KAREN HAN

Han was born in Anchorage, Alaska, and became a resident of Angwin in 1979, graduating from PUC Elementary, PUC Prep, and Pacific Union College, the latter with a Bachelor of Science in computer science. Along the way, she started piano at age five and studied continuously through elementary, high school, and college with Winsome Gane, Lois Case, and Lynn Wheeler. She also studied voice with James Kempster, clarinet with Carlyle Manous, flute with Peggy Bell, and orchestra under the direction of LeRoy Peterson.

Han participated in Napa Valley Musical Theater productions of Music Man, Esther, Calamity Jane, and My Fair Lady, either onstage or in the orchestra, and the Napa Valley Follies performing onstage at the Lincoln Theater of Yountville. She has also spent many years with various choirs, including Norman Skeels Chorale, Harlan Miller Chorale, and PUC's Chorale.

Karen has been part of PCA since 2018.