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LEADERSHIP
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SHANE
SALTER
Executive Director |
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Executive Director,
is founder and Chief Executive Officer of CASA
of DC. Prior to this appointment, he served as
the Chief of Staff in the Executive Office of
the Mayor in Washington, DC (2002 – 2003)
where he supported the Deputy Mayor for Children,
Youth, Families and Elders in providing oversight
for the following District Government Agencies:
Department of Human Services, Department of Health,
Department of Mental Health, Child and Family
Services, Office of Aging, Department of Parks
and Recreation, Office of Human Rights, The State
Education Office, and The Public Library System.
Before this position, he served as Director of
Foundation Giving at Freddie Mac and the Freddie
Mac Foundation in McLean, Virginia (2000 –
2002) where he played an integral leadership role
in reaching a milestone of investing more than
$100 million in nonprofit organizations that serve
children and families. He also served as the National
Director at the Marriott Foundation for People
with Disabilities in Washington, DC (1998 –
2000) where he was responsible for identifying
and implementing strategies that contributed to
staff effectiveness while strengthening program
operations along with developing a quality workforce
and strengthened community partnerships that improved
overall image of the Foundation. In addition,
he served as the Deputy Executive Director and
Chief Operating Officer at For Love of Children
(FLOC) in Washington, DC (1996 – 1998) where
he successfully lead a full-scale restructuring
of all agency programs and operating systems while
providing programmatic oversight for foster care,
neighborhood tutoring, youth development, transitional
housing and an alternative school for severely
emotionally disabled students. Before arriving
at FLOC, he served for eight years as a Senior
Hospital Administrator and Reengineering Consultant
at Children’s Hospital in Washington, DC
(1988 – 1996). Most notably, Shane Salter,
was once a ward of the state and experienced first
hand the hardships of being a minor in a grown
up system. Today, he is in a position to advocate
and empower children and youth who are victims
of abuse and neglect and in desperate need of
a caring adult's help and care. He has written
a memoir titled “Trouble Does Not Have to
Last Always.” In this alarming memoir, author
Shane Salter shares the details of his childhood
and how he rose above it to achieve his dreams.
In the book, he says, “His mother abandoned
him. His drug-dealing dad landed him in the middle
of a gunfight. After entering the foster care
system, he fell through the cracks. He was rejected
by everyone, known by no one...” Describing
his experiences, he emphasizes how an advocacy
organization can empower everyday citizens to
stand up for children. This book is used to help
educate interested community members, CASAs, and
CASA youth as well as inspire them to do more
for others who are not as fortunate.
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BABATUNDE
FULWOOD, M.HS
Director of Operations |
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 Babatunde
Fulwood has a Masters in Human Services from Lincoln
University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Previous
to his position as Director of Operations at CASA
of DC, he served as Recreational Supervisor for
DC Parks and Recreation (2004 – 2005), Mental
Health Counselor for Therapeutic Community Care
for Families, Washington, DC (2003 – 2004),
Dean of Student and Counselor Residential Coordinator
for Maya Angelou Public Charter School, Washington,
DC (2001 – 2004), Intensive Behavior Management
Specialist and Program Assistant at Foundation
Schools of Prince George’s County, Maryland
(1997 – 2001), among other distinguished
positions. Overall, he has 20 years of administrative
experience and direct practice working with children,
youth, adolescent, and seniors in educational,
recreational, and residential settings. He is
an experience program planner, coordinator with
proven leadership experience, and possesses strong
public relations and customer service skills as
well as strength in assessing, treating, and developing
self-worth and self-esteem in young persons. He
has directed staff in teaching, counseling, support,
security, and clerical duties as well as trained
and evaluated staff to improve skills and achieve
work objectives. He is also skilled in conflict
resolution, crisis intervention, peer mediation,
and managing disruptive behaviors. In addition,
he is experienced in overseeing annual operating
budgets and oversight of staff.
