Mrs. Karen Duke

District 3

(256)  355-4425
(256)  355-4425 FAX
kfduke@bellsouth.net

Mrs. Duke has served on the Decatur City Board of Education since 2000.  Prior to serving on the board, Mrs. Duke was both a classroom teacher in the Morgan County School system and an administrator in the Decatur City School System.  In 1989, Mrs. Duke was named the Alabama Reading Teacher of the Year.  Since joining the Board of Education, Mrs. Duke has been active in the Decatur City Schools Foundation and the Alabama Association of School Boards.

Mrs. Duke is also a very active member of the Decatur Community. In the past she has served on the Enrichment Center Board of Directors, the Decatur/Morgan County Chamber of Commerce, the Heart Fund, the United Way, the Decatur/Morgan County Visitors Bureau, and as a Rotary Reader at Frances Nungester Decatur Elementary School.

Mrs. Duke holds a B.S. in Elementary Education from Athens State University and a Masters in Elementary Education and an administrative certification from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. 

Mrs. Duke has been married to her husband, David, for 35 years and they have two daughters, Audrey and Ashley. Both of her children are products of the Decatur City School System. Audrey is a French teacher in Mountain Brook, Alabama, and Ashley is a senior resident at Northwestern Hospital, in Chicago, Illinois. Mrs. Duke and her family are active members of the First Baptist Church of Decatur.