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Tinsley worked in the College of Family and Consumer Sciences financial planning, housing and consumer economics department for 16 years and served as the director of the UGA Housing and Demographics Research Center.Tinsley died in a bicycle-vehicle accident on Astondale Road in Oconee County on Tuesday evening, according to the Georgia State Patrol.Tinsley is survived by her father, Roger W. Tinsley; mother, Judy Tinsley McPeak; her siblings, Susan Schumer, Sarah Tinsley, Gwilym Jones, Kathleen Alpha, John McPeak, Kevin McPeak; and her partner and recently retired UGA professor Art Snow.The lives she has changed are vast and far reaching. Her efforts will continue to improve people’s lives not only now, but for many years to come as well.-Mandy Reeves Young, friend and former colleagueAside from teaching, Tinsley was an avid cyclist and a longtime member of the Athens-based Nitty Gritty Bike Band. She also enjoyed tennis and taking part in local book clubs.To the UGA community, Tinsley is “irreplaceable,” said FHCE department head Sheri Worthy in the statement from the school.“Karen was an invaluable member of our college and was admired across the state for her tireless efforts toward improving housing conditions in Georgia,” Worthy said. “Her impact was felt by countless communities in Georgia as well as by our students, and she was a model representative of our college’s mission of improving the lives of people in our state.”Tinsley was recently promoted to senior public service associate in the college’s FHCE department, according to the school’s statement.In 2004, she was instrumental in starting the Georgia Initiative for Community Housing program and served as the program’s director. Since 2004, the program has provided housing stability for over 71 Georgia communities.Mandy Reeves Young, Tinsley’s friend and former colleague, said Tinsley quickly turned her passion for affordable housing into action.“Karen’s innovative ideas and dedication to continue improving the GIC... (Red and Black)

Tinsley worked in the College of Family and Consumer Sciences financial planning, housing and consumer economics department for 16 years and served as the director of the UGA Housing and Demographics Research Center.Tinsley died in a bicycle-vehicle accident on Astondale Road in Oconee County on Tuesday evening, according to the Georgia State Patrol.Tinsley is survived by her father, Roger W. Tinsley; mother, Judy Tinsley McPeak; her siblings, Susan Schumer, Sarah Tinsley, Gwilym Jones, Kathleen Alpha, John McPeak, Kevin McPeak; and her partner and recently retired UGA professor Art Snow.The lives she has changed are vast and far reaching. Her efforts will continue to improve people’s lives not only now, but for many years to come as well.-Mandy Reeves Young, friend and former colleagueAside from teaching, Tinsley was an avid cyclist and a longtime member of the Athens-based Nitty Gritty Bike Band. She also enjoyed tennis and taking part in local book clubs.To the UGA community, Tinsley is “irreplaceable,” said FHCE department head Sheri Worthy in the statement from the school.“Karen was an invaluable member of our college and was admired across the state for her tireless efforts toward improving housing conditions in Georgia,” Worthy said. “Her impact was felt by countless communities in Georgia as well as by our students, and she was a model representative of our college’s mission of improving the lives of people in our state.”Tinsley was recently promoted to senior public service associate in the college’s FHCE department, according to the school’s statement.In 2004, she was instrumental in starting the Georgia Initiative for Community Housing program and served as the program’s director. Since 2004, the program has provided housing stability for over 71 Georgia communities.Mandy Reeves Young, Tinsley’s friend and former colleague, said Tinsley quickly turned her passion for affordable housing into action.“Karen’s innovative ideas and dedication to continue improving the GIC... (Red and Black)