Karen studied Drama at Vassar College ('82) and Business Administration and Management at the University of Virgina ('87). She has worked within marketing departments of Pepsico's Frito Lay and the Dannon Company. She then moved to C.B. Strain & Son, a mechanical contracting company started by her great-grandfather, where she became president. She currently works at Beatrix Farrand Garden Association in Hyde Park. Karen plays and coaches soccer, attends church,* and serves on the boards of The HealthCare Chaplaincy, The Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum, and The Bardavon 1869 Opera House. She lives (or lived?) in a home with 4,221 sq ft of floorspace in Arlington, NY.
*St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church and St. Mary’s Episcopal Church.
*St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church and St. Mary’s Episcopal Church.