KAREN CALDWELL

Director of Workforce Development
As the director of Workforce Development for Primavera, Karen Caldwell oversees Primavera Works, a social enterprise that offers workers experiencing homelessness or other barriers an alternative to day labor halls. Primavera Works provides temporary, above-minimum wage employment and permanent job search assistance.
Karen was born and raised in Tucson and graduated from the University of Arizona with a bachelor’s degree in sociology. She has worked at the Primavera Foundation for more than 24 years.