Karlyn (Phipps) Armsworthy

Karlyn (Phipps) Armsworthy graduated from Davie County High School in 2009. “After high school, I knew I wanted to serve others, but I just wasn’t exactly sure how,” she explains. Initially drawn to teaching, her early college experience helped her discover that a career in business could also be a powerful platform for her to make a positive impact. “I found that a career in business could allow me to lead with purpose, support others, and create opportunities for growth and mentorship,” she says. This realization shaped her academic and professional journey and the scholarships she received from the Davie Community Foundation played a crucial role in making it all possible. Throughout Karlyn’s undergraduate studies, she received several local scholarships including the James McGuire Scholarship, the Dianne and Allen Snipes Family Scholarship, and the Helen C. Gantt Memorial Scholarship. “The scholarships I received gave me the financial freedom to truly focus on my education,” she shares. “But more importantly, they showed me that others believed in my potential.” Karlyn attended the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a minor in Communication Studies in 2013. Later, she completed her Master of Business Administration at Gardner-Webb University in 2021. Today, she is the Director of Customer and Community Relations at Liberty Sheds in Mocksville. In this role, she helps carry out the company’s mission of using business as a platform for ministry by building relationships, supporting nonprofit organizations, and coordinating impactful service projects. Through Liberty Sheds, she’s had the opportunity to participate in mission trips to a children’s home in Mexico, where her team helped build a school, and to a refugee camp in Greece. “Both experiences were powerful reminders of the difference we can make when we step out of our comfort zones and serve others with compassion.” Karlyn also teaches business courses as an adjunct instructor at Catawba Valley Community College, a role that brings her full circle to her initial passion for education. She also currently serves on the boards of Family Promise of Davie County and Serving Our Neighbors, a local food ministry, and stays actively involved in various volunteer efforts. Karlyn shares that the most valuable lesson she’s learned on her journey is the importance of integrity and consistency. “Titles and accomplishments are great, but people remember how you showed up and, even more importantly, how you treated them,” she states. To the donors who helped make her education possible, she offers a heartfelt thank you! “Your generosity made a difference, not just in my education, but in the life I’ve been able to build since then. Thank you for investing in students like me and for continuing to support young learners in our community!” Karlyn and her husband, Bradley, a fellow Davie County High School graduate and Quarry Plant Manager for Blue Water Industries, have made their home on a small horse farm in Davie County.   “Professionally, I’m excited to continue growing at Liberty Sheds and finding new ways to expand our impact across the communities we serve. Personally, I’m focused on being present for the people in my life, continuing to serve where I’m called, and embracing whatever new challenges and opportunities come my way.”