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Karen Boback's Biography

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Full Name:

Karen Boback

Gender:

Female

Family:

Husband: Bernard; 2 Children: Karen, Bernard

Birth Place:

Lackawanna County, PA

Home City:

Harveys Lake, PA

BS, Elementary/Special Education, Misericordia University

Certified, Supervisory, University of Scranton

MS, Elementary School Guidance Counseling, Marywood University

MS, Misericordia University

PhD, Organizational Leadership, University of Pennsylvania

Representative, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 117, 2007-2022

Candidate, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 117, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020

Former Member, Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Former Member, Appropriations Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Former Chair, Arts and Entertainment Subcommittee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Former Chair, Children and Youth Committee, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives

Former Chair, Health and Welfare Subcommittee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Former Member, Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Former Adjunct Professor, Misericordia University

Former Teacher/Guidance Counselor, Tunkhannock Area School District

Former Adjunct Professor, Wilkes University

Legislative Fellow, East Stroudsburg University, 2016

Auxiliary Member, American Legion, Harveys Lake, present

Member, Back Mountain Chamber of Commerce, present

Member, Blue Star Mothers of Northeastern Pennsylvania, Auxiliary (NEPA), present

Member, Dallas Kiwanis, present

Member, Dallas Rotary, present

Member, Factoryville Sportsmen’s Club, present

Member, Federation of Sportsmens' Clubs, present

Member/Former President, Greater Federation of Women’s Club of Harveys Lake, present

Member, Harveys Lake Lion's Club, present

Member, Harveys Lake Rod and Gun Club, present

Board Member, Juvenile Justice Institute at Keystone College, present

Member, Lackawanna County Farm Bureau, present

Member, Noxen Sportsmen’s Club, present

Member/Lector/Minister of the Eucharist, Our Lady of Victory Church, present

Member, Tunkhannock Business and Professional Women's Club, present

Member, Women of the Moose, Tunkhannock Chapter, present

Member, Wyoming County Chamber of Commerce, present

Member, Wyoming County Farm Bureau, present

Former President, Board of Directors, Back Mountain Memorial Library

Legislative Appointee, Board of Directors, Gino Merli Veterans Center

Former Member, Board of Directors, Harveys Lake Protective Association

Former Member, Board of Directors, Junior League of Wilkes Barre

Board Member, Children’s Trust Fund

Former President, Dallas Women of Rotary

Former President, General Federation of Women's Clubs of Harveys Lake

Founding Member, Luzerne/Wyoming Counties Elder Abuse Task Force

Awards:

Harveys Lake Citizen of the Year, 2006
"Best of the Back Mountain," Elected Official 2008 and 2009
"Best of Breed" Legislator Award, Pennsylvania Federation of Dog Clubs, 2008
Mother Mary Catharine McGann Alumni Achievement Award, Misericordia University, 2009
Woman of the Year Award, Tunkhannock Business and Professional Women's Club, 2009
Woman of the Year Award, District 8 Business and Professional Women's Club, 2010;
Named in Who's Who in American Politics, 2009
National Federation of Independent Business, Guardian of Small Business Award, 2012
Named Legislative Fellow, East Stroudsburg University, 2016
Dr. Kay F. Thompson Outstanding Legislator Award, Pennsylvania Dentist Association, 2017
Distinguished Service Award, Pennsylvania Veterinary Medical Association and University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, 2017

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