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CASA Board members have the
responsibility to ensure that CASA does the best work possible in
pursuing its mission of recruiting, training and supporting
volunteers to advocate for abused and neglected children in the
Juvenile Court System. Board members are expected to govern CASA
while judiciously providing support for programs and initiatives (in
concert with management staff).
The CASA Board of Directors is comprised of no fewer than 7 and no
more that 15 voting members who assume governance and fiduciary
responsibility for the organization. CASA Board members are elected
to a term of 3 years and may serve no more than 3 consecutive terms.
CASA seeks motivated and dedicated Board members who will serve as
knowledgeable ambassadors of our mission, make informed decisions,
and provide the necessary support to advance that mission.
Commitment to this concept is as desirable as is a commitment to
attendance and meaningful productivity.
If you are interested in being
considered as a prospective Board
member, please download a Board Member Responsibilities and Board
Application. Both files are in pdf format.
Board Member
Responsibilities
Board
Application
CASA Board Members
Jeanne Herbert,
President
Bill Leimbach, Vice-President
Susan Burnett,
Treasurer
John Witaschek,
Secretary
Charles Mead,
Ex-officio
Susan Harrison
Vicki Hughes
Jeanne Herbert is a former radio
announcer, internationally published photographer, and former
founder/owner of a San Francisco travel company. Jeanne has more
than 35 years of experience in business management, accounting,
budgeting, and analysis. She is a member of the Board of Directors
of OSAAB (Organization for the Support of Albania's Abandoned
Babies), and advocates for children both nationally and globally.
Bill Leimbach is a retired
Deloitte and Touche LLP partner. Bill's 33 year career with Deloitte
included numerous audit engagements with public and private retail,
consumer business, transportation, and manufacturing companies;
system reviews to improve internal control and consulting projects
to resolve disputes or assist financially distressed companies
recover. During the course of Bill's career, he has made a number of
presentations to corporate Boards and Board committees pertaining to
clear presentation of the organization's financial statements and a
clear understanding of the financial health of the organization.
Bill has been a Board member and usually the lead financial person
on the Board for a number of non-profit organizations. Most recent
non-profit Board memberships have been Presidio School of
Management, Union of Concerned Scientists, Heart to Heart and CASA
of Contra Costa County. Higher education degrees are from Bucknell
University, B.S. Civil Engineering and University of Virginia,
Darden Graduate School, MBA.
Susan Burnett is a retired
commercial real estate appraiser. Susan's 27 year career in
appraisal included stints in the Alameda County Assessor's Office,
banking and a partner in her own firm, which involved a specialty in
valuing of, and market research for, low income housing throughout
California. She remains a member of the Appraisal Institute with a
small review practice. Her undergraduate and graduate degrees are
from Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. Her interests
include travel, politics/history and learning. Susan served as Chair
of the Finance Committee for BWA (Battered Women's Alternatives) and
now is Chair of the Volunteer Recruitment Committee of the CASA
Board. She and her husband Richard J. Elliott, a retired
psychologist, live in Walnut Creek, having re-settled here in 2010
after 32 years in Oakland.
John Witaschek is currently a
Director at Cisco Systems where he manages Small Business channels
worldwide. Prior to joining Cisco he was a Director at NETGEAR,
managing commercial sales and marketing in the Americas. John spent
most of his career at Hewlett Packard, where he was Director of
Sales and National Sales Manager for its Storage and Printing
businesses. John has managed Sales and Marketing teams in the
public, education, enterprise and small business sectors. He also
has extensive
experience managing in global theaters including, Latin America,
Europe and Asia Pacific. John holds a BS in Electrical Engineering
from Colorado State University. He and his wife Yulia are avid
golfers and skiers. He and his son Johnnie share a passion for
restoring vintage cars. John has lived in the Bay Area for the past
18 years with ongoing commitment to community service.
Susan Harrison, CFA, works at
BlackRock as a member of the Product Strategy team within the Fixed
Income Portfolio Management Group. She is an investment strategist
focusing on institutional portfolios. Prior to joining Fixed Income
Susan was a member of BlackRock's Global Client Group and was
responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with
institutional investors, including public and private pension plans,
foundations and endowments. She began her career with BlackRock an
analyst in the Global Client Group. Susan earned a BA degree in
Classics and Italian from Brown University. She lives in the Mission
District in San Francisco with her partner Jason Busby.
Vicki Hughes now a retired
paralegal, discovered what was possible by serving the most needy of
our neglected children via the legal community. First joining CASA
as a Volunteer Advocate in 2001, she soon found herself serving on
the Board of Directors in 2004, a position she has held ever since.
In her spare time, Vicki enjoys taking classes, traveling and
hiking. Along with her large extended family, she also enjoys
spending time with her very spoiled "four-legged" kids, a dog and
two kitties.
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