Chris Hollifield, board member with the Hall-Dawson CASA, has received the 2023 CASA Board Member Leadership Award in Georgia.
He was given the award at the Georgia CASA Conference in Atlanta back on August 12.
He is well-known in the Gainesville community as an audit and accounting professional and has been an active member of the Hall-Dawson CASA Board for 16 years.
“The reason I serve CASA is the impact that CASA makes in a child’s life,” Hollifield says. “We tell their story when no one will listen. In their world we are the adult in their corner who will speak up for their best interest. My wife and I once had an opportunity to foster two boys for a short time and I saw first-hand what some children have to go through and the difference a CASA can make,” he continues.
As Treasurer and Board Chair, he supported the growth of Hall-Dawson CASA and made sure to ensure its mission to provide trained, screened, and supervised volunteers to advocate for the best interests of abused or neglected children requiring court intervention.
"Chris’s exceptional contributions and unwavering dedication make him a model board member and very deserving of the CASA Board Member Leadership Award," the press release reads.
