Karen Komondor

Karen Komondor is a nationally recognized health literacy leader, TEDx speaker, and healthcare communication strategist.  As the founder and president of Health Literacy 360 LLC, she delivers keynotes, training, and consulting services aimed at enhancing healthcare communication and practices. She is a registered nurse who has dedicated her career to advancing clear communication as a core component of high-quality care.

Karen spent many years in trauma critical care before transitioning to staff and patient education. She served as Director of the Health Literacy Institute at St. Vincent Charity Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio, for more than two decades, where she played a pivotal role in institutionalizing health literacy practices across the continuum of patient care.

Karen served as chair of Healthy Cleveland’s health literacy task force, co-founded and served as past president of Ohio Health Literacy Partners, chaired the National Council to Improve Patient Safety through Health Literacy, is co-chair of the AI Health Literacy committee within the AI Center of Excellence at the Northern Ohio chapter of HIMSS, and is co-founder and president of the United States Health Literacy Association. Her work continues to push the boundaries of health literacy initiatives.