Karen Goodhart Flake, a 1987 graduate of UALR’s master’s program in interpersonal and organizational communications, has been appointed as president and chief executive officer for Mount St. Mary Academy for girls.

A former teacher, business operator, and civic leader, Flake was a managing partner at an entrepreneurial firm, Flake-Wilkerson Market Insights, for 11 years before it was sold in 2007.

In 2009, she established Karen Flake & Associates, a research and consulting firm that collects primary data and analyzes information to solve strategic problems for clients.