Caroline Schumacher became president and CEO of Give Kids the World Inc. in June. But she’s both the newbie and the veteran at the Kissimmee-based nonprofit.

Her experience began with a volunteer shift while participating in the Disney College Program . After graduation in Ohio, she returned to Florida, eventually answering a newspaper ad that led her to a position that coordinated the volunteers for Give Kids the World.

After nearly 20 years, Schumacher became president and CEO of Orlando-based Astronaut Scholarship Foundation . Six years later she returned to lead Give Kids the World, the 89-acre resort that hosts children with critical illnesses and their families free of charge. The nonprofit turns 40 next year.

Hotel owner and philanthropist Henri Landwirth helped found bo

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