A leaf, parking pass, and journal entry mark a break through moment for Griselda Estrada and her CASA youth. “I drove her to Auburn so that we could hike together. At that point, I think she knew I was ‘all in.’ I mean, you don’t drive someone up to Auburn and go on a long hike with them if you don’t want to be invested in a relationship with them. We talked about future goals and life in general. It was a really great day.”
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Jaqueline Rutheiser
Jacqueline Rutheiser has a heart for foster children and non-minor dependents. She is not only a CASA volunteer but professionally, she is a senior policy advocate for the California Alliance of Child and Family Services, an organization that advocates for policies to help and protect foster children. In fact, her organization was responsible for co-sponsoring AB 12, legislation that extends dependency and thus resources for foster children from 18 to 21 years of age.
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Scott Allison
Last fall, when Scott Allison found himself wondering how he could give more back to his community, CASA was at the top of his mind. “I am good friends with a former and current staff member and my wife is friends with the executive director. I had been considering becoming a CASA volunteer for years and the time felt right.”
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Terry East
Although, Terry East was born in Picayune, MS, he spent the majority of his childhood in Woodland. He recently returned to Woodland after seeing the world. “I am a fourth generation Woodlander. My family has served in key organizational and volunteer roles for the city and many are in agriculture. It’s nice to be ‘home’ and contributing to the cause.”
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Kirsten Ferries
Kirsten Ferries is a nurturer through and through. She worked as a special needs teacher early in her career, and then went to business school and worked in fundraising for nonprofits after that. In addition to having a family of her own, she has been teaching meditation and restorative yoga for the past ten years, and also volunteers with Women’s Empowerment in Sacramento.
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The Hallmark Inn
The Youmans family, owners of Hallmark Properties, are again hosting a giving tree for Yolo County CASA in the lobby of the Hallmark Inn in Davis. Susan and Reed Youmans are long-time supporters of Yolo County CASA and their past “Hearts of Yolo” profile can be read here.
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