Karen Mendelson: Karen Mendelson. Karen served in the U.S. Navy for seven years as a Surgical Technician. She has lived in many places around the world as her husband, whom she met while in the Navy, was assigned to various duty stations around the world. Throughout, she, her husband, and her children have been active in community theater. After the Navy, Karen became a Registeted Nurse, and has worked as a Hospice...