Karin retired in March of 2025 after working 29 years for the City of Whitefish as the Engineering and Sustainability Project manager. Prior to that, she worked as a civil engineer in Seattle for 8 years. She helped build passive solar homes after high school in Colorado and New Mexico. She also did solar projects as a VISTA volunteer on the Navajo reservation. She was able to come full circle with her strong environmental interests by expanding her city engineering job. She was the main staff member who helped a volunteer committee create the 2018 Whitefish Climate Action Plan. She continues to volunteer in the climate action area with Mountain Towns 2030 and the city’s Climate Action Plan committee, and was recently elected to the Whitefish School Board. Karin has also been instrumental in helping the city become more walkable and bikable by helping to add many multi-use paths. She has a B.S. in Agricultural and Irrigation Engineering and a master’s degree in Water Resources Engineering from U.C. Davis.

Favorite quote

“When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.”  –Jimi Hendrix