Karen Pedersen
Canyons Board of Education, District 5
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Canyons Board of Education, District 5 · Canyons School District
Background
Karen Pedersen represents District 5 on the Canyons Board of Education, following her November 2022 election. She brought 41 years of classroom experience and became the board’s first retired Canyons teacher. She holds degrees in elementary and early-childhood education from Utah State University and education from Westminster College, with endorsements in reading, mathematics and English as a second language. Willow Canyon Elementary named her its 2021 Teacher of the Year. Her service included four years as Canyons Education Association vice president, district teacher-evaluation committee work and a school-community-council teacher seat.
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