Karen Anne Albrethsen

Background

Albrethsen, Karen Anne was born on June 22, 1954 in Jerome, Idaho, United States. Daughter of Holger Junior and Anne (Winn) Albrethsen.

Education

Bachelor, Adams State College, 1976; Master in Library. and Information Science, University of California, Berkeley, 1991.

Career

Library clerk, Adams State College, Alamosa, Colorado, 1973-1976; library clerk, Elko (Nevada) County Library., 1975-1976; library, Elko (Nevada) County School District, since 1978; reference library, Great Basin College, Elko, 1992-1997. Consultant Duckwater (Nevada) Indian School, 1979, Nevada Department Education, Carson City, 1993. Member state advisory board Chapter 2 Funding, Carson City, 1989-1995.

Member commission on technical and certification Nevada Department Education, Carson City, since 1989.

Achievements

• Karen Anne Albrethsen has been listed as a noteworthy Librarian by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Republican Governor's Conference on Libraries, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1990. Active Elko County School District (technical planning committee, chair technical team). Member International Society Technology Education, American Library.

Association, American Association School Libraries, Library and Information Technology Association, Association Educational Communications Technology, Nevada Library. Association (treasurer 1989-1990, president 1995), Beta Phi Mu, Delta Kappa Gamma.

Interests

• Avocations: singing, playing violin and viola, cake decorating, needlework, storytelling.

Connections

Married David Lloyd Blackwell, September 8, 1973 (divorced January 1984). Children: Linda Diane, Victoria Marie, Gregory David, Jennifer Christine, Cheryl Anne. Married Frederick Billings Lee, Junior, June 27, 1987.

Children: Laura Emma, Frederick Billings III.

Father:

Holger Albrethsen Junior

Mother:

Anne (Winn) Albrethsen

Spouse:

Frederick Billings Lee

Spouse:

David Lloyd Blackwell

child:

Jennifer Christine Albrethsen

child:

Laura Emma Albrethsen

child:

Gregory David Albrethsen

child:

Linda Diane Albrethsen

child:

Victoria Marie Albrethsen

child:

Frederick Billings III Albrethsen

child:

Cheryl Anne Albrethsen