304-263-5100 · volunteer@mycasaep.org
Berkeley · Jefferson · Morgan counties · WV
The CASA of the Eastern Panhandle staff
Our team

The people behind the advocates.

Eleven staff and a volunteer board of directors, all working so that every child in Berkeley, Jefferson, and Morgan counties has someone in their corner.

Our staff

The team behind the advocates.

Volunteer supervisors, youth program staff, parent and education advocates — the professionals who train, match, and back every CASA volunteer in the field.

CASA-EP staff checking in students at the 2026 Youth Leadership Summit
Checking in students at the Youth Leadership Summit
Shepherd University · 2026
Beth McCoy, Executive Director
Executive Director
Beth McCoy

volunteer@mycasaep.org

Sarah Pauletti, Deputy Director
Deputy Director
Sarah Pauletti

sarah@mycasaep.org

Cari Lefeber, Youth Programs Manager
Youth Programs Manager
Cari Lefeber

cari@mycasaep.org

Dave Mulvihill, Senior Volunteer Supervisor
Senior Volunteer Supervisor
Dave Mulvihill

dave@mycasaep.org

Robert Gillette, Volunteer Supervisor
Volunteer Supervisor
Robert Gillette

robert@mycasaep.org

Family Services Manager
Kristen Vogel

kristen@mycasaep.org

Kim Naiman, Youth Support Case Manager
Youth Support Case Manager
Kim Naiman

kim@mycasaep.org

Teri Biebel, Office Manager
Office Manager
Teri Biebel

teri@mycasaep.org

Sara Gordon, Youth Support & Resource Coordinator
Youth Support & Resource Coordinator
Sara Gordon

sarag@mycasaep.org

Sarah Arzt, Community Outreach Coordinator
Community Outreach Coordinator
Sarah Arzt

sarah.arzt@mycasaep.org

Haleigh Wiley, Case Coordinator
Case Coordinator
Haleigh Wiley

haleigh@mycasaep.org

Board of directors

Volunteer leadership.

President
Kim Himes

Bank of Charles Town

Vice-President
Alison Cox

Bowles Rice

Secretary
Sara Cohick

Hospice of the Panhandle

Treasurer
Amy Enterline

Jefferson Security Bank

Director
Marellen Johnson Aherne

Retired Financial Services Executive

Director
Aaron Amore

Amore Law, PLLC

Director
Patty Bain Bachner
Director
Morgan Hayslette
Director
Chris Luttrell
Director
Amy Panzarella

Leadership Coach & HR Consultant

Emeritus board
Emeritus
Carol Asam
Emeritus
Kathy Santa Barbara
Emeritus
Kristen Gingery

Morgan County Partnership

Emeritus
Gloria Keyser

Procter & Gamble

Emeritus
Jenna Kesecker
Emeritus
Tracy Kable

Kable Team

Emeritus
Elise Baach

Evolve Shepherdstown

Emeritus
Connell Cuffie

Hope Community Church

Emeritus
Kakie McMillan
Emeritus
Rev. G.T. Schramm

Trinity Episcopal Church

Always in our hearts

Val Smith

Co-founder · CASA-EP

Be the one.

Our staff can’t do it alone. Every child we serve is matched with a trained volunteer advocate — and right now, more children are waiting than we have advocates.

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