Background
Coburn, Karen Sue was born on December 14, 1944 in Story City, Iowa, United States. Daughter of Lawrence F. and Dorothy L. (Romp) Doden.
Medical foundation administrator
Coburn, Karen Sue was born on December 14, 1944 in Story City, Iowa, United States. Daughter of Lawrence F. and Dorothy L. (Romp) Doden.
Bachelor of Science, St. Joseph's College, 1982; student, Grandview College, 1963; diploma, Iowa Lutheran Hospital School Nursing, 1965.
Staff nurse, Story County Hospital, Nevada, Iowa., 1965-1966; supervisor, in-service educator, Story County Hospital, Nevada, Iowa., 1966-1970; supervisor coronary care unit, Story County Hospital, Nevada, Iowa., 1969-1970; laboratory technical, National Animal Disease Center, Ames, Iowa., 1970-1975; clinical specialist hemo-oncology, McFarland Clinic, Ames, Iowa., 1976-1985; review coordinator, Iowa Foundation Medical Care, West Des Moines, Iowa., 1985-1989; manager after hour review, The Sunderbruch Corporation, West Des Moines, Iowa., 1989-1990; director corporation review program, TSC/Econompass, West Des Moines, Iowa., 1990-1992; manager catastrophic case management, Iowa Foundation Medical Care, West Des Moines, Iowa., 1992-1995; manager health care quality improvement, Iowa Foundation Medical Care, West Des Moines, Iowa., since 1995. Advisor I Can Cope American Cancer Society, Iowa, 1984-1986, facilitator support group, 1980-1986.
Member advising committee Radcliffe (Iowa) Cmty. School, 1980-1984; youth director Zion Lutheran Church, Radcliffe, 1981-1989, senior choir director, 1975-1987, president, vice president, 1987-1993. Booster parent Hardin 4H Club, Iowa, 1982-1984.
President of the board directors N.E. Iowa Synod Women Evangelical Lutheran Church in American, 1991-1995. Member Case Management Society American (board directors, by-laws committee Iowa chapter since 1994), Individual Case Management Association.
Married Leland A. Coburn, Aug.14, 1965. 1 child, Angela K.