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, chairman of the 1998 master plan update committee, and as been 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 has worked as a librarian and taught history at the University of Massachusetts Lowell until his retirement in 2016. He is the father of three adult children, all graduates of North Middlesex Regional High School