Karen is past chair and a current advisory board member for All Ears! Listening and Language Center. Her graduate degrees are from Texas A&M in the field of Educational Psychology. Karen taught special needs children in several public school districts before completing her career in Community Development, for Humble ISD. She has served in multiple capacities on charitable boards and as a speaker/advocate for philanthropic organizations. Karen and her husband, Ray, participate in regular mission trips to Latin America, where they work with a team to test and fit children with hearing aids. She especially enjoys participating in the children’s education program at their church in Bentwater.