A Pepperell resident since 1985, Ron Karr has served on numerous town boards and committees, including twelve years on the Pepperell Planning Board (1989-2001), two terms as chair person, and as a member of the Pepperell Historical Commission since 1988.  A graduate of Bucknell University, he holds a Ph.D. in history from Boston University, and works as a librarian and teaches history at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. He and his wife, Diane Karr, are the parents of three adult children, all graduates of North Middlesex Regional High School