Agency
Oasis, Parent to Child and CASA of Dane & Columbia Counties
What are the current Programs at Canopy Center?
The year our Executive Director was hired in her current role.
What is 2021?
I use my best phone voice to ask businesses for donations for our programs and our events.
Who are our Development team?
The month with the most staff birthdays.
What is May?
I hang on a hook in Ann Marie and Anna's office.
What is the storage room key?
The number of staff currently employed at Canopy Center
What is 19?
The year CASA in Dane & Columbia Counties officially became one program
What is 2022?
I advocate for a child's best interests in court and other settings.
Who is a CASA volunteer?
My car once had a couple turkeys standing on the roof... and I am the one who got the photo! (two names)
Who are Marti and Lizzie?
In an exterior office, THIS is where I can find the equipment to make my office warmer, and THIS is where I can find the equipment to make my office cooler.
What is the heat register along the floor, and what is the thermostat on the wall clicked to "System cool"?
Most veteran employee at Canopy
Who is Emmy?
The year our Parent to Child program began
What is 2015?
I spend time with children when families come to the agency for appointments
Who is a Family Support volunteer?
The program where we have a person with the longest tenure as a volunteer
What is CASA? (14 years!)
I can be found outside Jenna's office, outside the kitchen AND outside the elevator.
What are fire extinguishers?
The three original programs of the agency
What are Oasis, FUN and the Parent Stress line?
The year Dane County CASA joined the agency
What is 2015?
I will help a child or teen write their trauma narrative, and support a caregiver by providing helpful context/education for a child's experience of abuse.
Who is an Oasis therapist?
Real advice for anyone about to toss something in our dumpster.
What is "bang on it first so the squirrels or raccoons skadaddle before you open the lid"?
Open me and you'll find Kleenex, paper towels and hand sanitizer.
What are the cabinets under the microwave in the staff lounge?
The founder of the agency
Who is Sherry Gibson?
As the oldest program of Canopy Center, this is the name the agency was called back when Oasis began.
What is the Parental Stress Center?
I supervise visits and sometimes offer parenting education classes.
Who is a Family Interaction Specialist?
This is what will happen if I push that one button hidden under the front desk in the lobby.
What is emergency services will respond?
This is where I can go to find links to meeting notes, staff request forms, or upcoming trainings in our community.