As the time for The Shea Center’s annual gala draws near, it is an appropriate occasion to bring to light the dedicated commitment to The Shea Center by our gala chair Susie Roof. Her association with the Center began over 29 years ago when she was approached by Shea Center board member, Jon Fosheim, and was asked to come out of retirement as a physical therapist and join the staff at the Center.
At that time, Susie didn’t want to go back to work, but was willing to join The Shea Center board and also joined the volunteer team as a sidewalker. She loved working with the children, but also felt compelled to help in other ways.
Susie’s commitment didn’t stop there. Shea Center CEO, Dana Butler-Moburg, agrees and offers these insights: “’How can I help you?’ This is often the first thing you’ll hear Susie Roof say when you meet her. And for the past 24 years of working with Susie as a leadership volunteer at The Shea Center, the answer to that question has been to chair various committees, lead our gala event multiple times, chair the first capital campaign, lead our phenomenal board not once but twice, and generally assist with anything that is needed to serve our clients. She is the ultimate contributor at every level – leadership, expertise, generosity, dedication, and love. Susie Roof is the real deal and we love her and her amazing family.”
If that wasn’t enough, Susie has been on the executive committee for ten years, the legacy and endowment committee for eight years, she spent ten years on The Shea Center’s annual BBQ event committee, and many years on the Gala event committee, where she has been chair of the committee for the last three years.
According to Chief Development Officer, Agnes McGlone Swanson, during the COVID pandemic, Susie stepped up and lead the charge to invite all our 2020 annual gala guests to donate the funds they had set aside for gala tickets to our new Stand With Shea annual campaign, which helped the Center manage through the beginning of the pandemic and is still thriving today.
We are extremely thankful for Susie’s dedication and service to The Shea Center.
