Hearts of Yolo: Stories

Nancy Agee

Nancy Agee was inspired by her own childhood experiences to become a CASA volunteer. “My family moved to Davis when I was entering 4^th grade. I was chubby and freckle-faced, and as I got older, I became the subject of a lot of bullying, particularly when I moved on to junior high. Once a group of boys even followed me home and threw rocks at me.”

Kris Borowsky

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Kris Borowsky loves children. When she and her husband first moved to Davis in 2001, she was doing communications consulting for a benefits consulting firm. But shortly after, she found her calling at Swim America in Davis. “I started teaching swimming lessons at Swim America, and then put my communications background to work as the marketing director. The rest is history.”

John Martin

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John Martin and his partner, Rafael Galiano, always dreamed of having a country property. “We lived in San Francisco for over ten years and saw an ad for the property one day. We got in the car and drove to what we thought was the ‘new frontier’ as we didn’t often venture out of San Francisco. We immediately fell in love with it and knew it was where we needed to be.”

Jamie Madison

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Jamie Madison is a Davisite through and through. “My parents were among the first professors to work at UC Davis when it became its own university. In fact, they were among a group of PhD’s from Cornell who all drove across the country together to start working at UC Davis.”

Hearts of Yolo special

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Last week, while Executive Director Tracy Fauver was on vacation in Maine, she visited former foster youth D, her brother Marcus (also a former foster youth) and their aunt and Grandmother. Last week we featured Marcus’ CASA’s story and D’s story is featured here. We are so grateful for our incredible #heartsofyolo community. We hope you enjoyed this “full circle” moment as much as we did!

Vita Salmieri

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Vita Salmieri is no stranger to volunteering. She is a Rotarian, Soroptomist, and OddFellow and spends a lot of her free time giving back. In fact, it was through her Rotary club that she heard about Yolo County CASA. “The Executive Director at the time came and talked to my Rotary club about Yolo County CASA and I thought it sounded like a great way to give back in my retirement. I applied and was accepted and have been a CASA volunteer for over seven years. I truly feel like it’s the most meaningful volunteer work I’ve ever done.”