04/21/2026
It's Team Member Tuesday!
This Team Member Tuesday is going to be a little different. Many of you had the good fortune of meeting our wonderful Carolyn, but for those of you who did not have the opportunity to meet her before she passed in January, meet Carolyn. While not physically in office, Carolyn is still here in spirit: in the flowers in our lobby (specifically the poinsettia that she tasked me with caring for in December to care for, which she had named "Rose"), small decor pieces, and in every one of our hearts. She will always be a part of our little team here at Berri.
Back in 2024 when I first joined the team, I had asked our staff to write me a short biography for this page. Carolyn sent me her response at 8:50am on a Saturday, because that's who she was. She loved this place so much that she not only checked her work email on a Saturday morning, but also responded because she knew it was important to me. In the rest of the email, she asked me about my weekend and how my move was going. As those who know her know, she always was the first to check on how something was going for anyone and everyone! Carolyn was always thinking of everyone else, all the time. She once even brought me back a cat "teapot" from one of her Michigan trips because she thought of me when she saw it, not even knowing I actually collect them. I treasure that little "teapot" (or cat with a spout, as she called it since it is technically a cat creamer and now because of her I call them my "cats with spouts" collection). For those of you who do not know her, here is a slice of the sweet, fun person that Carolyn was. What you read below is exactly what she sent me back in 2024. I am so grateful to have had the two years I did with her.❤
"When life gives you a thousand reasons to cry, show life a thousand reasons to smile." - Carolyn Campbell
-Hope
