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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