Meet the Team
Kalamoo is a family run, non-profit born out of a deep love to bring people together in a fun way.
Some call us the joint in the body of Christ, because we help people to connect.
CEO & President
Cusi Hamlin
Meet Cusi. A bilingual military wife, mom, caretaker of her fathers and community volunteer. Some call Cusi a joint because of her talent of bringing people together. From childhood, her giving heart and resourcefulness have presented many opportunities for her to bring out the best in people. Starting in 2007, she organized her first neighborhood National Night Out event. In 2013, she teamed with Obici Hospital and several local communities to create the combined event of NNO Obici. Cusi’s vision for Kalamoo is to share the gifts and tools at her disposal to aid like-minded organizations and communities reach more people than they could on their own. She believes the neighbors that play together stay together!
Vice President
Brittany Hamlin
Meet Brittany. A wife, homeschool mom, dog sitter and music teacher. Starting in 2009, Brittany began working as a Children’s ministry assistant and director at 2 separate churches where she works with families to bring engaging activities. In 2013, she started volunteering with her mother-in-law Cusi, to support fun and safe community events. It’s been her dream to start Kalamoo for many years, and now that it’s a reality, she is ready to help her local community get out and Kalamoo!
Secretary
Catherine Fisk
Meet Catherine. Wife of retired US Air Force pilot, mother of five fabulous kids, former children’s ministry director, homeschool mom, and lover of all things chocolate. Catherine is now pursuing certifications in church consultation and event planning, as well as several other projects that will allow her to fulfill her life-long passion to help others, especially children and youth. She is excited and honored to serve on the Kalamoo Community Outreach board. Through her experiences as a military spouse, she truly understands and believes that communities are stronger when individuals come together to help one another.
Media Specalist
Carrie Matsko
Meet Carrie. A professional storyteller with a Masters Degree in Communication and 7 years experience in television production at CBN. Producing stories that aired on the ABC Family Channel (now Freeform) and internationally. She has also worked as a professional photographer capturing major life events including newborn portraits, family portraits, bar mitzvahs, bridals, and weddings. Using her background in graphic design (B.A.) she designed illustrations and a book cover for a novel that was an Amazon best seller. Carrie’s focus and time has shifted over the past decade to homeschooling her four young children and cultivating a homesteading life. Her passion for growing plants has lead to creating a free seed library to cultivate community and expand local gardens. She is honored to serve with Kalamoo and support their vision.
Board Member
Pastor Karl Wilkins
Meet Karl. A Husband, Father, Pastor, Barber Instructor, and Entrepreneur. Karl is a Suffolk native and has been a successful Barber here in the city for over 32 years. He currently serves as the Barber Instructor for the city of Portsmouth Public School. Karl is the founder of Cut In His Ministries with his focus on mentoring the youth. He also establishing a paid mentoring program for the youth while providing job training. He is a community activist and enjoys working with all people and serving whenever needed.
Financial Officer
Marjorie Reichard
Marjorie has many careers over her life time – accountant, programmer, system designer, IT project manager and scuba shop owner. Her favorite job is being the mom to very special little girls, Olivia and Maddy. She adopted Maddy in 2012 from China and Olivia came two years later. She only works part-time because they keep her very busy. Her passion for assistive technology came when her youngest came along. Born with a bilateral cleft lip and palate, Olivia started utilizing an iPad and Proloquo2Go when she was frustrated with communication.