Vice Mayor Pfeifer is a 35 year resident of the Verde Valley coming from St. Petersburg, Florida in 1972. She was raised on Sunset Beach, Treasure Island, Florida. She and her husband Roger have seven children, fifteen grandchildren and four great grand children. All of the children went through the local school systems and six of them joined the military after school, with one son still in the U.S. Army Special Operations Unit out of Fort Bragg, NC. She has been fortunate enough to have four of the seven children raising their families in this area.
Her hobbies are spending time with her family and boating on Lake Powell. She was a bookkeeper before going into the insurance business. Now a licensed property and casualty insurance agent she works full time in Kelly Cathcart’s office of American National Insurance in Cottonwood.
Karen was first elected to the Cottonwood City Council in 1991 to 1995 and again in1995. In 1997 she resigned to run for Mayor, but did not win that election. In 1999 she ran again and was elected to serve another four years, as a council member. In 2003 she was appointed to a term that was vacated by a council member resigning and was elected again in 2005 to her present term of office. She was appointed by the current council as Vice Mayor on 06/05/07. She has enjoyed the position that she was elected and appointed to serve.
Karen has served on several committees and boards and has been very involved with the region on many issues. Before being elected to any office she was on the Cottonwood Christmas Parade Committee for about eight years. After being elected to the Cottonwood City Council she served as the Chair on the Verde Valley / Regional Solid Waste Coalition for several years, the Design Review Board and the Personnel Board for the City. She currently serves on the Verde Valley MATForce steering committee.
Karen has also been involved with the Cottonwood Chamber of Commerce since 1979 and a board member since 1999, serving as President for two terms, 2004 and 2005. The Chamber of Commerce and the City of Cottonwood work closely together, in the effort to make the area the great place to live and work, that we all enjoy so much.
“I will continue to work in the best interest of the City of Cottonwood and the region and be open to all of the issues that come before me.”