Karen Russell
Residence: Ross
Age: 55
Family: Husband, Bruce
Occupation: Clown
Education: Clown school, University of Wisconsin, LaCrosse, 1994
Noteworthy: Performed her 2,000th show Friday at Ross Elementary School.
Quote: "I was downsized from corporate America in the early '90s, and I decided to run away to clown school. ... I worked at Alcoa as an executive assistant. My mission now is to make people laugh. It's really a blessing."
