She joined the Andrews faculty in the summer of 2004.Born in Barquisimeto, Venezuela to missionary parents, Karen graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology in 1994 from Columbia Union College in Takoma Park, MD. She received a Master of Science in Clinical Laboratory Sciences from Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI in 1999.Karen Reiner holds certification with the American Society of Clinical Pathologist and she is a member of the American Society of Clinical Microbiologists.Karen is married to Kevin Reiner and they have two sons and two daughters.