The 2022 Kare Bears Board of Directors

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Tom Meek retired in 2010 from Fruit Juice Provider as IT Technical Support for three plants, joining Kare Bears in same year as an office volunteer.

Tom later served on the Board as 1st VP,  then completed the term of President in 2017. 

He has served as Unit 27 Coordinator, Roving Coordinator, Office staff emergency volunteer, the deliver of Source Books for 5 years, and is now serving once again as President.

"Kare Bears volunteering has been very rewarding and I'm proud to be a member of the Kare Bears organization and wish many others would say YES to volunteering for it is a great organization"

president@karebears.org

  Marilynn retired from a career in health services only to return to work in Real Estate in the Palm Springs area and finally to move to PC to join Kare Bears. 

 She studied psychology as an undergraduate and later obtained a graduate degree in Gerontology from the Andrus Center at  USC.  

She is looking forward to working with and learning from the many Pebble Creek residents and coordinators.    

1stvicepresident@karebears.org

 Maureens's Kare Bears job is to staff, manage, and maintain the Kare Bears house  at 15383 W. Cheery Lynn Rd. along with volunteering in the house.

A resident of PebbleCreek for over 10 years, Maureen brings  prior experience as a Business Education  teacher and as a business owner.

She has been a long-time Office Volunteer and also  a Unit Coordinator since 2016

2ndvicepresident@karebears.org

Nancy along with her husband Bruce Carrington moved to Pebblecreek 

in June 2003.

Nancy retired from banking in 1997, having been a Vice President for major banks in Boston and Denver.  Nancy was in charge of both Wire Transfer and ACH during her tenure in Banking.  She helped automate the Wire  Transfer function for both domestic and International wire transfer.  She managed a staff of up to 100 people while in her banking career.   

Following retirement from banking, Nancy served as bookkeeper for a small law firm that specialized in Wills and Probates, Family Law as well as Title searches in New Hampshire.  

Nancy currently serves as Treasurer

for Kare Bears. 

treasurer@karebears.org

Carolyn Moore is retired from a 45-year career in an executive position with an international labor union in Washington, D.C. 

Now a permanent resident of Pebble Creek since 2015, she was a snowbird for seven years prior. Moore served as Church Clerk and Secretary for her Maryland church for more than 20 years.

Carolyn has served as a driver, house and events volunteer for Kare Bears since 2010.

secretary@karebears.org

Dee-Dee Patrick is a Registered Nurse, and manages the Kare Bears Health and Wellness programs.

healthwellness@karebears.org

Mark has maintained the Kare Bears web site for a number of years, was previously on the Board - and has joined again. 

Mark will be guiding our investigation into ways that we might utilize technology to operate the organization, and to help in the delivery of Kare Bears services.

technology@karebears.org

programs@karebears.org

 Our Founder, Rayma Scalzo

is now also responsible for Kare Bears Communications, Marketing and Publicity

marketing@karebears.org

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 Rayma and her husband Joe, moved to PebbleCreek in 1995 after residing in Phoenix for over 40 years.  

After a life altering experience with Breast Cancer, she decided that her mission in life was to help people.  

In 1995 she founded Kare Bears using brainstorming techniques and her marketing background.  

In addition to Kare Bears, Rayma is the Founder of the Breast Cancer Discussion Group And Founder of the Alzheimers/Dementia Caregiver Discussion Group. 

founder@karebears.org 

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