| Married to husband Steven for 46 years. Five children, six grandchildren.
Resident of the Town of Withee (Thorp mailing address), Wisconsin. Has lived in rural Wisconsin
for 28 years.
EDUCATION
Truman State University, Kirksville, Missouri
Bachelors of Arts in Spanish, Minor in German, May 1980
Graduated Summa Cum Laude
Huntington's College of Health Sciences, Knoxville, Kentucky
Diploma of Comprehensive Nutrition, May 1994
Reaffirmed through testing September 2014
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Undergraduate studies in Chemistry, Biology, Statistics,
Calculus, Physics, Completed August 2012
Certificate in Grant Writing and Management, June 2007
University of Saint Joseph, West Hartford, Connecticut
Master of Science Biochemistry, December 2017
The George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
Master of Public Health Candidate, Graduation is August 2024.
MILITARY TRAINING AND SERVICE
Reserve Officer Training Program (ROTC)
Truman State University, Kirksville, Missouri
Graduated May 1980
Air Assault School, Ft. Campbell, Kentucky, May 1979
Advanced Camp Training, Ft. Riley, Kansas, August 1979
Regular Army Commission, Second Lieutenant, May 1980
United States Army
Military Intelligence Officer's Basic Course
Fort Huachuca, Arizona, graduated August 1980
Electronic Warfare Training Military Occupational Specialty
Fort Devens, Massachusetts, graduated November 1980
Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Defense Warfare Course,
Fort Stewart, Georgia, graduated March 1982, Honor Student
Completed time in service May 1984 holding the rank of Captain
WORK EXPERIENCE
Small business owner
Karen R. Hurd Nutritional Practice, LLC, May 1994 to present
Scene & Hurd Productions, LLC, Film production company 2017 to present
Crickets Pizza, Healthy pizza shop, 2023 to present (building is currently being renovated; opening expected in late summer 2024)
Legislator, Representative to the Wisconsin State Assembly, District 68. Elected November 2022-term is complete January 2025.
United States Army
May 1980 to May 1984
Various jobs held while in high school and college
Ranging from cafeteria worker to Spanish/German tutor |