Karen has been a teacher and preschool director, a Christian bookstore manager, and a music director and Christian educator in numerous Presbyterian churches. Encouraged by the congregations she served Karen attended Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. She has been part of the national staff of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), a part-time chaplain in an elder-care facility, and a volunteer for a clothes closet, a food pantry, and a clinic. She enjoys getting to know people, and she considers it a privilege to listen to the life stories people of all ages share with her. Her hobbies include reading, creating needlework items (especially counted cross stitch, knitting, and crocheting), attending concerts and theater productions, watching football games and movies, and slow, relaxing walks in cool weather.
July 2, 2023, Pastor Karen arrived at 1st Presbyterian Church of Jeffersonville, Indiana as the Bridge/Transistional Pastor. Pastor Karen wrote, “One of the most fulfilling times in every week is leading the congregation as we worship and glorify God. In blended worship, we sing hymns and contemporary songs. As St. Augustine said, “Those who sing pray twice.”