Each year our staff assist hundreds of families that walk through our red doors. Led by our Board of Directors, we are united by our passion and purpose: ensuring no one has to face cancer or grief alone.
Board of Directors
Michael Bohnsack, Chair
Bohnsack & Associates
Dave Veneklause,Vice Chair
Davenport University
Stephanie Setterington, Secretary
Varnum LLP
Joe Ponstein, Treasurer & Finance Committee Chair
Ernst & Young LLP
Danielle Brown
Rhodes McKee
David Brown
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Brad Comment
The Right Place
Cathy Cooper
Meijer Inc.
Brian Murray
Fifth Third Bank
Janet Nisbett
Retired, Previously Fifth Third Bank
Staff Leadership Team
Wendy J. Wigger, President
Ext. 132 | wwigger@gildasclubgr.org
Leigh Conard, Vice President of Finance & Corporate Operations Director
Ext. 112 | lconard@gildasclubgr.org
Hannah Dayton, Director of Brand Awareness & Communications
Ext. 120 | hdayton@gildasclubgr.org
Lindsay Jousma, LMSW Director of Program Operations
Ext. 125 | ljousma@gildasclubgr.org
Mitch Neubert, Director of Major Gifts & Corporate Partnerships
Ext. 111 | mneubert@laughfestgr.org
Clare Portinga, LMSW Vice President of Program
cportinga@gildasclubgr.org
Staff
Zach Berends, Events & Festival Manager
Ext. 138 | zberends@gildasclubgr.org
Melissa Budzynski, LCSW Program Staff
Ext. 133 | mbudzynski@gildasclubgr.org
Mark Dillon, Building & Grounds Manager
Ext. 122 | mdillon@gildasclubgr.org
Auna Dwelle-Olson, Program & Administrative Coordinator
Ext. 134 | adwelle@gildasclubgr.org
Kelsey Gerber, Business Manager
Ext. 123 | kgerber@gildasclubgr.org
Deb Graham, Administrative Staff
Ext. 102 | dgraham@gildasclubgr.org
Lehanna Hardy, LCMSW Program Staff
Ext. 109 | lhardy@gildasclubgr.org
Val Hughes, HR Support
616.930.4849 | vhughes@gildasclubgr.org
Wendy Jones, Office Coordinator
Ext. 140 | wjones@gildasclubgr.org
Ben Mepham, Volunteer Manager
Ext. 121 | bmepham@gildasclubgr.org
Beth Nelson, LMSW Clinical Manager
Ext. 109 | bnelson@gildasclubgr.org
Sandi Oosse, LMSW Program Staff
Ext. 131 | soosse@gildasclubgr.org
Julie Petrie, MA Program Staff
Ext. 139 | jpetrie@gildasclubgr.org
Emily Robertson, Kitchen Coordinator
Ext. 122 | erobertson@gildasclubgr.org
Kaleigh Salata, LMSW Program Facilitator
Ext. 107 | ksalata@gildasclubgr.org
Beth Shepherd, LMSW Program Staff
Ext. 118 | bshepherd@gildasclubgr.org
Tracey Whiting, Minority Program Coordinator
Ext. 104 | twhiting@gildasclubgr.org
Chris VanRaalte, Finance Assistant
Ext. 112 | cvanraalte@gildasclubgr.org