As a current County Commissioner and former Trustee, serving her second year term, Karen has learned the intricacies of local & county government and proved successful at getting things done!  Her strong voting record and participation serve as evidence that she has a conservative approach to fiscal policy guided by fair and balanced solutions. Her past work in the private business sector as a pharmaceutical representative at Bristol – Myers Squibb and non-profit sector as past president of Oakland County Children’s Village Foundation has provided her with a wealth of knowledge.  Building on her past careers along with her current government experience, she is well versed on evaluating and forecasting budgets along with assessing opportunities and solving challenges.  She is eager to continue her experience at Oakland County and work hard for the people of District #8 as their re-elected County Commissioner.

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 Through active engagement with the public, she has applied her knowledge on multiple community organizations. Since becoming an elected official, Karen now sits on 8 lake boards along with 4 government Boards, including Legislative Affairs & Government Operations, Public  Health & Safety, Human Trafficking task force, and Economic Development Corporation of Waterford.