Writer

Karen Perez has a BA in vocal music from Westmont College in Santa Barbara.  She discovered a love for teaching soon after returning home to Houston. An MEd from the University of Houston opened the door for 13 years of teaching Language Arts in Houston’s public schools—her first connection with WITS. A closet poet since her days at HSPVA, she began writing more intentionally after training with the New Jersey Writing Project in Texas to teach teachers.  She is a published poet, but is currently working on a historical fiction novel. For the past 9 years, she has homeschooled her children as well as taught writing at Home Ed Plus.