Principal, Gunsul Design, Seattle, WA, 1990- ; Gunsul Design had its office at 1809 7th Avenue, Seattle, WA, in 1992, and specialized in institutional interior design. Architect, Zimmer Gunsul Frasca, Architects, Portland, OR, and Seattle, WA, c. 1995;

Her father was Brooks Gunsul, a founding partner in the Portland, OR-based architectural firm, Zimmer Gunsul Frasca (ZGF). Karen Gunsul would later work for this firm.