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6th generation Texan,
Karen Huber is a businesswoman, conservationist,
and community leader with a proven track
record of helping people and organizations
solve problems. She is eager to put her
solid academic background and 20 years
of expertise in economic development, real
estate, electric and water utilities, and
planning to work for the people of Precinct
3.
Karen’s
long-standing interest in government was
reflected in her education. She graduated with
a B.A. in Government and History from U.T., Austin
and an M.A. in Political Science and International
Business from the University of North Texas.
Her
career in business management and
organizational consulting has given her
a wide range of experience and produced
successes in multiple industries. As a
consultant, Karen specialized in team-building
and partnering for major construction projects,
among them projects for TxDoT, the City
of McAllen, and the University of Texas.
In 1990, she created and led the economic
revitalization program for the city of
Escondido, California, receiving commendation
from the City Council for her work. She
has broad experience in assessing management
practices and crafting new process models
for municipal electric and water utilities,
including Austin Energy, as well as other
electric utilities in the U.S., Egypt and
the Philippines. And she served as Chief
Operating Officer for a real estate development
firm in Hawaii where she oversaw the most
extensive Environmental Impact Study in
the history of the state.
As
an environmental conservationist,
Karen has won numerous battles to preserve
the health and beauty of the Texas countryside.
With Scenic Texas, she organized citizen
campaigns and testified before the Texas
legislature. The results were legislation
to protect specific rural highways from
new billboard construction and to beef
up enforcement against “bandit signs” in
public right-of-ways. Karen also helped
lead both the Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve
and the Nature Conservancy of Texas in
increasing community education and awareness
for their diverse environmental projects.
Karen
has been an advocate for her Western
Travis County community for over a dozen
years. She worked closely with Travis County
and LCRA to help create and guide the Southwest
Travis County Growth Dialog Panel that
pushed for a balanced, comprehensive plan
for growth. And she has been a leader in
the long fight to bring transparency and
accountability to the management and Board
of the Pedernales Electric Cooperative,
which services much of Precinct 3.
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Karen
and Leonard Huber at home with their dogs. |
Karen
Huber’s career has
been built on hard work, good judgment, positive
relationships, and a history of bringing
people together to get things done. As County
Commissioner, she will work tirelessly to
address the real problems our community faces
every day, and build a responsible plan for
growth to ensure that Travis County remains
a great place to live and work.
Karen
is the proud mother of
two grown sons and is married to Leonard
Huber. She has lived on Lick Creek since
1995.
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