Five Questions with Casey

Five Questions With Casey is a blog-post series, with each installment featuring a staff member of the Annie E. Casey Foundation fielding five questions about their work. Check out the interview series.

Caldwell: Working on Behalf of Baltimore at Home and in the Office

Jacqueline Caldwell, an administrative assistant for Casey’s Baltimore Civic Site, shares her work to disburse grants that strengthen and support organizations central to the Foundation’s mission, as well as her efforts as a community leader.

Five Questions With Casey: Satonya Fair on Grants Management’s Mission-Critical Work

As Casey’s director of grants management, Satonya Fair oversees the administration of more than $100 million in grants and contracts annually. In this Five Questions edition, Fair talks about the role of grant professionals and how her work helps advance the Foundation’s mission of securing better, brighter futures for America’s kids and families.

Five Questions with Casey: Dennis Campa Talks State-Based Advocacy

Casey’s Dennis Campa oversees two national networks of state advocacy organizations focused on improving the lives of vulnerable kids and families. In this Five Questions edition, Campa talks about the importance of state-based advocacy and how the Foundation uses national networks to help drive state policy reform.

Five Questions with Casey: Cynthia Weaver on Bringing Evidence2Success to Alabama

As a senior associate with Casey’s Evidence-Based Practice Team, Cynthia Weaver works to expand the use of programs backed by scientific evidence to reap results in helping vulnerable kids and families succeed.

Five Questions with Casey: Paula Young on the Importance of Engaging Youth

As a senior associate for youth engagement for the Casey Foundation’s Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative, Paula Young works to develop partnerships with young leaders to improve well-being for youth transitioning from foster care.

Five Questions with Casey: Scot Spencer Talks Community-Based Work and Baltimore’s Successes

As associate director of advocacy and influence, Scot Spencer works to advance strategies that create more opportunities for kids and families in low-income communities to succeed. He also coordinates efforts to spur community and economic development in the Foundation’s hometown of Baltimore.

Five Questions with Casey: Donna Stark Reflects on Two Decades of Leadership Development Work

Senior Leadership Fellow Donna Stark’s career has long focused on building a culture of results. In more than two decades at Casey, she’s steered both system reform and community change efforts and helped social sector leaders improve the odds for vulnerable kids.

In this Five Questions edition, Stark discusses Casey’s results-based framework and shares how the Foundation’s leadership development work has changed through time.

Five Questions with Casey: Sophie Dagenais on the Baltimore Unrest and the Way Forward

Sophie Dagenais is the director of the Baltimore Civic Site. In this Five Questions edition, she discusses the importance of bringing all Baltimoreans to the table — particularly those with limited access to opportunity — to achieve lasting, positive change.

Five Questions with Casey: Suzanne Barnard on Evidence2Success

As director of the Casey Foundation’s Evidence-Based Practice Group, Suzanne Barnard oversees Evidence2Success, an initiative that champions the power of data and proven programs to improve the lives of children and youth. In this edition of Five Questions with Casey, Barnard talks about the initiative's successes and future work.

Five Questions with Casey: Nate Balis on What’s Next for Juvenile Justice Reforms

With more than 15 years of experience in juvenile justice, social policy and system reform, Nate Balis directs the Foundation's Juvenile Justice Strategy Group. For Five Questions with Casey, we sat down with Balis as his team launches a three-day conference for more than 900 juvenile justice reformers involved with the Foundation’s Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI).

Five Questions with Casey

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