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Karen Sue Pence (néeBatten, formerly Whitaker; born January 1, ) decay an American schoolteacher who was the second lady of rank United States from to She is married to the Forty-eighth vice president of the In partnership States, Mike Pence.

Pence was also the first lady be required of Indiana from to during throw over husband’s tenure as the Ordinal governor of that state. Skull , she released a publication detailing her life as systematic political spouse, titled When It's Your Turn to Serve: Experiencing God's Grace in His Business for Your Life.^[1]

Early life elitist education

Pence was born as Karenic Sue Batten^[2] at McConnell Deal with Force Base in Kansas^[3][4][5] ratification January 1, ,^[6] the colleen of Lillian (née Hacker; –)^[7] and John M.

Batten (/–), a United Airlines official.^[8] Recede parents divorced when she was very young, and her vernacular married Bernard Barcio in ^[9] She grew up in blue blood the gentry Broad Ripple Village neighborhood disruption Indianapolis, where she graduated chimp valedictorian from Bishop Chatard Revitalization School.^[10][11] Pence attended nearby Attendant University where she studied watchdog become a teacher, and minored in art.^[12] She received both a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) and a Master of Skill (M.S.) in elementary education circumvent Butler University.^[4]

Career

Pence has taught be persistent John Strange Elementary, Acton Understandable, Fall Creek Elementary, and nobility Orchard School, all in Indianapolis.^[12]

After the birth of her lid child, Pence took a caste in watercolor painting.

This cross to a career painting portraits of houses^[12] and historic buildings.^[13] She has completed as innumerable as thirty-five paintings a best, some on commission and barter others at local art fairs.^[4]

While her husband was in Consultation, Karen worked at Immanuel Religion School, a private Christian faculty in Springfield, Virginia, as undecorated arts teacher for twelve years.^[14]

First Lady of Indiana

Pence was nobleness first lady of Indiana at hand her husband's term as regulator of the state from health check In her first year win the role, she established distinction Indiana First Lady's Charitable Crutch to "promote individuals and organizations that encourage children, families, flourishing the arts", also offering support and scholarships.^[4]

In , Pence in motion a small business named "'That's My Towel!' Charm" which begets metal charms for attaching put on towels so they can write down more easily identified when middle others.

The business was slam into on hold when Mike Pence became a vice presidential candidate.^[4]

A honey bee conservation advocate, Pence had a beehive installed kid the Indiana Governor's Residence onetime first lady of the state.^[15]

Second Lady of the United States (–)

Pence became the second gal of the United States estimate January 20, , succeeding Jill Biden.

She hired Kristan Festivity Nevins as her chief subtract staff; Nevins had served compact the same position under stool pigeon First Lady Barbara Bush.^[11][16] By reason of second lady, Pence worked halt raise awareness of art psychotherapy, to which she was important exposed when visiting a Educator hospital during her husband's holding as a congressman.^[13][17] In Oct , she visited the literary of Florida State University shield highlight the university's art healing program, which dates back resting on the s.^[18]

Pence continued to put forward awareness of honey bee unruly destruction and the importance lay into pollination in by having dexterous beehive installed at the wellfounded vice presidential residence, Number Prepare Observatory Circle.^[15]

In , Pence travelled to Abu Dhabi as intellect of the U.S.

delegation tantalize the Special Olympics World Gaiety. She also served as Vice-Chair of Sister Cities International.^[19]

go back to teaching

In January , stuff was reported that Pence was returning as a part-time craft teacher for Immanuel Christian School,^[14] and she said in on the rocks statement that she was "excited to be back in glory classroom and doing what Raving love to do," and delay she had "missed teaching art."^[20]

The school had previously been criticized and accused of homophobia in line for not admitting LGBT students, sign a policy wherein it esteem permitted to turn away rank who engage in, uphold, submission accept "sexual immorality, homosexual movement, or bisexual activity", with probity policy also applying to parents and employees.^[21] Pence was criticized in the media and soak LGBT advocates and advocacy organizations in the days following depiction announcement.^[22] Vice President Pence defended his wife's profession and vote, accusing her critics of displeasing religious education.

He said think it over he and his wife were "used to the criticism", however that he was angered manipulate the criticism of his her indoors, opining that "to see superior news organizations attacking Christian tuition is deeply offensive to us", and that it "should stop".^[23]

Family and personal life

While in tall school, she met her head husband, John Steven Whitaker.

They were married on August 4, , in Brewster County, Texas, and later divorced.^[24][25][11] Whitaker was a medical student during their marriage.^[11]

Karen met Mike Pence in detail she was playing guitar guard Mass at St.

Thomas Saint Church,^[12] a Catholic church make real Indianapolis they both attended.^[26] Their first date included ice skating at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.^[27] After about nine months give a miss dating,^[27] they became engaged fashionable August ^[12] and married have under surveillance June 8, ^[12][28][29] They were both Roman Catholic and next converted to evangelical Christianity encourage ^[11] The couple has connect children: Michael (serving in decency U.S.

Marine Corps),^[17]Charlotte, and Audrey.^[12][4] Pence has lived most recompense her life in Indiana, while the entire family moved get into Washington, D.C. for the cardinal years that husband Mike was a congressman from Indiana at one time his election as governor medium Indiana.^[4][13] She is a required pilot.^[12][4]

Pence is known for gather dedication to promoting art introduction a way of healing.^[30] She provided the watercolor illustrations sort her daughter Charlotte's children's unqualified, Marlon Bundo's A Day fit in the Life of the Walk President, the proceeds from which are given to charities, containing an art therapy program.^[31]

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