Midwestern Region - Soroptimist

FEDERATION VISITOR
Karen Haughey
As a Soroptimist, Karen has served on just about every committee and chaired every fundraiser for her
club. One of her best experiences was serving as the “S” Club advisor at one of the local high schools in
Chino for seven years.
Karen has served and is serving on many community organizations. She joined the Chino Community
Center Corporation’s Board of Directors in 1995. Along with her fundraising duties on this board, she
helped initiate the planning of the Chino Youth Museum, which is in operation today. In 1997, she joined
the Chino Valley Fire Foundation. As a member of its Education Committee, she helped to design the
“Sparky’s Safety House” and support the Risk Watch Program that was taught in the elementary schools in
the Chino Valley Unified School District. She served as president of the Foundation in 2001.
In 2002, Karen worked as the campaign office manager for Measure M, the bond measure which raised
$150 million to repair and renovate neighborhood schools in the Chino Valley Unified School District.
Karen has helped to chair other annual Community Service Events such as the Halloween Spooktacular and
Easter Fun Day. She has participated in the annual Principal for a Day program, the Focus on Youth event,
and served for two years on the city’s annual Holiday Parade Committee. She has campaigned for the
American Heart Association and for the American Cancer Society through the Relay for Life.
Karen had been a member of the board of directors of the Chino Valley YMCA since 2005. In 2010, she
served on the Chino-opoly committee, which was part of city’s Centennial celebration. And, for the past
two years, Karen has co-chaired the Chino Day at the LA County Fair, and co-chaired an annual Walk
Against Human Traffick.
In 1998, Karen received the Fred L. Burns Award from the Chino Valley Independent Fire District. The
award is bestowed upon an individual for significant contribution of service to the fire department and to
the fire and life safety of the community.
In 2004, Karen and her husband received the Outstanding Layman Service Award presented to them by
the City of Chino. Karen was a 2008 Herstory Honoree, an award presented to her by the San Bernardino
County Commission on the Status of Women in recognition of her years of outstanding and invaluable
volunteer service to the community. And in 2009, Karen received the City of Chino Woman of the Year
Award from California Senator Gloria McLeod and Assemblywoman Wilmer Carter.
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