Karin Szymanski

North Carolina Engagement Manager

Karin Szymanski became the first North Carolina Engagement Manager of Benefits Data Trust in 2020. She oversees partnership development and maintains relationships with state and local partners. Before coming to work at BDT, her career was in nonprofit leadership and management, marketing, and community relations.  

She earned a B.A. in sociology and minor in communications from Westminster College and went on to earn a MEd in human relations from Northern Arizona University. She sits on the North Carolina Immunization Coalition Steering Committee and is an active NCIC member. 

Karin was born in Buffalo, N.Y., but spent more of her adult years in Phoenix, AZ, prior to moving to North Carolina nearly a decade ago. She enjoys gardening, volunteering with animal rescues, and exploring the beauty that North Carolina has to offer.