Karen Louise Leahy

Background

Leahy, Karen Louise was born on January 12, 1948 in Oil City, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of David and Louise Dorothy (Kane) Schreckengost.

Education

Bachelor in History, Mercyhurst College, 1969; postgraduate, Wilson College, 1986.

Career

Statistician, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, 1969-1976; teacher, St. Margaret Mary School, Harrisburg, 1986-1988; teacher social studies, St. Theresa School, New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, since 1988. Advisory board Newspaper in Education, Harrisburg, since 1990. Committee member Diocesan English Committee, Harrisburg, 1986-1989.

Achievements

• Karen Louise Leahy has been listed as a noteworthy Elementary education educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Co-founder Civil Defense Pals, Harrisburg, 1992. Active Children with Attention Deficit Disorders, Harrisburg, 1992. Member National Council for Geography Education, National Council for Social Studies.

Interests

• Avocations: reading, quilting, gardening, boating.

Connections

Married Mark Kenneth Leahy, August 12, 1972. Children: David, Mark.

Father:

David Schreckengost

Mother:

Louise Dorothy (Kane) Schreckengost

Spouse:

Mark Kenneth Leahy

child:

Mark Leahy

child:

David Leahy