A resident of Shinnecock, Karen Hunter began her accounting career with government contractors for the military before settling in as an Accounting Manager with the department of Social Services’ Division of Child Support Enforcement in the State of Virginia. She holds a Masters Degree in Business Management from Hampton University, and has hopes to pursue a Juris Doctor Law Degree. Karen has dedicated the previous 15 years helping her community achieve a special federal status, adopting a supporting governmental regulatory framework and laying the groundwork for economic sustainability. Karen has dedicated the previous 13 years as a member of a Board of Directors in pursuit of political and economic sustainability for the Shinnecock Nation