Who Keeps Our Light Shining?
Cassie
Pinner-Capachione
Founding Member
Cassie brings a unique combination of nonprofit experience, personal insight, and heartfelt compassion to The Light We Leave. Throughout their career, they have been dedicated to supporting individuals and families, while also contributing to mission-driven organizations focused on creating meaningful impact.
Their dedication, compassion, and belief in the power of human connection make them an invaluable part of the organization’s foundation and future.
Kinsley Wilde
Founding Member
Kinsley is a dedicated advocate, educator, and family-support professional whose nearly two decades of experience serving children and families informs her leadership with The Light We Leave. She brings a unique combination of professional expertise and lived experience to her work, with a deep commitment to strengthening families, expanding access to resources, and ensuring that individuals navigating life’s most difficult circumstances do not have to do so alone.
She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Educationand has spent the better part of the past 20 years working in the field of early childhood and family support. Her career began with a focus on serving military families, where she provided quality care, family support, and connections to community resources. More recently, her work has expanded to supporting civilian families as they navigate a broad range of challenges, including behavioral concerns, developmental delays, major life transitions, death, loss, and grief.
Throughout her career, Kinsley has developed a strong understanding of the complex and interconnected needs families often face. Her work is grounded in the belief that effective support begins with listening, recognizing the whole person and family, and creating meaningful pathways to the resources and relationships that can help them move forward.
As a wife and mother of two, Kinsley also brings a personal understanding of the realities families face when chronic health challenges become part of everyday life. Living with multiple chronic conditions has shaped her perspective on caregiving, parenting, resilience, accessibility, and the importance of compassionate systems of support. These experiences have strengthened her commitment to ensuring that families and individuals are seen, heard, and supported—not simply during moments of crisis, but throughout the journeys that follow.
Through her work with The Light We Leave, Kinsley is committed to helping build an organization rooted in compassion, dignity, connection, and sustainable support. She brings to the organization a family-centered perspective, extensive experience working directly with diverse communities, and a passion for creating meaningful impact that extends beyond immediate assistance.
Her leadership reflects a simple but enduring belief: the support we offer others has the power to shape what they carry forward—and the light we leave behind matters