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RICHARD
HARRIS
Supervisor for Volunteer Services
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is a Volunteer Manager at CASA of DC with additional
responsibilities for program and resource development
as well as for recruiting, screening, interviewing
and supervising volunteers who advocate for the
best interest of abused and neglected children.
Mr. Harris came to CASA-DC in August 2005 from
the Child and Family Services Agency, Washington,
DC, where he was Program Manager for Resource
Development. From 1996 to 2004 Mr. Harris served
in positions of increasing management responsibility
at Safe Horizon in New York City, serving as Special
Assistant to the Executive Director, Senior Director
and Administrative Director of the Youth Division,
and ending as Vice President of the Youth Development
and Violence Prevention Division. From 1983 to
1995 Mr. Harris worked for the City of New York,
serving as Liaison Officer for the Community Development
Agency, Chief of Staff to the Commissioner and
Director of Human Resources in the Department
of Youth Services, and Special Assistant for Constituency
Outreach in the office of the Manhattan Bureau
President. Mr. Harris brings 25 years of program
and leadership experience to the CASA-DC team.
He completed three years towards a BA in Psychology
at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.
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ZACHERY
SMITH
Manager for Volunteer Services |
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 Zachery
Smith comes to the CASA team from Jos-Arz Public
Charter School and Residential Treatment Facility
where he served as Senior Program Manager. Prior
to that, Mr. Smith was the Business Manager at
Children’s Hospital Satellite Clinic in
Anacostia, where he had also served as Manager
of Nursing Support and Revenue. Mr. Smith holds
a BA in Business Administration and brings over
10 years of experience in Business and Program
Management. |
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BETH
JONES
Program Coordinator |
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Beth
Jones has a BS in Mass Communications from Frostburg
State University in Frostburg, Maryland. Previous
to her position as Volunteer Manager at CASA of
DC, she was a Case Manager Coordinator and Supervisor
at the Greentree Shelter in Bethesda, Maryland
(2003 – 2005) where she managed families,
developed and supervised compliancy with Case
Management Service Agreements, coordinated weekly
case reviews with all GTS coordinators, among
other duties. She also served as Residential Services
Coordinator and Supervisor for Green Tree Shelter
(2003) where she oversaw residential staff in
working with clients and accomplishing goals set
forth in case management agreements; facilitated
residential, client psycho/educational and department
house meetings; and maintained annual statistical
information on all residents, among other duties.
Previous to this, she served as Service Representative
Coordinator at DC KIDS Program at Children’s
Hospital in Washington, DC (2003) where she ensured
enrollment into DC KIDS, scheduled appointment,
facilitated emergency appointment with managers
of clinics and specialty services, interfaced
with social workers and foster parents to resolve
scheduling problems, and reviewed all appointments,
among other duties. She also served as Case Aide
at the National Center for Children and Families
in Washington, DC (2001 – 2002). |
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KARL
ANDREWS
Supervisor for Volunteer Services |
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 Volunteer
Manager, has an Associate Degree in Business Management
from Ranger Junior College and attended Johnson
C. Smith University. He is currently part-time,
but will be promoted to full-time Volunteer Manager
in 2007. In addition to advocating for permanency
and best interest of abused and neglected children,
he is responsible for recruiting, screening, interviewing
and supervising volunteers who advocate for the
best interest of abused and neglected children.
He supervises the Dual Jacket pilot program with
the DC Family Court, reviews and assigns cases
to volunteers, assesses case plans, and assists
in court report writing and court appearances.
Mr. Andrews joined CASA-DC in April 2005 from
Friendship Edison Charter School, where he served
as the Community Service Learning Coordinator.
Prior to his time at Friendship Edison, Mr. Andrews
worked 12 years with the Department of Recreation
and the District of Columbia Public Schools as
both a coach and counselor. He holds certification
from the Advanced Youth Development Course, March
2001; Youth Opportunity Grants Leadership Institute,
2002; and the Youth Practitioner Institute, November
2004. He served as a noncommissioned officer in
the U.S. Army for more than five years.
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