Name: Laura Warne
Title: Communications Coordinator
CASA Employee Since: April 2018
1) What did you do before you worked at CASA?
I was working as a freelance graphic designer specializing in non-profit organizations and small businesses. Before that I was an exhibition planner in New York.
2) Describe your job in five words.
Spread the word about CASA!
3) Can you describe what a typical day looks like for you?
I usually start with email and CASA’s different social media feeds. Then I get to work on whichever projects are the most pressing. I’m always working on volunteer recruitment efforts, but if we have an event coming up like Gala or Tricky Tray I might be working on the print and digital needs for that. Most days include updating our website and social media channels, planning email communications, and looking ahead to what is coming up and thinking about how to best get the word out about CASA.
4) What is the best part about working for CASA?
I love getting to be creative for a good cause. And I have great co-workers.
5) What is the craziest/most unusual thing you’ve done in the name of serving children in foster care?
I’m CASA’s in-house truck driver. A realtor in my town sometimes lends us their truck when we need to pick up furniture, move really big stuff, or when we moved offices. I guess I’m relatively comfortable driving it. I rented many a Uhaul when I had to move apartments in New York, so driving a big truck on suburban streets doesn’t scare me.
6) When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?
A veterinarian. I am a huge animal lover.
7) What is your go-to comfort food?
Oreos. I can’t be trusted around them.
8) What personality trait has gotten you in the most trouble?
I sometimes have crazy, quirky ideas that I think are brilliant but turn out to be harder than I thought to execute. Like I volunteered to be the mascot at my University’s football games because I thought it sounded like the best idea ever. Then I realized that wearing a full body furry black dog suit you can’t see out of isn’t as much fun as I thought it would be. Turns out it is very very hot, and kind of scary when you have to run around in the bleachers without being able to see.
Me and Ginnifer… twinsies?
9) What celebrity have people said you resemble or remind them of?
A couple people have told me I resemble Ginnifer Goodwin from Big Love. I wish!
10) If you were stranded on a deserted island, what three items would you bring?
My cell phone, sunscreen, and a hammock to hang out in until help arrives.