Taylor Shortridge

Tenure: Joined Casey Cares in 2025

Education: University of South Florida

Job description: Taylor is responsible for managing the organization’s communications efforts —sharing impactful stories, coordinating media outreach, and supporting fundraising campaigns.

Three things you might not know about Taylor:

• Taylor is from Indiana and moved to Florida when she was in high school.
• She is the oldest of four with a little sister and twin brothers.
• Taylor loves music and can play the guitar, ukulele, and piano.

Why she joined Casey Cares: Growing up, Taylor was in and out of hospitals frequently due to her twin brothers having TTTS. They were in the NICU for 100 days, and the years following were in and out of hospitals for several medical issues including lung failure, heart surgery, and feeding tubes. Taylor feels the mission of Casey Cares close to the heart and wants to help in bringing comfort to families going through similar experiences.