Our Team

Shannon Brooks Pop-Up Birthday Board

Executive Director

Marcus Cantu

Shannon Brooks Pop-Up Birthday Board

Program Manager

Suzanne Marshall

Shannon Brooks Pop-Up Birthday Board

Volunteer Coordinator

Lori Mannion

Board of Directors

Drew Thurman

President

Drew Thurman

Keri Walling

Vice President

Keri Walling

Rami Legha

Secretary

Rami Legha

Alison Davidson

Treasurer

Alison Davidson

Shannon Brooks

Board Member

Shannon Brooks

Karen Esparza

Board Member

Karen Esparza

Kelly Marwill

Board Member

Kelly Marwill

Sharon Morgan

Board Member

Sharon Morgan

Karlie Ramirez

Board Member / Past President

Karlie Ramirez

Mari Robinson

Board Member

Mari Robinson

Roy Wung

Board Member / Past President

Roy Wung

Founder

Laila Scott

Laila Scott, the founder of Pop-Up Birthday, is a mom of three boys and active community volunteer. With a gift for creating meaningful celebrations, she decided to use her talents and time to create a ministry to celebrate children in foster care. Her guiding mission was to fill a child’s heart with joy during a time of crisis.

In July 2014, she started Pop-Up Birthday by creating her first birthday in a box for a little girl who simply wished for a Frozen birthday party. The idea and joy quickly multiplied, and today, Pop-Up Birthday has celebrated over 5,000 birthdays!

Pop-Up Birthday continues to provide almost 100 birthdays each month to children impacted by the foster care system in Central Texas.