Kay Goke: Using Her Many Talents to Serve Others

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESS Newswire / May 21, 2025 / The Regions 2025 Lee Ann Petty Heart of Service Award winner was honored for serving and protecting her community and passionately supporting military families.

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By Candace Higginbotham

"Being there for people is extremely important to me," said Kay Goke, Regions associate who was recently named winner of this year's Lee Ann Petty Heart of Service Award.

And Goke is more than just ‘there' for her Shreveport, Louisiana-area community. She puts her life on the line every day to protect and serve her neighbors and works tirelessly to support military families.

Goke is a volunteer firefighter and emergency medical technician (EMT) for the Haughton Fire Department, taking emergency calls on nights and weekends, or whenever she's not working in her full-time position as Digital Experience Researcher in Regions' Technology, Operations, Digital and Data division.

She volunteers at the Bossier Parish School for Technology and Innovative Learning as an EMT test proctor and is actively involved in the Junior Firefighter Program, which educates youth about careers in fire service.

Fire service is a big part of her life. But it's not her only passion.

As a 17-year military spouse, Goke is also committed to serving her community - and country - through military support programs. She's an active member of the Shreveport-Bossier Military Affairs Council, which helps the community better serve the airmen at the local Barksdale Air Force Base. And she recently launched the first Regions Military Support Community in the Shreveport area, which brings together bank associates with a desire to assist military personnel at Barksdale and their families.

Goke's life of service doesn't end there. She serves in a leadership role for Camp Spark, a local youth camp, where she's currently helping launch a Regions Next Step financial wellness program for the high-school students who participate.

With that level of dedication, it's not hard to believe that Goke reported a whopping 555 hours of volunteer time last year.

To honor the tremendous positive impact her service brings to the local community, Goke was presented the Lee Ann Petty Heart of Service Award at the recent Chairman's Club event, where Regions leadership gathered to celebrate the company's top performers.