Meet our Manager!

Karen serves as the Partnership & Relationship Manager of Love Out Loud Yadkin. Continuing with the mission of Love Out Loud, she works to engage and partner with the people of Yadkin County to transform the community with the love of Jesus by connecting its people and resources. Love Out Loud Yadkin is based at the Shore House in East Bend, and it is the hope that this beautiful space can be holy ground and a launching pad for lasting change in the area. Karen is passionate about seeing people thrive in their gifts, deeply connecting to one another, and service to others. 

Karen also serves as the Board Secretary for SPARK (Share Peace and Rekindle Kindness) and is a Board Member of the Yadkin YMCA. As a musician, she enjoys leading the praise team at Clemmons United Methodist Church. As a certified health coach, she loves teaching group exercise for the local branches of the YMCA. 

Karen has a bachelor’s degree in music education from Bridgewater College (VA). She has worked in education and church ministry for over 15 years, and she loves finding new ways to serve her community. Karen lives in Winston-Salem with her husband, Paul, and their two children, Kaylee and Josh. 

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