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Our Program Directors
Karen
Shomura
Clinical Director
"I believe here at Advent we plant seeds and trust God for the harvest. Over the past 34 years I have been blessed when God allows me to see what He has done in the lives of those He has touched through Advent."
Karen Shomura is the Director
of Advent Group Ministries Clinical Services and
has been involved in the ministry since 1976 when
she graduated from BIOLA College. She worked
with troubled youth during college, volunteering
her time in programs at California Youth Authority
and Orange County Probation Department's Youth
Guidance Center.
In 1976, Karen was employed
at Arbutus Youth Association, where she worked
as a Resident Counselor, Senior Counselor, Home
Supervisor/Caseworker and Program Director. She
received her Masters in Marriage, Family and Child
Counseling from Santa Clara University in 1986
and transitioned with the Arbutus team into Advent Group Ministries,
where Karen worked as a Program Director in the
Recovery Homes. Currently she serves as the Clinical
Director for the Counseling Center and the Step
Up! Outpatient Recovery Program.
Karen is married and has two grown children. She enjoys raising tropical plants, traveling and spending time with friends.
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