Serving These Counties:
Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Dawson, Elbert, Forsyth, Franklin, Greene, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Jackson, Jasper, Lumpkin, Madison, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, Walton, White
| Contact:
Karen Fite, Region Manager Phone: (706) 552-4452 |
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Karen Fite is region manager of Georgia Tech’s Northeast Georgia service delivery region and directs activities in 24 counties surrounding Athens and Gainesville. Her responsibilities include providing managerial and technical assistance to area industries and supporting Georgia’s economic development efforts via courses, research, and on-site technical assistance. Ms. Fite is an RABQSA-Certified Quality Management Systems Lead Auditor and a lead trainer for the ISO 9001:2000 Lead Auditor Training course, and she has participated in developing several other courses.
Prior to joining Georgia Tech in 1993, she worked as a business manager for the University of Georgia’s Small Business Development Center and as an industrial engineer for Eastern Airlines. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Georgia Tech and an M.B.A. from the University of Miami.