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 Sportsmens Club, present
Member, Federation of Sportsmens' Clubs, present
Member/Former President, Greater Federation of Womens 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 Sportsmens 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, Childrens 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