Karen is an active voice of reflection on what's important about life in Telluride. Contemporary and benevolent, she keeps active in charity events and community activities around town.

A long time local, she for many years operated a boutique which she has since sold and now spends her days on what's important to her, including a lot of workout time, the community, supporting her husband Ethan, and occasionally offering a shoulder to cry on for her daughter Luanne, who recently returned to Telluride from college.