Meet Our Team

Triangle Cares was founded in 2020 by Jim Baker, Lily Linton, and Catherine Pabalate. 

Jim Baker

Co-Founder

Author of "The Adventure Begins When The Plan Falls Apart" Converting a Crisis into Company Success, Jim is a husband and father of 4. Baker has spent the last 30 years in the business world as an entrepreneur, investor, and advisor. He had a successful exit in 2014 after owning and managing a CRO and functional services company, Ockham, specializing in Oncology. During that time prior to exit, Baker grew ASG and then Ockham both organically and through M&A. Over time Baker has experience in acquiring and selling companies, working with investment bankers, private
equity, and mezzanine debt funding. In addition, he has vast experience in business branding and managing and leading people. After the sale to Chiltern International, Baker started Sumus Development Group, an advisory business focused on operational excellence, exit strategy and marketing. In addition, Baker is an active investor in the business community.

Lily Linton

Co-Founder

As a senior at Cardinal Gibbons High School, Lily Linton is a leader in her school community. She is the president of her school's business and entrepreneurship club called iCube. As the president, she manages the leadership team and oversees all events. Through iCube, she founded a Women in Business program to educate high school girls about the business world and has been running the program for a year. Linton is also involved in service and is on the leadership team of Cardinal Gibbon's service club, Franciscan Youth International. Through Franciscan Youth International, Linton co-ran a service day to Catholic Parish Outreach and co-organized a virtual walk for St. Jude's. ​

Catherine Pabalate

Co-Founder

​As a senior at Cardinal Gibbons High School, Catherine Pabalate dedicates numerous hours to being a leader in service and in the community. She is on the leadership team of her school's business and entrepreneurship club called iCube. In iCube, she co-runs the club's workshop program, which helps Cardinal Gibbons students prepare for the business world and build entrepreneurial strategies, and she is one of the head social media managers for the club as well. She has also spent two years on the Note in the Pocket Teen Board working to clothe and care for children in the Wake County area, as well as connect with many other nonprofit owners and leaders in Wake County. Pabalate furthers her service work through her school's Lancer Club, which is a club dedicated to helping people in need within the community. Lastly, Pabalate works on the leadership team of the Justice and Equity for Students Club in order to foster acceptance in her community and promote and celebrate diversity.

Isabella Luciano

Task Manager

​As a recent graduate from Loyola University Maryland, Isabella currently works as the Director of Marketing and Retail at Sumus, Inc. At Loyola, Isabella majored in English and minored in Italian Studies; graduating with Summa Cum Laude honors. Luciano was heavily involved in community service throughout her college career at Loyola. As a member of the university’s Center of Community Service and Justice, she devoted most of her service time to Loyola’s York Road Initiative which worked to beautify the York Road corridor communities and close the gap between the Loyola University and surrounding communities in Baltimore. In addition to her time spent as a CCSJ member, Luciano also worked as a volunteer English teacher/ mentor for at risk children at the Pimlico Elementary School in Baltimore, Maryland through the US Dream Academy, an after-school program focused on the academic, moral, and social enrichment of students who have a parent whom is incarcerated.  

Anne Dougherty

Intern

As a junior at Cardinal Gibbons High School, Anne Dougherty strives to diversify her involvement in both on-campus and off-campus endeavors. With engagement in activities such as the Gibbons drama and dance programs and volunteer work within the school and the community, Anne is dedicated to enriching the lives of others. She is involved in the Gibbons’ service club, Franciscan Youth International, and its many service opportunities, and in Justice and Equity for Students, which works to improve the community of Cardinal Gibbons. Dougherty dedicates much of her free time to serving at local organizations such as Catholic Parish Outreach, the Food Bank of NC, and the Shepherd’s Table Soup Kitchen, to name a few. ​