Council Member Karen Sharp
Karen Sharp 
Council Member, Carmel-by-the-Sea
Appointed Council Member: 2007
Re-Elected 2008
Term Expires: April 2012
Contact Information:
P.O. Box 2526
Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921
Tel: (831) 620-2000 (City Hall)
Tel: (831 624-5727 (Home)
E-Mail: karensharp@yahoo.com
Committees:
Monterey-Salinas Transit since 2007
Transportation Agency for Monterey County since 2007
Community Participation:
Design Review Board Carmel-by-the-Sea 2004-2007
Planning Commission Carmel-by-the-Sea 2007
Education:
Graduated from Santa Barbara High School, Santa Barbara, California: Attended Saint Mary’s School of Nursing earning an RN. Earned a BS degree in Health Science from Chapman College.
Career Information:
Karen was a staff nurse in several hospitals before becoming the Director of Surgical Services for a major hospital in Fresno, California. During her tenure as Director, she prepared and administered multi-million dollar budgets. She wrote, assessed and revised policy and procedure, worked with the state of California’s Title 22 requirements and national requirements for Medicare. While overseeing hospital additions, remodels and new construction, she became familiar with the building trade. After retiring from health care, she continued her interest in construction by working with the acquisition, remodel, staging and sale of residential real estate from both the investor and owner/contractor prospective.
Personal History:
Karen moved from Alabama when she was in infant and was raised in Santa Barbara, California. She lived in Newport Beach, California, Galveston, Texas, Southern, California and Fresno, California before moving to Carmel-by-the-Sea. Karen and her husband David live with their two dogs Sandy and Daisy. They have four children and five grandchildren.