PeppTalks with Jeanne Pepper Ep 219 Regan Philliips CEO & Erika Pederson CDO of CASA Orange County

Erika Pedersen has over two decades of C-suite executive sales and strategic account management expertise in global logistics and SaaS implementation. A graduate of the USC Marshall School of Business Entrepreneur Program, Erika is known to drive performance metrics with vision and integrity. A proven operator, connector and talent developer, Erika has led cross-functional international teams and brokered lasting partner relationships with key decision makers throughout her career. In 2004, while expanding her family, Erika secured her Interior Design Credentials from the Interior Designers Institute and served as principal of her residential design practice for five years. Active in her children's school and multiple community organizations, Erika has been an avid philanthropist in Orange County for over twenty years. Erika has held leadership positions in multiple non-profit committee’s including USC JA Town and Gown, CHOC Tinkerbell Guild and Mothers of Pre-Schoolers (MOPS) in addition to developing marketing, recruitment, and fundraising campaigns for her children’s school. Erika was active in Young Presidents Organization, serving as the Spouse Forum Coordinator on the Chapter Executive Board, where she grew spouse-only events and doubled forum memberships. Erika’s passion for supporting youth in foster care ignited when she was invited to join the 44 Women for Children and Co-Chaired the Annual Scholarship Luncheon followed by the Orangewood Holiday Tea. She was recruited to join the board of Friends of Court Appointed Special Advocates (FOCASA) where she served as Vice-President followed by President of the Board and as a CASA Governing Board member, to raise awareness and funds to support Orange County youth in foster care. Combining her professional strategic sales prowess and philanthropic passion, Erika joined CASA as the Chief Development Officer in late 2021, where she now serves on the Executive Leadership Team as well as the Governing Board Finance and Development Committees. She leads a dynamic multi-functional team including events management, community and corporate partnerships, grants management, as well as donor development, stewardship, accounting and reporting.

Episode 219

Hosted by: Jeanne Pepper

Guest: Regan Phillips & Erika Pederson

Producer: Eli Moskowitz

Original Theme: Jay Bernstein

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