Karen amachokera ku Rapid City, South Dakota ndipo wakhala akukhala m'dera la Denver, Colorado kuyambira 1992. Ntchito yake muzinthu za anthu komanso monga wothandizira wamkulu waphatikizapo kugwira ntchito ku makampani oyendetsa katundu ndi katundu m'dera la Denver. Amathera nthawi yake yopuma ndi mwamuna wake, ana aakazi awiri, ndi zidzukulu zitatu. Zokonda zake ndi monga kumanga msasa, kukwera maulendo, ndi kusangalala panja.