Following nearly two years of service to CASA of Kent County, our Administrative Coordinator, Melissa Ronquist, has retired. Please join us in thanking Melissa for her generous dedication to CASA and wishing her well in this new stage of her life!
At CASA, Melissa is well-known for her generous nature, adventurous spirit, and impressively green thumb. Melissa worked behind the scenes, ensuring that volunteer training, swearing-in ceremonies, and other program events went off without a hitch. The CASA staff is especially grateful to Melissa for her willingness to lend a helping hand, going out of her way to support her coworkers and CASA’s mission of advocacy whenever possible.
Reflecting on her time at CASA, Melissa shared:
“I truly believe in CASA’s mission and am thankful for the opportunity to contribute to it in a small way. Working for CASA the final two years of my career was a wonderful and fulfilling experience. It was the perfect way for me to end my professional employment. I thoroughly enjoyed meeting all the staff, volunteers, board members, and other friends of CASA, like-minded people who care about abused and neglected children. Thank you all for your contributions to CASA.”
Thank you, Melissa, for your dedication to CASA! We wish you the best in your retirement!
This story is featured in the Spring 2025 edition of CASA Connect, CASA of Kent County’s quarterly newsletter. Click here to view a pdf version of this newsletter.
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