President

Rev. Karen Hernández-Granzen has served as pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Trenton, NJ, for 30 years, dedicating her leadership to social justice and community empowerment. She played a key role in co-founding the Trenton Microloan Collaborative, a program supporting formerly incarcerated individuals in rebuilding their lives. Her advocacy extends to education and civil rights, having served on the City of Trenton’s Latino Advisory Council and as a commissioner for Princeton’s Civil Rights Commission. In 2017, she was named the inaugural Community Partner-in-Residence at Princeton University’s Pace Center for Civic Engagement to strengthen campus-community partnerships. She also serves as co-chair of the United Mercer Interfaith Organization, chaplain of Bethany House of Hospitality, and board member of the Latin American Legal Defense and Education Fund. Her writings are featured in Intercultural Ministry: Hope in a Changing World and Faith of Our Mothers, Living Still, reflecting on her pastoral journey. A Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) delegate to the Jubilee World Council of Churches, she received the PCUSA Women of Faith Award in 2018. She is married to Rev. Dr. Michael Granzen and is the proud mother of Mikaella and Olivia.