Meet Our Experts

Meet Emily Guzman, MS, RD, LDN

Community Oncology Dietitian Emily assists in creating and delivering nutrition programs including cooking demonstrations, individual nutrition consultations, evidence-based nutrition presentations, and side effect management. Emily

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Meet Ima Garcia-Perez, LSW

Bilingual Oncology Support and Family Counselor Ima provides psychosocial support to adults, young adults, and families impacted by cancer. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts

Meet Alex Bohnstedt, ACSM-EP

Oncology Exercise and Engagement Specialist In her role as Oncology Exercise and Engagement Specialist, Alex teaches different exercise programs as well as helps facilitate participant entry into Wellness House. Alex joined

Meet Leanne Siewert, NASM-CPT, VCS

Oncology Exercise and Engagement Specialist In her role as Oncology Exercise and Engagement Specialist, Leanne facilitates exercise classes, as well as individual exercise consultations and assessments for people affected

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Meet Mery Vieira

Director of Marketing and Communications As Director of Marketing and Communications, Mery is responsible for overseeing all marketing, public relations, media, and brand strategy at Wellness House. Mery joined

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Meet Jamie Shifley

Community Oncology Dietitian In her role as Community Oncology Dietitian, Jamie assists in creating and delivering an array of nutrition programs and offerings at the

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Meet Lizz Hawkey, SHRM-CP

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

Meet Kate Fridholm, MBA

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

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Meet Kara Niekamp

Oncology Engagement and Education Coordinator Kara works with her team to develop and implement a wide variety of Oncology education-based classes as well as provide

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Meet Marci Goldberg

Participation Engagement Coordinator In her role as Participation Engagement Coordinator, Marci facilitates participant entry into Wellness House programs and helps support the front desk team in

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Meet Jamie Ott

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

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Meet Allison Wenclawski, MA, LCSW

Associate Director of Programs In her role as the Associate Director of Programs, Allison has the pleasure of working with the Support and Counseling Team, the Exercise