Following a six (6) month search, the Board of Directors for Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Monterey County has named Ms. Beth Wilbur as the nonprofit’s new executive director. Ms. Wilbur’s appointment takes effect June 15th.
Ms. Wilbur’s most recent experience has been as the Director of Courseware Portfolio Management at Pearson Education, the world’s largest educational publisher where she directed a team of editors, built an international network of science educators, and created, managed and sustained a national conference devoted to promoting innovation in undergraduate biology instruction.
A long-time resident of Monterey County, Beth founded the Linda Davis Society and was an executive sponsor of the San Francisco Women in Learning and Leadership program. She also served as the publicist for Performance Carmel at the Sunset Center in Carmel, California.
Beth’s earlier career was in non-profit arts management in Boston, where she was Executive Director for Boston’s Baroque Orchestra, and served as President of the Board of Directors for the Jamaica Plain Arts Council. Before moving to California, as Director of Special Programs at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Beth launched an Institute-wide Artist in Residency program while serving in the Office of the Provost.
CASA Board Chair, Jennifer Rosenthal, Esquire stated: “We are thrilled to welcome Beth to the CASA organization as our new Executive Director. She brings with her a wealth of knowledge and has the leadership qualities necessary to navigate us through these evolving and trying times while keeping focus on our mission of improving the lives of children in the foster care system by pairing them with trained volunteers who advocate for them and stand by their side as stable adults they can count on.”
CASA of Monterey County recruits, trains, and supports community volunteers to advocate for foster children and youth. To find out more about becoming a CASA, or to make a tax-deductible contribution to support Monterey County foster children, please visit CASA’s website at www.casaofmonterey.org.
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