{"id":4429,"date":"2020-11-09T15:40:17","date_gmt":"2020-11-09T15:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/developmenttwo.marymount.edu\/staff-members\/karen-lant\/"},"modified":"2021-02-15T16:32:28","modified_gmt":"2021-02-15T16:32:28","slug":"karen-lant","status":"publish","type":"staff-member","link":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/staff-members\/karen-lant\/","title":{"rendered":"Karen Lant"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n \r\n<div class=\"staff-member\">\r\n\r\n\t<!-- Featured Image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"staff-photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/wp-content\/plugins\/staff-directory-pro\/include\/..\/assets\/img\/default-person.png\" alt=\"Karen Lant (no photo)\" class=\"company_directory_staff_member_photo\" width=\"150px\" height=\"150px\" \/><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t<div class=\"staff-member-right\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"staff-member-title\">Continuing Instructor<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"staff-member-bio\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<p><b>Academic Credentials<\/b><\/p>\n<p>B.S. 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