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Date:12/18/2007

board. After many years in leadership positions in some of the best-known businesses in the world, Hightower, devotes much of his retirement to educational and children's issues, including literacy, youth development, and financial support to college-bound students. Following his retirement from business, Hightower taught at Harvard Business School for four years and continues to mentor college students and young professionals. Hightower previously served on the board of Casey Family Programs for four years.

Dave Mills served as executive director and chief executive officer of the State of Wisconsin Investment Board, retiring in May 2007. Mills directed the Wisconsin Retirement System investment of assets ($90 billion), six small state-sponsored trust funds, and short term cash for state and local units of government. In addition to his investment acumen, Mills spent seven years with the Department of Health and Social Services in Wisconsin, including directing the state's Bureau for Children, Youth and Families overseeing such areas as foster care, adoption, child abuse and neglect, and child care.

"We are very fortunate to have these three national leaders join our board," said Gary Severson, chairman of the board for Casey Family Programs. "Their unique expertise and commitment to children's issues will help us move forward our 2020 Strategy to improve the lives of children in or at risk of entering foster care."

Current members of the foundation's board of trustees include Gary R. Severson, chair, Shelia Evans-Tranumn, Sharon L.McDaniel-Lowe, and Joan B. Poliak. The President and CEO of Casey Family Programs is William C. Bell.

About Casey Family Programs

Casey Family Programs is the largest national foundation whose sole mission is to provide and improve -- and ultimately prevent the need for -- foster care. The foundation draws on over 40 years of experience and expert research and analysis to improve the lives of children
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