About_Karen

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ABOUT REPRESENTATIVE KAREN BOBACK

Representative Karen Boback is always helping and serving others. She warmly expressed her commitment
to serving the public when she stated, "I have spent much of my professional life as a public school teacher and college professor,
and I have met many families who are concerned about the future of their children. I can't think of anything more rewarding to
do than to be a legislator in order to help write laws to preserve the values we have instilled in the children of the 21st century."

A Community Volunteer: You have seen Karen working at the Luzerne County Fair as a scholarship fund
raising project; auctioning items at the Back Mountain Memorial Library; awarding scholarships on behalf of GFWC (General
Federation of Women’s Clubs), Harveys Lake; raising money to donate a defibrillator to the Harveys Lake Ambulance
Association; dedicating a flag pole at the entrance of Harveys Lake; delivering Christmas cheer baskets for senior citizens in the
area; selling tee shirts for Relay for Life - TAEA (Tunkhannock Area Education Association); co-chairing the Harveys Lake
Homecoming committee for Lake Beautification. Whenever and wherever she is needed, Karen is there to help.

An Educator: Representative Karen Boback taught in the Tunkhannock Area School District for thirty-three
years and was an adjunct professor at College Misericordia.

A Scholar: Karen is a graduate of Central Catholic High School, Kingston; College Misericordia, Dallas;
Marywood University, Scranton; and graduated with a Ph.D. from The University of Pennsylvania specializing in
organizational leadership. Karen also has an advanced degree beyond the doctorate specializing in technology.

A Wife and Mother: Karen has been married to Buz Boback for thirty-two years. They have a daughter, KC.,
and a son, B.J. “Buz and I have always been very active in our community. We instilled this in our children who are also
active participants in school and civic organizations. They were taught that a community is only as good as the
involvement of its citizenry. As a result, the four of us are always involved in something community oriented!”