Karen is a fourth generation Hills local, and it’s where she raised her three children.

She attended Eastern Hills high school, ran the bushfire recovery program at Mundaring Community Bank and is a Local Councillor at the Shire of Mundaring.

She is the Chair of the Swan View High School Board and was formerly the Vice President of the Mundaring Chamber of Commerce and has served on the board of the Rotary Club of Mundaring.

Karen has worked at the local community bank and now runs her own bookkeeping small business.