Karen Nicholson and Gail Sciascia

California

Karen Nicholson, MD, M.P.H., received her medical degree from the University of Missouri Kansas City. She served in the United States Air Force as a physician for just over 7 years. Upon completion of her military service, she and her family settled in San Diego. While working on her Masters of Public Health from San Diego State University, she also worked in the Student Health Center for SDSU as well as for City College. In 1996 she transferred to California State University San Marcos as the director of the Student Health Center. Her duties on this campus expanded as the young campus grew. She retired from the California State University system after 23 years as the Executive Director of Student Health and Counseling Services. Retirement keeps her busy with hobbies, family and friends.

Unseen. Marginalized. Oppressed. Disunified. Unloved. Divisive. What do these words bring to mind within society and our fellowship? What does true unity look like in this time of chaos and uncertainty? Have you heard calls for racial unity but no path forward and hurt is not acknowledged? How do you have these conversations when trust is low or lost? What do you do with feelings of shock and betrayal? Thoughts of, "I thought I knew them and we were on the same page"? You are not alone. Join as two women share their life experiences as they navigate a minefield called racism.