When her work became more about reducing costs and less about recruiting top talent, Karen Amatangelo-Block knew it was time for a change. After nearly 15 years of hard work perfecting her craft in talent acquisition for law firms, Amatangelo-Block switched paths and began at Abt Associates.
It wasn’t a decision she made easily or abruptly, but the key for her, she said, was a passion to feel more like she was positively contributing in her workplace and being able to take her “toolkit” of skills with her.
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Kelli Rogers@kellierin
Kelli Rogers is a global development reporter for Devex. Based in Bangkok, she covers disaster and crisis response, innovation, women’s rights, and development trends throughout Asia. Prior to her current post, she covered leadership, careers, and the USAID implementer community from Washington, D.C. Previously, she reported on social and environmental issues from Nairobi, Kenya. Kelli holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Missouri, and has since reported from more than 20 countries.
