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ANGEL COOK
Women of Accomplishment
ROBIN KARR
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2022 | TAMPA BAY MAGAZINE 51
Angel Cook was rescued by
the police from an abusive
household and given sanctuary
at the RAP House, a not-forprofit
shelter for children provided
by Youth & Family Alternatives. She
has been an independent property
and casualty insurance agent since
2001, never forgetting how the RAP
House and the community helped
her make it through a dark time in her
life. She has had leadership positions
in organizations that include
multiple nonprofit organizations,
such as the Greater Pasco Chamber
of Commerce, Community
Service Council, Chasco Fiesta
and many more. Angel currently
serves as president of the Rotary
Club of Holiday and has earned
a Paul Harris Award four times
through the Rotary Foundation
for her community work. Angel
has been awarded Citizen of the
Year, Rotarian of the Year twice,
Rotary President’s Award twice,
Humanitarian of the Year, National
Philanthropy Volunteer of the Year,
Certificate of Special Congressional
Recognition and Queen Chasco,
which is considered the highest
honor based on community service
in Pasco County.
Robin Karr built Architectural
Salvage Bank in Tarpon Springs
from the ground up with the
support her husband, friends
and a few guardian angels that
shared their grace, kindness and
expertise. She employs young
people to give them an opportunity to learn about
work. Besides teaching skills, her other passion is
saving wood that would otherwise end up in a landfill.
She wants to continue to love the
wood that ancestors chose for the
floors of their homes, that they felled
themselves and nailed together to
create homes, barns and businesses
for themselves, their families and
neighbors. She only sells American
and local wood. She wants to preserve the past and
rebuild the future with those same boards.
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