Piper Fellow:
Karen Jayne

Karen was appointed CEO of Stardust in 2011 and during her tenure to date, she has increased diversion rates of usable building materials and launched the Gifts In Kind program that has distributed more than $72 million worth of reusable household items to Maricopa County nonprofits.  She serves as a Secretary of the Board of Directors for the Arizona Recycling Coalition. She is also a member of the U.S. Green Building Council’s Arizona Market Leadership Advisory Board and a member of the Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits Policy Council.

Jayne has previously served in leadership capacities on the boards of the Organization of Nonprofit Executives as well as the national Building Materials Reuse Association, and the Social Enterprise Alliance Arizona Chapter.

Karen holds an MBA from Regis University in Denver, Colorado.  Fellowship will allow her to spend focused time developing business opportunities that will prepare Stardust for its next 25 years. Her plans include attending Arizona State University’s Sustainability Opportunity, a professional certificate program where she will learn about sustainability practices and strategy; meeting with other professionals in the reuse sector; and participating in Leadership at the Peak at the Center for Creative Leadership, which will strengthen Jayne as a leader and Stardust as an organization. In addition, the Piper Fellowship will provide access to resources that will allow her to consider opportunities through a more strategic lens.