Karen is the creator of the Latin American Coffee Academy, an online coffee school that teaches people from around the world about some of the tastiest coffee in the world.

Her coffee courses help people who are entering the coffee industry understand the true essentials of coffee so they can succeed in their chosen corner of the industry.

She was a professor of coffee at the prestigious La Sabana University in Bogota. Karen is the author of Permission to Slurp, a guide to tasting Colombian specialty coffee. The book has been widely accepted by experts in the coffee industry as well as coffee lovers who are just beginning their journey into specialty coffee. In fact, the book was nominated for the category of Best Coffee Books by the Gourmand Awards in 2018.

Her boutique coffee education experiences, the Flavors of Bogota Specialty Coffee Workshops, teach foreigners and locals in Colombia about specialty coffee and what it can mean to Colombian coffee growers and others involved in the coffee industry.

She is also a food journalist who has written for CNN, Eater, Sprudge, Esquire and many more books, newspapers, and magazines. She speaks at international coffee events and fairs. She has judged international coffee competitions and has appeared on TV and been interviewed on the radio numerous times. That’s probably why people call her the Coffee Lady.