About Karen Ratzlaff

Karen headshotKaren Ratzlaff joined the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank team in July 2013 to lead its fundraising and communication team, and to share with donors, volunteers and friends the face of hunger in our community.

Most recently, Karen served as Director of Development at Hospice of the Piedmont from 2007 to 2013, working with donors and friends to create an endowment for Hospice House and growing sources of revenue to ensure that quality end-of-life and grief services are available to all. Prior to her tenure with Hospice, Karen worked for more than 13 years at the University of Virginia School of Nursing.

She has also worked as a private fundraising and alumni engagement consultant.

Karen graduated from the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg and earned a master’s degree in education from the University of Virginia in 2008. She resides in Charlottesville with her husband and two children.