APW Central Chapter Meeting – 1/10/26 with Karen Lateiner

Susan Anderson is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: APW Central Chapter – The Importance of Telling Our Stories with Karen Lateiner
Date: Saturday, January 10, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM Arizona MST
Zoom Meeting: Members have been sent the link for the meeting. Guests are welcome and should contact Jaimie Bruzenak for the link if they desire to attend.

Bio- Karen Shiffman Lateiner, M.Ed. is an author and LGBTQ+ ally. Throughout her personal life and professional career as a developmental psychologist and mental health clinician, she has actively advocated for safe and nurturing school and home environments for all children, especially for those at-risk for marginalization and bullying. Karen served on the Affirmative Action Committee and LGBT Task Force of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, as well as the Phoenix Task Force on Bullying.

Understanding the transition of her own child from male to female during the mid-1990’s and then grappling with her new daughter’s tragic death two years later, motivated her to share what she experienced and what she learned about transgender issues, as well as life in general. Her compelling book, Timeless Dance: A Story of Change and Loss, is a memoir, biography, and primer on gender diversity. Since its publication in 2018, telling her story in a variety of educational, social, religious, and corporate venues, and appearing as a guest author at book groups, provides an opportunity to open important conversations about LGBTQ+ issues, past and present.

A native of New Jersey, she moved to New York City in her teens, where she later met and married her husband of more than fifty-five years. After spending a year living on a kibbutz in Israel, they returned to New York, then ultimately settled in Montclair, New Jersey, where they raised their two children. Upon retirement, she and her husband traveled the country for two years by motorhome before making Arizona their new home to be near their younger daughter. Combining her love of writing and the Sonoran Desert, Karen created a Hike and Write program to encourage others to write as a means of expressing their thoughts and telling their own unique stories. Currently, she is a member of Arizona Professional Writers where she manages a book group, and serves as president of her homeowners association. In her spare time she enjoys gardening and baking sourdough bread.