History

With a background in transportation planning and a successful tenure as Director of Planning and Transportation Programs for the Tampa Downtown Partnership, Karen Simon decided to channel her expertise in public involvement and planning by starting her own consulting firm. In February 1996, she established Simon Resources, Inc. (SRI), a women-owned consulting business in Tampa, Florida. With its focus on public involvement and agency coordination, SRI quickly became an essential participant in several large rail and roadway improvement projects in the Tampa Bay Region.

After many successful years in the industry, Karen expanded her business by opening an office in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 2004. Karen now enjoys traveling between offices, working on transportation planning, land use and some roadway design projects.