People Behind the Scenes
Casey Baynes
(casey@caseycaresfoundation.org)
founded the Casey Cares Foundation and serves
as Executive Director. She graduated from
Towson State University with a M.S. in
Communications. She is responsible for
overseeing all aspects of the Foundation and
reports directly to the Board. She lives with
her husband, Mike, and three small children in
Howard County.
Lorraine
Burnham serves as a Program Coordinator for the
Birthday Blast Program. She has 25 years
administrative experience. Lorraine is
responsible for correspondence, overseeing
donated goods and the Birthday Blast Program.
Lorraine volunteers two days a week - the days
on which the staff looks forward to enjoying
whatever baked goods she may bring
in!
Pam Goode (pam@caseycaresfoundation.org)
joined the Casey Cares Foundation as
Communications Director in 2005. She manages
all aspects of media and public relations. Pam
received a degree in Marketing and
Communications from University of Florida and
has worked in non-profit organizations for
almost a decade. She lives in Owings
Mills with her husband, two daughters and a
furry dog.
Jayme Halko
graduated from Penn State with a B.A. degree in
public relations. Volunteering two days a week,
she eagerly helps plan Birthday Blasts, crafts
our quarterly newsletter and monthly
e-newsletter, keeps our networking pages
updated and helps out any way she can. In her
spare time, she also enjoys running
marathons.
Debi Katzenberger (debi@caseycaresfoundation.org) is the Program Coordinator for the Kami's Jammies Program. As mother of 5 and grandmother to 10, she has been involved in youth organizations and fund raising activities for over 25 years. She has served as President for the Pasadena Clinic League and Riviera Little League, as well as serving as a member of the Citizens Advisory Board for Riviera Beach Elementary School. In her free time she is a supervisor for a major healthcare provider.
Kim Meyers
(kim@caseycaresfoundation.org)
serves as a Program Coordinator four days a
week coordinating our Family Festivities
Program. Kim has been working with Casey Cares
Foundation since 2003, coordinating group
parties, Birthday Blasts and Family
Festivities. At home, she's kept quite
busy with her three young children and her
child-like husband.
Leslie
Silverman (leslie@caseycaresfoundation.org) serves
as a Program Coordinator for the Family
Festivities Program, volunteering her time two
days a week to support our programs,
coordinating our group parties. She is the
proud mom of a little boy and a brand new baby
girl. While balancing CCF and her family,
Leslie works as "Levitating Leslie" the trapeze
artist.
Erin Webb Ritter
(erin@caseycaresfoundation.org) our
Program Development Director, develops funding
sources for our programs, evaluates patient
applications, supervises program staff (paid
and volunteer), plans the Annual Gala, and
serves as the grant writer. She has worked in
the non-profit industry in PA, RI, TX and MD
since graduating from Salisbury University in
1999, now living in Baltimore City.
Christina
Grimm (christina@caseycaresfoundation.org),
our Program Development Coordinator, plans the
Annual Gala, and the Annual Rock N’ Roll
Bash. She recently graduated from Goucher
College with a degree in Communications and
Media Studies. She loves playing tennis
and is now living in the Baltimore area.
Jamie Rider
(jamie@caseycaresfoundation.org) recently
accepted the position of Executive Program
Assistant. She graduated in 2007 from
Towson University with a degree in Business
Administration and a concentration in
Marketing. She has lived in the
Baltimore area her whole life, and in her spare
time she enjoys serving as the newsletter
editor for her sorority alumnae chapter and
as the Member Development Team Advisor to
her collegiate chapter.
Nancy Lund (nancy@caseycaresfoundation.org)
has been volunteering with Casey Cares since
October 2008 as a Program Coordinator for the
Birthday Blast Program. Prior to joining
Casey Cares, Nancy worked for the federal
government for 38 years. She lives in
Columbia with her husband Brian and has 2 sons,
Chris and Jason.