Background
Shea, Karen Bius was born on October 6, 1945 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States.
Shea, Karen Bius was born on October 6, 1945 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States.
Student, Drury College, 1964. Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education cum laude, University Memphis, 1971. Postgraduate, University Memphis, 1994.
Various municipal bond positions,, 1968-1976; broker, Hibbard, O'Conner & Weeks, Houston, 1976-1979; broker, Cowen & Company, Houston, 1982-1983; broker, Shearson/American Express, Houston, 1983-1984; broker, Arnspiger, Cox & Iverson, Houston, 1984; broker, Morgan Keegan & Company, Memphis, 1984-1985; broker, Vining-Sparks IBG, Memphis, 1991-1995; broker, manager securities clearance, Refco Mortgage Securities, Memphis, 1985-1987; institutional fixed income securities broker, 1st Tennessee Bank, Memphis, 1987-1991; finance consultant, Ameristar Investments & Trust, Memphis, since 1995.
Principal volunteer Kathy Whitmire for Mayor, Houston, 1981. President Houston Area Women's Political Caucus, 1982, Memphis Women's Political Caucus, 1989-1990. Chairman of the Board M.K. Gandhi Institute for Non Violence, Memphis, 1994-1995.
Member Tennessee Commemorative Woman Suffrage Commission, since 1995. Stephen minister Calvary Episcopal Church, Memphis, 1988-1990. Member National Association Securities Professionals.
Daughter of Ferdinand Lafayette Bius and Carolina Hope (Sudlow) Richards. Divorced; children: Kelly Turns, Patrick Turns.