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old, it is the organization's newest effor . The group focuses on childhood obesity and has made great strides in creating awareness around the issue. Comprised primarily of women who value good health, WIA identifies and funds pro- grams that increase children's access to ing with a deficit and a tiny staff. By the time she left, eight years later, there was a staff of 35 and a $200,000 budget. And Casey had discovered her talent for get- ting fledgling enterprises off the ground. "What I found out," she says, "and what has stayed with me, is that people really care, particularly on the North Shore. There's a sense of knowing your neighbor here." She also realized the pleasure of watching something grow. After a stint at a larger nonprofit in Lexington and another stretch running a clinic where health care and health care finance provided "a whole other expo- sure," Casey found herself at the helm of Beverly-based North Shore United Way (NSUW). Of her professional endeavors she says, "All those experiences prepared me for coming here." And it is here she has stayed for the past nine years. Perhaps most indicative of Casey's ability to mobilize people is the formation of Women in Action ( WIA). At three years Philanthropy ne 120 nshoremag.com December 2014 photograph by lauren poussard Community Caretakers: NSUW's Women in Action steering committee: Top row, left to right: Tracy Davis, Corinne Lippe, Lisa McNamara, and Susan Philbrick; Bottom row, left to right: Deb de Sherbinin, Babette Loring, Betsy Brown, and Margo Casey