Karen Wolownik Albert is the Executive Director of Gateway Foundation’s Lake County Treatment Services. She has more than 20 years of behavioral health experience and has worked in a variety of outpatient and residential settings throughout her career. Wolownik Albert earned her bachelor's degree and master's degree in social work from the University of Michigan, and she is a licensed clinical social worker in Illinois. She is an experienced trainer, presenting at local and national conferences on a wide array of topics. She is on the board of the Lake County Opioid Initiative, as well as a Co-Chair of the Treatment Committee, and a core member in the development of the county's law-assisted diversion program, A Way Out. Wolownik Albert is a member of the Lake County Underage Drinking and Drug Abuse Prevention Task Force, and she represented that organization at the national Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America conference this past year. She is also on the Steering Committee and co-chairs the Treatment Committee for the Chicago Area Opioid Task Force. Additionally, Wolownik Albert is an adjunct professor at the College of Lake County.