Karen Alpan is a mechanical engineer, working full time at Panduit Corporation in Burr Ridge.  She is a designer of connectors, cables and other telecommunication equipment.  She received her engineering degree from the  Illinois Institute of Technology and holds a Bachelors of Arts inPolitical Science and Sociology from Loyola University, Chicago.  She is the very proud mother of two daughters in the Ragazze Spirito! Group.  Karen was born in Elmhurst, and along with her husband Mete, moved back to Elmhurst 11 years ago.  She has been support staff for the Christ Church of Oak Brook children's Sunday school and musicals for the past 5 years.  She is a member of the Y and attends boot camp at the ridiculous hour of 5 am on a regular basis. (Back to Board of Directors Home Page.)