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Cate comes to us with almost a decade of nonprofit experience. Most recently working with the disability population, she has a passion for serving diverse groups and making a difference. Her dedication to serving others shines through her various hobbies, including volunteering for local organizations, coaching youth softball, and rescuing animals. Cate is grateful for the opportunity to join Project Healing Waters and impact active-duty military service personnel and Veterans in need.
She and her wife Emily reside outside Nashville, Tennessee with their pack of dogs. Avid sports fans, you can often find them in the stands cheering for St. Louis teams. Additionally, they enjoy the outdoors, including fishing, hiking, and golfing, and creating opportunities to enjoy nature with their dogs.
Becca brings an array of skills and experience to the team with her coordinator background. With a heart fueled by service, she knew at a young age that those purpose-filled missions were what got her excited. Leaning into that shaped the trajectory of her life and has been fortunate enough to merge these passions into her career.
In the professional realm, Becca has spent years as a coordinator for an outdoor education non-profit, using nature as a classroom to teach youth environmental science and integrating community to foster learning. She has worked closely with schools and communities to create robust and meaningful programs, gaining close partnerships with the U.S. Forest Service and local Trout Unlimited chapters along the way to make real-world educational experiences possible for children across the region.
Becca found joy through volunteerism, as she coached running and soccer, helped in the clinic of nursing homes, and donated time to the historic park where she grew up. While attending West Virginia University, she worked closely with veterans through the Hearts of Gold program, a school program which trains service dogs, ultimately donating them to veterans in need of mobility assistance. With a family filled with veterans, she was thrilled to be a part of this work and fell in love with the program. As the program grew, it led her to working within the confines of a local psychiatric hospital, where she engaged with adolescents in the facility in a mentorship program, teaching them how to train and bond with the service dogs, and integrating this all on their healing journey.
This experience opened her eyes to underserved youth across the mountain state. The number of children in foster care was astonishing, with limited resources available. Knowing the immense benefits new hobbies, community, and nature connection provided, she created a local Mayfly Project, the perfect fit for a state that offers pristine, headwater streams and endless outdoor opportunities. By using fly fishing as a tool for mentorship through this incredible program, she has been able to connect kids with the outdoors and provide them the tools and support to continue fishing throughout the tides of life. She resides as lead mentor for their chapter and continues to provide youth with meaningful outdoor opportunities.
A West Virginia native, Becca grew up on the banks of trout streams, and continues to call Appalachia home in her hometown outside of Morgantown. You can catch her spending time outdoors, venturing trails with her dogs, fly fishing, biking, and dabbling on her guitar.
Becca is stoked to begin this journey with Project Healing Waters and looks forward to jumping right into the amazing work being done here.
Daisy brings a rich and diverse background to our organization. She began her career as a middle school math and science teacher, dedicating herself to educating young minds in both Jacksonville, Florida, and Carbondale, Colorado. Her passion for service led her to the nonprofit sector, where she worked with Challenge Aspen. She also worked for an organization which played a crucial role in helping Veterans secure their VA benefits.
Coming from a military family, Daisy understands the importance of resilience and mental toughness. Her father, a commanding officer Navy SEAL, was in charge of BUDS phase 2 training, instilling in Daisy the values of perseverance and strength from an early age.
An athlete, Daisy was a collegiate All-American and Academic All-American in Women’s Track and Field at the University of Florida, where she also received the University Athletic Association’s Award for Character. Her adventurous spirit has taken her on the incredible journey of becoming a Triple Crown hiker, having completed over 12,000 miles of long-distance hiking across the United States.
Daisy currently resides in Missoula, Montana, with her beloved husband Shaun, their one-year-old daughter Emma, and their German Shorthair Pointer, Georgie. She is excited to dive into her new role at Project Healing Waters, embracing our culture, working hard, and having lots of fun along the way.