Arc of Volusia hires new director of marketing and operations

Ormond Beach Observer
Business

The Arc of Volusia has hired Karen Haught as its director of marketing and operations.

Haught has more than 30 years of marketing and operations experience and has been involved in the Volusia County business community for the past 21 years. Most recently, she was the marketing and operations director of Kermit’s Key West Key Lime Shoppe, headquartered in DeLand, and was previously the director of marketing and corporate social responsibility for Quality Brands, Inc, the former Anheuser-Busch wholesaler in West Volusia.

Haught has also built many positive relationships in the community through her volunteer endeavors. She currently is a member of the Rotary Club of Daytona Beach and serves on the West Volusia Tourism Advertising Authority Board. She is a past president and 18-year board member of the Mainstreet DeLand Association and was previously a member of the Rotary Club of Downtown DeLand.

“We are thrilled to have Karen join the Arc team as she brings an impressive amount of experience and capability to this new role," said Laurie Davis, Arc of Volusia CEO.

Upon accepting the position on March 11, Haught said she “was excited about the opportunity to use her decades of building strong business relationships in the community to raise awareness of and build support for the Arc of Volusia and the local clients that it serves.”

Arc of Volusia has been providing education and training for local adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities since 1961.