University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Staff Directory
Karen Howard-Goss
- Title:
- Learning Specialist
- Email:
Karen Howard-Goss joined the UNC Asheville Athletic Department full-time in August 2024 as the Director of the Student-Athlete Resource Center.Â
She is also a certified nutrition coach and does some work in that area with student-athletes.Â
Howard-Goss has been working with the athletic department part time since 2018 as a Learning Specialist, after working at Old Dominion University as the Assistant Director of Career Development Services. Prior to Old Dominion, she was the Director of Accesibility and Disability Services at Coastal Carolina after serving as the Learning Specialist for Longhorns football at the University of Texas. From 2013-15, she worked as a Learning Specialist for Louisville Football, after serving as the Assistant Director of Player Development and as a Learning Specialist at Coastal Carolina.Â
Prior to her involvement in college athletics, she held various capacities with Horry County Schools in Conway, S.C. She worked as an Assistant Director of the Speech and Hearing Program, served as the Assistant Principal and was also a Speech Therapist.Â
She holds a Bachelor's degree in Communicative Disorders from the University of Akron, and a Master's degree in Educational Administration from the University of South Carolina. Â
She is also a certified nutrition coach and does some work in that area with student-athletes.Â
Howard-Goss has been working with the athletic department part time since 2018 as a Learning Specialist, after working at Old Dominion University as the Assistant Director of Career Development Services. Prior to Old Dominion, she was the Director of Accesibility and Disability Services at Coastal Carolina after serving as the Learning Specialist for Longhorns football at the University of Texas. From 2013-15, she worked as a Learning Specialist for Louisville Football, after serving as the Assistant Director of Player Development and as a Learning Specialist at Coastal Carolina.Â
Prior to her involvement in college athletics, she held various capacities with Horry County Schools in Conway, S.C. She worked as an Assistant Director of the Speech and Hearing Program, served as the Assistant Principal and was also a Speech Therapist.Â
She holds a Bachelor's degree in Communicative Disorders from the University of Akron, and a Master's degree in Educational Administration from the University of South Carolina. Â
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