Karen graduated fron the Animal Health Technology program at Wayne County Community College in 1985.  She worked at PVH - Professional Veterinary Hospitals for 10 years.  After getting married, Karen and her husband moved to Ann Arbor, where she started her own grooming business while raising her son.

The Brunelle Family recently re-located downriver and Karen has re-united with Dr. Dworkis and staff full-time.  She has 2 cats, 2 dogs. Her son, David, has a turtle, fish, and a pet mouse.  Special interests are playing tennis, writing poetry painting pictures, listening to music, and watching the sun set.