Meet Our Experts

Volunteer Coordinator As the Volunteer Coordinator, Cynthia is responsible for volunteer stewardship of Wellness House volunteers. She joined the team in 2026, bringing over 17… Read More »Cynthia Bianchi

Creative Marketing Manager Karen Zane is the Creative Marketing Manager at Wellness House. She joined the team in 2026, bringing with her over 20 years… Read More »Karen Zane

Oncology Support and Family Counselor In her role as an Oncology Support Counselor, Susie provides group, individual, and family therapeutic support to adults, children, and… Read More »Susie Bohun

Director of Community Impact As Director of Community Impact at Wellness House, Dustin leads strategic outreach and partnership efforts and cultivates collaborative relationships, with a… Read More »Dustin Wilson

Director of Development As Director of Development at Wellness House, Annie leads all fundraising efforts including donor development, events, planned giving, and more. She first… Read More »Meet Annie Palubicki, MA

Oncology Exercise Specialist Brittany joined Wellness House the winter of 2025, having worked in a cardiopulmonary rehabilitation program, cardiac noninvasive stress testing lab and facilitated bariatric… Read More »Meet Brittany McClarey MS

Creative Marketing Manager Michael Foster is the Creative Marketing Manager at Wellness House. He joined the team in 2025, bringing a lifetime of experience in graphics,… Read More »Meet Michael Foster

Oncology Child and Family Specialist As the Oncology Child and Family Specialist, Lexie supports children and families by facilitating group programs, creating individualized family care… Read More »Meet Lexie Barber, MS, CCLS

Community Oncology Engagement Associate As a Community Oncology Engagement Associate at Wellness House, Annie Chaljub is responsible for building relationships across Chicagoland to increase awareness… Read More »Meet Annie Chaljub

Jamie is the Oncology Nutrition Manager at Wellness House, where she oversees our nutrition programming, including cooking classes, individual nutrition consults, evidence-based nutrition education programs, side effect management, as well as nutrition-related community outreach.  She is a Registered and Licensed Dietitian who joined the team first in 2022-2023 and then returned in 2025. Jamie brings over 20 years of experience in the field of nutrition/dietetics. Her background includes working in academia, employee wellness, and outpatient nutrition counseling.

Executive Assistant Eve Wimpffen is the Executive Assistant at Wellness House, where she provides high-level administrative support to the Executive Director and other senior staff.… Read More »Meet Eve Wimpffen

Development Assistant As the Development Assistant at Wellness House, Joel is responsible for building and maintaining the foundation from which the Development department executes its… Read More »Meet Joel Lemmert