Karolle Rabarison is the Director of Communications for the Online News Association. She collaborates across the team to connect journalists to training and networking programs, industry insights and other resources to build resilient careers and organizations.
Karolle has spent her career strengthening the reach and impact of technology and nonprofit organizations. She has worked globally on initiatives aimed at improving access to information, education, social entrepreneurship and sustainable agriculture.
Before joining ONA in 2017, Karolle contributed to successful policy advocacy with the digital inclusion team at the World Wide Web Foundation, founded by web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee. While at the foundation, she managed senior-level relationships with public, private, and civil society sector partners to advance the shared goal of affordable internet access.
Karolle holds a B.A. in economics and business administration from Furman University. She serves on the board of directors of NTEN and the advisory board of Library Futures, a project of NYU Law’s Engelberg Center on Innovation Law & Policy.