Karen joined the local committee in 2021 after being introduced to the ministry by a friend in Arkansas. Karen’s passion is to guide children toward God’s love so that they will pass it on. She serves on the Christian Education, Community Service, and Music Ministries at her church in Murfreesboro. Karen is the reading specialist at the Smyrna Boys and Girls Club and teaches reading to students who want to boost skills. She also enjoys singing background for her husband, Robert. Together they have a son, a daughter-in-law and an exuberant granddaughter.