INSPIRING SERVICE - Key Persons
Carol coordinates all aspects of volunteer engagement for Cincinnati Cares. Her passion is working with people and feeling like she is making a difference in the lives of others. Carol brings nearly a decade of volunteer management experiences and two decades of nonprofit experience with her to Cincinnati Cares. She has served on the board of the Cincinnati Association of Volunteer Administrators as both the president and membership chair, and has been a lifelong volunteer in her church, her kids' schools and community.
Serial entrepreneur. Venture capitalist. Venture philanthropist. Family foundation president. Sought-after board member. Software genius. Craig Young is all of these and much more. Yet, the title that he values most is father and husband. The arc of Young's life has surpassed his wildest dreams. Born in a poor area of Los Angeles, Young grew up in Wisconsin and graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1976 with degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Mathematics. By the mid-1990s he achieved tremendous success in the software industry as the leading outside software supplier to SDRC and Apple's software subsidiary, Claris. With this success came financial security for Young, his wife, Mary Beth, and their three children. They formed The Craig S. Young Family Foundation in 1995 to begin giving back and to hold funds until they had the time to responsibly distribute them. Then, in 1998, Young and his brother, Jim, sold their most lucrative business to SDRC. "It was after 1998 that I began to have the time to take an active interest in philanthropy," Young states. Young now sits on the boards of Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, the Red Cross, the Dan Beard Council of the Boy Scouts of America, the Cincinnati Zoo, among others. His wife, Mary Beth, is an active participant in Impact 100, a local women's giving circle, as well as being a board member of Kinderveldt. Both he and Mary Beth have been active in Social Venture Partners Cincinnati since its founding in 2007. With his systems background, Young became concerned about the systems nationally and regionally supporting volunteers, leading to the creation of the Cincinnati-based nonprofit, Inspiring Service, whose mission is to inspire and empower people and organizations to engage in volunteering that improves and strengthens their community and themselves.
Doug spent 25 years as a newspaper reporter, editor and publisher and ran a large regional geography for a major national commercial real estate services firm. Across his 35 years in business, he has served as a volunteer committee member, board member and board chair of numerous nonprofit organizations. Doug is an Eagle Scout, who enjoys taking care of his retired horse on a small farm he and his wife own in Greene County.
Elizabeth studied animation in the Film and Television Department at New York University. Her many talents include product quality review, creating videos and researching and publishing nonprofit profiles on our platforms.
Jim is interested in using technology to help improve the lives of others. With a technical background in engineering and programming as well as a master's degree in community counseling, Jim has an ability to understand how to work with people, motivate them, and how to use technology to make their lives better. Jim has developed numerous apps, texting, and other technical input techniques to aid in capturing and highlighting the good work that volunteers do in our community.
Since joining Cincinnati Cares in early 2018, Katie has been instrumental in creating relationships with youth-serving nonprofits in the Greater Cincinnati region, and serves Cincinnati Cares in a variety of expanding roles, including communication, research and social media. Having earned a bachelor's in secondary education and history from Loyola University Chicago and a master's from the University of Cincinnati, Katie has taught in numerous public schools from Cincinnati to Washington, D.C., and worked in numerous national and local nonprofits.
Job Titles:
- Information Systems & Finance
Michael's education, and his experience encouraging environmental sustainability through web technology and multimedia, are critical to Inspiring Service's efforts to support and encourage volunteerism. His abilities to understand technology, and relate to the people using it, combine to provide a foundation toward achieving a seamless user experience. Michael earned a B.S. in Environmental Studies, with a minor in Web Applications and Technologies, from the University of Southern California. He returned to Cincinnati to support the launch and facilitation of Inspiring Service's multiple technology initiatives.
Rikki - who was born to volunteer and has helped many organizations during her young life - grew up in Cincinnati and attended Walnut Hills High School, where she excelled as an honor student. She joined Cincinnati Cares as a communications intern and continues to engage with the organization offering her many talents, including social media savviness.
Tim Thomas, of Los Angeles, brings 20 years of leadership experience as former CEO of CADENAS PARTsolutions and years of experience helping clients find the digital tools they need to improve processes. Focused on Inspiring Service's national impact, Tim will be responsible for leading solution deliveries and customer relations, as well as systems creation and implementation.