Rozen serves as the Executive Director of Fostering Success Michigan, a statewide collective impact initiative.

I started working at FSM as an intern and graduate assistant while attending Western Michigan University for my Master’s Degree in Social Work in 2013, just a year after FSM began! Following graduation, I was hired to focus on program coordination and funding development. I have led FSM through two significant organizational transitions since 2021 and continue to be committed to this work in the future.

I have been told I am “the glue” that holds things together. In Collective Impact, the backbone organization is also described that way, so I feel like I am a good fit to lead FSM! Leading this statewide initiative has required a long list of skills that I never thought I would need, including webinar producer, podcaster, event planner, fundraiser, date collector, and more! I believe that systems are always changing and in flux, so it’s important that I stay open to building new skills in order to pivot work to continuously address challenges faced by our students with experience in foster care.