APA Utah Fall Conference Speaker

After graduating from East High School (in Salt Lake City), he joined the Americorps National Civilian Community Corps where he volunteered with natural disaster response organizations including FEMA and the American Red Cross for a year. He and his team helped communities across the country recover from and prepare for natural disasters, including Hurricane Sandy. Upon returning home, Karson enrolled in classes at Westminster College. He quickly began working for the school’s Katherine W. Dumke Center for Civic Engagement and during his sophomore year, he obtained a grant to introduce computer programming courses into after school centers in South Salt Lake. Throughout his college career, Karson also worked as the project coordinator for a multi-million dollar National Science Foundation grant that improved pedagogical methods for computer science classes across the state. During his final semester at Westminster, he interned in the Utah House of Representatives. Karson graduated Cum Laude in May of 2017, with a BA in economics and a minor in political science. In his limited free time Karson enjoys reading, outdoor adventure sports, and spending time with his friends and family.