Our Team
Gilda's Club Staff
Hank Emotional Support Specialist
Hank provides emotional support to Gilda's Club members and visitors to our clubhouse. Make an appointment with Hank at 612- 227-2147.
Support Group Facilitators
Barb Cooley, LICSW
Ellen Haeg, MSW, LGSW
Anna Heinzerling, MSW, LICSW
Sarah Johnson, MSW, LICSW, OSW-C
Carly Kryzer
Renee Levesque, MSW, LICSW
Michaele Paoli, MSW, LICSW, RYT
Board Of Directors
Eva Boehm
University of Minnesota | Board Chair
Lisa Stahnke
Medica | Vice-Chair
Greg Newfield
Wipfli | Treasurer
Stephanie Schommer
Schmidt & Salita Law Team | Secretary
Karn Anderson
Medica | Director
Mike Bauer
Bauer Design Build | Director
Jane Doyon
Colder | Director
Brianna Garcia-Meyers
LUN Beauty and Wellness | Associate Board Chair
Brent Johnson
KFI Staffing | Director
Dr. Melissa Mork, MD
Park Nicollet | Director
Gloria Murman
| Director
Jim Rothschiller
| Director
Mara Sanders
Dorsey & Whitney LLP | Pro-Bono Attorney
Kathryn Tschida
United Healthcare | Director
Dan Walsh
RMS Company | Director
Brent Williams
Mairs and Power, Inc | Director
Medical Advisory Board
Renata Beaman, PT, MS, MA, OGS, CLT
OrthoRehab Specialists, Inc. and University of Minnesota
Dr Anne Blaes, MD
University of Minnesota Health
Mark Carlson, PsyD, LP
Mental Health Systems (MHS)
Bonnie Carlson-Green, PhD, LP
Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
Dr Joel Carter, MD
Park Nicollet Health Services
Dr Kathryn Farniok, MD
Minnesota Oncology
Kathryn Goodrich, PT, DPT, MBA, CLT-LANA
Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital
Dr Helen Healy, ND
Wellspring Naturopathic Clinic
Lisa Hurt, RN, MA, OCN
Ridgeview Medical Center
Kara Johnson, LMFT, MSE, MEd
Park Nicollet Frauenshuh Cancer Center
Dr Sonia Zechmann, MD
Park Nicollet
Dr Jeffrey Kendall, PsyD, LP
University of Minnesota Masonic Cancer Center
Mary Jo Kreitzer, PhD, RN
Earl E Bakken Center for Spirituality and Healing - University of Minnesota
Nikki Kuechenmeister, BS
Minnesota Department of Health SAGE Program and Cancer Control Section
Joy Larsen-Haidle, MS, LGC
North Memorial Health
Dr Rachel Lerner, MD
Park Nicollet Frauenshuh Cancer Center
Dr Emil Lou, MD, PhD, FACP
University of Minnesota Health, Division of Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation
Dr Andrew Mayo, MD, CMO
St Croix Hospice
Marilee McGraw, RN
Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc
Dr Amy McNally, MD
Minnesota Oncology
Meghan Michelotti, MSW, LCSW
Minneapolis VA Healthcare System
Dr Christopher Moertel, MD
University of Minnesota Health
Kirsten Moertel, CCLS, LPCC
Family Enhancement Center
Carol Ann Petersen, MAHS, MSW, LICSW
Park Nicollet Frauenshuh Cancer Center
Mary Radomski, PhD, OTR/L
Allina Health, Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute
Yana Reko, RN
Minnesota Oncology
Syndal Ortman, APRN, DNP, AOCNP
Hennepin Healthcare Medical Center
GayLynn Richards, DNP, RN, MPH
Minnesota Department of Health SAGE Program, retired
Julissa Rios
West Side Community Health Services
Benita Robinson, CHW
Minnesota Department of Health
Dr Karim Sadak, MD, MPH, MSE
University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital
Cindy Steele, APRN, CNP, AOCN
Hennepin Healthcare Medical Center
Dr Amy Taylor, MD
Earl E Bakken Center for Spirituality and Healing - University of Minnesota
Trudy Timmer, LICSW
Minneapolis VA Healthcare System
Megan Voss, DNP, RN
Earl E Bakken Center for Spirituality and Healing - University of Minnesota
Dr Brenda Weigel, MD
University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital
"As a cancer survivor and Gilda's Club member I benefit from each visit I make to the Clubhouse and I consider it an honor to offer financial support for the awesome, dedicated staff and volunteers who make Gilda's programs possible."
"If I could say anything to Gilda’s Club Minnesota, it would have to be thank you. Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart. You have helped me. You have helped my mother. You have helped us every step of the way through this journey of living with cancer."
"I volunteer at Gilda's Club because Gilda’s meant so much to my son when he had cancer and we wanted to give something back."
"Gilda’s Club was a lifeline to us, a place that strengthened Bill as an individual and made us stronger as a couple. The fact that I am still coming here after he died is just another way of him still looking out for me."
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Gilda’s Club depends on the support of people like you. An independent and locally funded nonprofit, all our services are delivered free of charge—because the last thing someone dealing with cancer needs is another expense.
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