Karen Phillippi
Karen Phillippi is the Director of New American Integration with the Office of Global Michigan. She has been working in the field of immigration law and immigrant/refugee integration for 29 years. Karen began her career by serving as the Immigration and State Department Specialist for US Senator Don Riegle. She then worked in various law firms for 20 years developing and managing employment-based immigration practices, before joining the State of Michigan. Karen is passionate about immigration and immigrant/refugee integration. She is very active in promoting the cultural and economic benefits that immigrants and refugees have on communities and making Michigan a more immigrant-friendly state.