Dr. Karen Hall

Regional Search Associate
St. Louis, MO

Dr. Karen Hall is a director of leadership acquisition, background investigator and a team member at Ray and Associates. As a 25-year Missouri-based educator, Dr. Hall has been a teacher, assistant principal principal, assistant superintendent and superintendent. Dr. Hall is an assistant professor of education leadership at Saint Louis University where she teaches and advises doctoral students on equity-centered practices in schools and organizations.

Dr. Hall earned a bachelor’s of education from Fontbonne College, a master’s in administration from Saint Louis University and a Doctorate of Education from Webster University, with a focus on educational equity and social justice.

Dr. Hall is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of RISE Coaching and Consulting, a company that provides equity-focused leadership coaching and consulting services to educators, leaders, and organizations. She created the Equity-Focused Design Framework (EFD), which helps aspiring and current leaders apply equity principles and strategies.