Karen Holt is based in Tyler and Longview, where she oversees Red Cross programs and services for over 810,000 people throughout Anderson, Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Henderson, Panola, Rusk, Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt and Wood counties.
Holt has a passion for volunteerism—serving on city, county and state boards—and is a former New Diana ISD trustee, where she served the district for eight years. She has also helped the most vulnerable in the Tyler and Longview areas, serving as the executive director of East Texas CASA and previously as the housing navigator with Community Healthcore prior to joining the Red Cross.
Originally from Henderson, Texas, Holt now lives in Diana, Texas in Upshur County. She has three children—Haleigh, Addison and Claire.
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