Our Team
Gilda's Club Staff
Support Group Facilitators
Karie Amstutz, LMFT, ATR
Dr. Tasha Carlson
Barb Cooley, LICSW
Mary Gossett, MSW, LICSW
Sarah Johnson, MSW, LICSW, OSW-C
Renee Levesque, MSW, LICSW
Michaele Paoli, MSW, LICSW, RYT
Susan Pfau, MA, LMFT, RPT, EMDR
Nicole Stepan, MSW, LICSW
Brittany Squillace, MA, LMFT
Bridgett Tegen
Board Of Directors
Dr. John Piatkowski, MD, MBA
Medica | Board Chair
Elena Beckius
think2perform | Vice Board Chair
Greg Newfield
Wipfli | Treasurer
Mara Sanders
Dorsey & Whitney LLP | Secretary
Karn Anderson
Medica | Director
Mike Bauer
Bauer Design Build | Director
Eva Boehm
University of Minnesota | Director
Jane Doyon
Colder | Director
Todd Hanson
Cushman & Wakefield | Director
Brent Johnson
KFI Staffing | Director - Young Professional Chair
Dr. Melissa Mork, MD
Park Nicollet | Director
Gloria Murman
| Director
Laura Nolan
| Director
Jim Thomas
Dynamic Development LLC | Director
Kathryn Tsichida
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
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