Karen Sheek

Mayor
City of Cortez, CO

Raised and educated in Arizona, Karen moved to Colorado when her husband, a National Park Service Ranger, was transferred to Mesa Verde NP. They lived in the Park for five years and then, with a growing family, bought a home in Cortez where they continue to live today.

Karen is a retired educator with over thirty years of teaching experience with sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students. She has two grown children. In 1998, she and a business partner established Seas'nings, an off-site catering business which they continue to operate today.

Karen has been a member of the Cortez City Council since October 2011; serving as mayor the past three years. She has found this experience very rewarding and has loved working with her fellow Council Members as well as city staff. In addition to her work on Council, she also serves on several non-profit Boards.