About Vendor Support Network Coalition
Our Team
At Vendor Support Network Coalition, our mission is to protect and preserve the environment through advocacy, education, and action. We work towards a brighter future.
Karen Williams
Karen Williams is a forward-thinking Executive Director and Administrator with over 19 years of dedicated leadership in the developmental disabilities services sector. Currently serving as Executive Director and Founder of Futures Unlimited Community Integration Services, Karen brings a wealth of experience in strategic planning, operatio
Karen Williams is a forward-thinking Executive Director and Administrator with over 19 years of dedicated leadership in the developmental disabilities services sector. Currently serving as Executive Director and Founder of Futures Unlimited Community Integration Services, Karen brings a wealth of experience in strategic planning, operations management, and program development focused on empowering individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to achieve independence and become active members of their communities.
Known for her results-oriented approach and dynamic leadership style, Karen excels at building community partnerships, enhancing service delivery, and ensuring regulatory compliance while maintaining focus on the individuals and families served. Her passion for supporting individuals with disabilities in gaining independence drives her continued dedication to advancing the field of developmental disabilities services.
JoLynn Scharrer
JoLynn Scharrer
JoLynn Scharrer is a shareholder at Hunt Ortmann who, for 36 years, specializes in the fields of
labor and employment, insurance counseling and litigation, business counseling and litigation, and
construction matters. Ms. Scharrer leads the Firm’s Employment Law Group and Insurance practice.
Ms. Scharrer’s practice includes the representatio
JoLynn Scharrer is a shareholder at Hunt Ortmann who, for 36 years, specializes in the fields of
labor and employment, insurance counseling and litigation, business counseling and litigation, and
construction matters. Ms. Scharrer leads the Firm’s Employment Law Group and Insurance practice.
Ms. Scharrer’s practice includes the representation of clients in all aspects of labor and employment.
Her expertise includes advising employers on employee and workplace issues and best practices,
drafting employment package documents, employment and independent contractor contracts,
handling separation issues, providing state mandated sexual harassment prevention, California
Privacy Rights Act training, workplace investigations and other trainings, addressing issues relating
to NLRB disputes, DIR disputes, and workplace arbitrations. Ms. Scharrer actively litigates wrongful
termination, discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims based upon gender, age, race,
disability, and other protected classes. She also defends wage and hour litigation, PAGA claims and
class action lawsuits. Her transactional practice includes drafting employment package documents:
employment contracts, independent contractor agreements, employee handbooks, company policies,
arbitration agreements, separation agreements, CCPA/CPRA policies and notices, and other
documents. She has developed an active practice in advising employers regarding the ever-changing
landscape and regulations concerning COVID-19 in the workplace.Ms. Scharrer maintains an active practice counseling clients in all facets of insurance, including the
handling of general liability, employment, environmental, construction, cyber liability, and business
and complex tort claims. She also represents clients in all aspects of claim monitoring, handling
underwriting issues, contribution matters between insurers, attorney fee disputes, agency, and
broker issues, and handling insurer bad faith lawsuits. Ms. Scharrer has also handled mold, real
estate, landlord-tenant, and product liability insurance claims. Ms. Scharrer has trial experience in
these areas, as well as extensive experience in all forms of alternative dispute resolution including
arbitration and mediation. Her experience ranges from resolving non-litigated small claims to
overseeing the handling and litigation of claims valued more than a hundred million dollars.
Ms. Scharrer also counsels small and growing businesses in commercial and contract matters. She
has developed corporate documents, business partner contracts, and noncompete, nondisclosure
and intellectual property protections. She handles litigation representing businesses in contract
disputes. Ms. Scharrer addresses all concerns for the small and growing business, including
marketing and e-commerce.
She has been named as a Southern California Super Lawyer, a Los Angeles Business Journal Woman
Attorney of Influence, and a top labor and employment attorney in Pasadena for the past several
years. Ms. Scharrer also serves as a settlement officer for the Los Angeles Superior Court in
employment litigations through the Resolve Law program and is available to conduct private
mediations in employment and insurance matters. She is also a member of the President’s Advisory
Committee on Women in Legal Profession for the Los Angeles County Bar Association.
Ms. Scharrer is keenly sensitive to the economic demands of litigation. She is an effective, assertive
and conscientious advocate for her clients and strives to find the most efficient resolution to all
conflicts, including advising clients regarding early mediation, alternative dispute resolution, and
trial when necessary.