Rev. Karen G. Johnston (she/her/hers) is the settled minister at The Unitarian Society in East Brunswick, NJ. Before becoming a minister, she spent 20+ years as a clinical social worker. Buddhist meditation and befriending death practices sustain her, as does her delightful dog, Vera, and a blessed abundance of other beings in her life.

Karen is the founder of Date with Death Club, a secular and enlivening curriculum to explore mortality in community, which she sometimes leads and actively encourages others to bring to their communities. She was the founding board president of Lost Souls Public Memorial Project.