Founding Executive Director

Grey is a nationally recognized advocate, change maker, and creator. With over 15 years of nonprofit leadership, Grey has dedicated their career to authentic youth engagement, elevating the voices of those most impacted by systems, and providing training and technical consultation to organizations within and outside of child welfare systems. Grey also brings the invaluable perspective of an adult with lived experience in the foster care system. 

In the spring of 2020, Grey began as a volunteer, leading a committee of volunteers, both allies and individuals with lived experience, to conduct a feasibility study. This effort led National CASA/GAL to identify Bristol County as one of the highest-need areas in the country that did not yet have a CASA program. After over 1,300 volunteer capacity-building hours, Grey transitioned to a consultant for the Massachusetts CASA statewide organization, which became CASA of Bristol’s fiscal agent. Under Grey’s leadership, CASA of Bristol County incorporated as a freestanding nonprofit in November 2022 and received 501(c)(3) status in January 2023. Grey mobilized and transformed a dedicated group of volunteers into the founding board of CASA of Bristol County. Their cultivation of partnerships with the Bristol County Juvenile Court System, National CASA/GAL, and MA CASA led CASA of Bristol County to become the first new CASA program in Massachusetts in over 20 years and the first ever in southeast Massachusetts. 

Prior to their current role, Grey served for 12 years as the Program Manager for the New England Association of Child Welfare Commissioners and Directors (NEACWCD). In this role, Grey managed three key projects: data collection for the National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD) for Massachusetts, coordination of the New England Youth Coalition (NEYC), and building the Massachusetts Network of Foster Care Alumni (MassNFCA). Since 2008, Grey has delivered legislative research and testimony, designed workshops, co-authored publications, and presented at regional and national conferences. Their impact has been featured in publications such as Children’s Review and the Child Welfare League of America’s journal. Grey is an active member of the Emerging Leaders Committee of the Child Welfare League of America (CWLA). Several of these projects address the importance of maintaining sibling visitation and supporting normalcy and permanency throughout all stages of out-of-home placement. In 2021, Grey was honored to be named a Re-Envisioning Foster Care in America (REFCA) Champion by the Treehouse Foundation. 

In January 2024, Grey became the Founding Executive Director of CASA of Bristol County. They are passionate about ensuring that children and families have their needs met and their rights protected while navigating opaque and challenging systems. Grey believes collaboration with public systems and community organizations is essential to achieving our mission. They are dedicated to embedding DEIJAB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice, Accessibility, and Belonging) at all levels of organizational development. Grey welcomes allies and individuals with lived experience to support our mission and build infrastructure, ensuring that as we grow, our staff, volunteer base, and board are representative of those most experiencing the child welfare system in Bristol County. 

Grey lives with their wife and fur babies: a dog named Bear and a bunny named T3tea. They are a skilled Metalsmith, love archery, baking bread, and can never have enough plants.

Board Member

Liz is a Program Coordinator at Silver Lining Mentoring in Boston. Having lived experience in the foster care system herself, Liz brings a deep-rooted desire to “level the playing field” for youth in care, ensuring that they have access to the resources they need to be successful. Having also been a court-involved youth, who had a CASA advocate, Liz understands the value and importance of having your voice heard in the court system.

Liz has been an advocate for underserved populations in both her professional and personal endeavors for many years including working with youth experiencing homelessness, the LGBTQ community seeking gender affirming healthcare, and young adults that have or are currently experiencing foster care. Liz has a BA in Criminal Justice and MS in Nonprofit Management. She is excited to bring her experience, skills and passion to CASA of Bristol County.