Meet Our Experts

HR and Volunteer Manager In her role as HR and Volunteer Manager, Lizz recruits, coordinates, and champions staff and volunteers across the organization. Lizz joined… Read More »Meet Lizz Hawkey, SHRM-CP

Director of Development As Director of Development, Kate is responsible for overseeing all fundraising, events and donor relations at Wellness House. Kate joined the team in 2022 and holds… Read More »Meet Kate Fridholm, MBA

Oncology Education and Engagement Associate Kara works with her team to develop and implement a wide variety of Oncology education-based classes as well as provide… Read More »Meet Kara Niekamp

Participation Engagement Manager In her role as Participation Engagement Manager, Marci facilitates participant entry into Wellness House programs and helps support the front desk team in… Read More »Meet Marci Goldberg

Courtyard General Manager In her role as Courtyard General Manager, Jamie is responsible for day-to-day retail operations, volunteers, merchandise selection/scheduling/pricing/intake and marketing. Jamie joined The… Read More »Meet Jamie Ott

Associate Director of Programs In her role as the Associate Director of Programs, Allison is responsible for overseeing and helping to grow the counseling and support group… Read More »Meet Allison Wenclawski, MA, LCSW

Child and Family Program Manager In her role as the Child and Family Program Manager, Beth is responsible for overseeing counseling, programming, and support for… Read More »Meet Beth Gomez, LCSW, OSW-C

Participant Navigator As Participant Navigator, Blanca facilitates participant’s entry in Spanish and English into Wellness House through engagement, assessment, introduction to programs and referrals. Her… Read More »Meet Blanca Diaz-Martinez

General Courtyard Manager In her role as Courtyard General Manager, Tami oversees the operations for this consignment/donation shop that provides ongoing funds for Wellness House. Tami… Read More »Meet Tami Cartensen

Community Relations Advocate Ikea joined Wellness House in July 2021 after working in healthcare for several years in Health Information Management. In her role as… Read More »Meet Ikea Johnson

Director of Development and Marketing As Director of Development and Marketing, Mary oversees Wellness House’s philanthropic and marketing strategies and activities. Mary joined the Wellness House… Read More »Meet Mary Kreller

Lisa joined the Wellness House team in 2007 and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and… Read More »Meet Lisa K. Kolavennu, MA, LCPC, Chief Executive Officer