Member, Board of Directors | Be Team International

Caren Schumacher is proud to be a member of the Be Team International Board of Directors. Strong in marketing, strategic planning and non-profit management, she brings skillsets to Be Team International that are critical to the organization’s long-term success.

Caren ‘s 30-year business career includes 14 years working in senior management for two national trade associations in the Washington, D.C. area, and 16 years as the executive director of the Historic Virginia Land Conservancy.

Her commitment to making a difference in her community and in the lives of others earned Caren numerous recognitions including: Fairfax County Virginia Citizen of the Year Citation; Reston Virginia Citizen of the Year; Historic Virginia Land Conservancy’s Chair’s Award of Excellence’ the Kiwanis Club of Williamsburg’s Korzowski-Fuller Award and the James City County Virginia Historic Preservation Award.

Caren is a 2003 graduate of the Williamsburg Chamber and Tourism Alliance’s LEAD Historic Triangle program and served on their Board of Directors for a decade. She has also served on the Virginia Capital Trail Foundation Board of Directors, the Executive Committee of Virginia United Land Trusts, the Virginia Symphony Society of Greater Williamsburg and Latisha’s House, a recovery home for women who have been sex-trafficked and seeking a new start.

Active in Crosswalk Church and the Kiwanis Club of Williamsburg, Caren loves volunteering in her community.  A native of Washington, D.C., Caren attended the University of Maryland in College Park. She loves to travel, enjoys reading and spending time with family and friends. She and her husband Ed have been married for over 58 years and have three grown children, and are the proud grandparents of six grandchildren.