{"id":154,"date":"2022-03-22T23:09:55","date_gmt":"2022-03-22T23:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/callooconsulting.com\/?page_id=154"},"modified":"2026-06-18T15:14:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T15:14:30","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/callooconsulting.com\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"154\" class=\"elementor elementor-154\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f3aeef5 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"f3aeef5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-03218bf\" data-id=\"03218bf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e515c04 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e515c04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Us<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-df5c6ad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"df5c6ad\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e31790\" data-id=\"7e31790\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac0f15d elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ac0f15d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"714\" src=\"https:\/\/callooconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_4478.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-462\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/callooconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_4478.png 723w, https:\/\/callooconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_4478-300x296.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c9a404d\" data-id=\"c9a404d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a6d28d elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a6d28d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:300}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Karen Calloo<\/strong>\u00a0is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of <strong>Calloo Consulting Services LLC<\/strong>, bringing more than 20 years of executive leadership experience in finance, accounting, operations and organizational growth. She is recognized for building high-performing financial functions, strengthening internal controls, driving strategic planning, and leading organizations through periods of significant expansion and transformation.<\/p><p>Karen previously served as Chief Financial Officer of <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Child Trends<\/span><\/span>, the nation\u2019s largest independent research center dedicated exclusively to improving the lives and prospects of children and youth. As a member of the executive leadership team, she played a pivotal role in advancing the organization\u2019s strategic growth, financial sustainability, and fundraising capacity, serving as a trusted advisor to the President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board of Directors.<\/p><p>During her tenure, Karen transformed and scaled the organization\u2019s finance function, building a high-performing team of accounting professionals and establishing systems and processes that consistently resulted in clean external audits. She successfully guided the organization through a period of extraordinary growth, overseeing the expansion of annual revenue from $10 million to $30 million and supporting workforce growth from 80 to more than 200 employees. Her leadership helped position the organization for long-term sustainability while maintaining a strong culture of accountability and operational excellence.<\/p><p>In addition to finance, Karen led the organization\u2019s Information Technology function, providing strategic oversight of technology infrastructure, cybersecurity, and data accessibility. Her forward-thinking leadership enabled the organization to transition seamlessly to a fully remote operating environment during the COVID-19 pandemic, ensuring uninterrupted business continuity and productivity.<\/p><p>Prior to her role as Chief Financial Officer, Karen successfully led various accounting departments in multi-million-dollar for-profit companies for 10 years. She directly managed budgets of up to $650 million in annual revenue. Earlier in her career, she worked for three years in direct auditing with Arthur Andersen, one of the top six audit firms at that time.<\/p><p>She holds a Master of Business Administration from Johns Hopkins University, and a bachelor\u2019s degree in accounting from Howard University. She is passionate about helping organizations strengthen their financial foundations, navigate growth, and achieve lasting impact.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4679963 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4679963\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-146072b\" data-id=\"146072b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2344a0a 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