Our Team

Kesha Waters has been with CASA of the TN heartland for nearly ten years. First as a Board member and currently as Executive Director. She has a heart for service and a passion for helping and empowering the helpless, especially the children we serve in Anderson, Blount and Scott Counties. Kesha is active in our community by mentoring young women and men through programs designed for at-risk youth. She is a member of Altrusa International of Oak Ridge and serves as President-Elect and previously served as Programs Committee Chair. She is currently the Programs Committee Chair with The Oak Ridge Breakfast Rotary Club. Kesha has served on the United Way of Blount County Allocations Panel for 3 years and is currently in Leadership Blount and Leadership Oak Ridge class of 2020. She is also a member of the Suburban Leadership Council for National CASA. Kesha attended Roane State Community College where she received an Associates Degree in Business Administration a graduate of the Haslam College of Business Consortium for Social Enterprise Effectiveness and is currently pursuing a Bachelors Degree in Business. Kesha is married to Sebastian and has two sons, Bryson and Bash.

Katherine is the Admin-Assistant for CASA in the Oak Ridge Main Office. She has a Bachelor’s in Business Admin from King University. She is new to the Non-Profit world but is excited to learn and experience new things! She resides in Oak Ridge with her husband Xavier and their newest addition, Xavier Jr.

Jackie has lived in the Knoxville area for over 20 years. She earned her Pharmacy degree from University of Colorado and Masters in Pharmacy degree from University of Iowa. As a pharmacist, Jackie enjoyed teaching nurses and physicians and working as an analyst in health information systems. As a volunteer, her efforts have been focused on working with children in various settings. After several years as a CASA, Jackie came to CASA of the Tennessee Heartland in 2016. She believes that caring for children is critical to the success of our communities and feels privileged to be supporting the advocates who provide a voice for children in juvenile court.