Fostering Futures Forward – CASA-EPs Mentoring Program

Cari grew up in Anchorage, Alaska, where she graduated from the University of Alaska Anchorage with a degree in Criminal Justice and a minor in Russian language.  Cari has worked in the child welfare field for the last 14 years.  Cari was a foster care case manager for the West Virginia DHHR and the City of Winchester (Virginia).  For the last five years, Cari has been at CASA of the Eastern Panhandle where she is currently the Youth Programs Manager

Cari lives in Martinsburg with her spunky thirteen year old daughter and she has three adult children.  Cari recently graduated in the Leadership Berkeley class of 2023.  Cari is a qualified ACEs and Essentials of Assets Building trainer.

Cari is passionate about working with families in crisis and supporting at-risk older youth in the foster care system.