Karen Gansel – A graduate of the University of Toronto Master of Health Administration, Karen had a nineteen-year career with the Ontario Ministry of Health as a senior manager. This included leading two Ministry joint teams with the Ontario Medical Association and the Ontario Hospital Association. A member of the Canadian Authors Association since 2009, Karen was president of the Niagara branch between 2011 and 2017. She chaired the CAA Branch Support & Development Committee from 2013 to 2016. In 2017 she joined the CAA board of directors and was one of the first Co-chairs for this National writer’s organization. This recent novel, The Inheritance published in 2022 is a family drama about a corporate lawyer and single parent, Sarah living in Toronto. In December 2020, Karen published her second novel, Celeste Unraveled, a modern romantic drama available on Amazon.com and Kobo.com. All three novels are available on the Canadian National bookshelf. Her first novel, a psychological suspense, Differences Between Us, was published in March 2018 with both Amazon and kobo.
