Casey DeMott- President / Youth Advisory Director

Casey serves as both the President and Director of the Foundation's Youth Advisory Board. She works full-time in the digital service department for a local credit union, and is currently pursuing her Master's in Nonprofit Management at The University of Central Florida, with the goal of sustaining the foundation's growth and impact for years to come. 

As Keri Anne's older sister, Casey is deeply committed to sharing her sister's legacy with others and continuing that legacy through the foundation's mission, alongside her brother Billy. She is passionate about empowering young people to become advocates for accountability, empathy, and safer communities.

Bill DeMott spent over 30 years in professional wrestling and sports entertainment, entertaining people all over the world. He has performed, produced, and been working on TV and behind the scenes as an actor in commercials, movies, and as a reality TV star. Bill is an author, life coach, and victim advocate. More importantly, he is a husband, and father of three, serves in his church, and is the founder of The Keri Anne DeMott Foundation.

Keri Anne DeMott was tragically killed on October 10th, 2015. Her life was taken in a head-on collision caused by a multiple DUI offender. Keri Anne was twenty years old. Since that time, the DeMott family formed a 501(c)3 non-profit organization in their daughter’s name with the mission of raising awareness about the decisions that are made every day and how those decisions affect so many people.

Bill now travels the nation speaking to students from elementary school through college, youth groups, corporate events, safety events, and law enforcement agencies. His mission of sharing his daughter’s story and motivating others to be aware of the decisions they make in everyday life. These decisions range from bullying, social media, texting, to making the decision to not drive drunk, impaired, or distracted. Bill brings his life experiences and knowledge to each event, program and presentation. He takes his audience on an emotional, inspirational, and motivational journey and reinforces to everyone in attendance to be more aware of how what we do, what we say, and how we act can influence and affect others. More Importantly, he reminds everyone he speaks with how important they are to so many!

Debbie Winters is a retired special education teacher who taught in her hometown of Paramus, New Jersey for 31 years. She currently substitutes in Paramus and also works alongside her husband, Brendon, of 35 years.

Debbie and Brendon are the proud parents of their son, Brett, who graduated from Xavier University as an established tennis player. Brett recently graduated from the NYPD Academy and is beginning a new chapter as an NYPD officer.

In her free time, Debbie enjoys exercising, traveling, and spending time with her husband, their dogs, friends, and family.

Debbie met Bill DeMott at Paramus High school, and they have remained close friends since. Keri was her goddaughter, making her involvement in the Keri Anne DeMott Foundation especially close to her heart. Being part of the foundation allows her to help honor Keri’s memory and support its mission.

Michelle Cooley is a Family Nurse Practitioner, mother of two sons, and an active advocate for safer communities. In her free time she enjoys running, biking, or being out on the water paddling.

Michelle volunteers to raise awareness about the dangers of drunk/distracted driving— an issue that has personally touched her loved ones. She has seen firsthand how drunk driving and poor decisions can change lives and it is why she is passionate about volunteering to spread awareness and education. Whether it's through her

professional work or volunteer efforts, she is committed to promoting education, prevention, and positive change.