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MHA Lakeshore General Brochure 2022
To promote overall mental health through education, support, public health reform, and advocacy.
Mentally healthy communities where all individuals thrive.
Our Values
hope
We believe hope is the foundation of, and the bridge to, recovery.
resilience
We empower one another to embrace strengths and learn new skills when faced with adversity. Self-care and core principles of mindfulness create life balance for ourselves and those we serve.
education
Providing information, assistance, and knowledge on mental wellness fosters increased access to care, reduced stigma around mental health, and promotes healthy living. Commitment to continued education for MHA team members ensures quality programming.
compassion
Using a trauma-informed care lens, empathy, kindness and acceptance drive our interactions with others and ourselves.
community
By celebrating inclusiveness and diversity through partnerships, collaborations, and collective impact, we build strong, thriving communities.
Staff Members
Executive Director
Julie joined Mental Health America Lakeshore as Executive Director in 2018. She defines her 25-year career as a gift to serve others. She is an advocate for highlighting social determinants of health relating to barriers to access to care. She is dedicated to implementing stigma reduction and social inclusion strategies and strives every day...
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Director of Strategy & Partnerships
Dana joined Mental Health America Lakeshore after serving on the Board of Directors for 5 years and as Board President in 2021. She earned her degree in Community Engagement and Education with a minor in psychology, focusing heavily on community-based nonprofits and advocating for change through community-organized initiatives and...
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Director of Education & Advocacy
Trisha has had a passion for working with children and youth for as long as she can remember. She graduated with a degree in social work from UW-Whitewater (Go Warhawks!) in 2008, and decided to continue her education by pursuing a Master's degree, which she earned in 2016. As the Education Program Coordinator at MHA, Trisha is able to pursue...
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Marketing & Wellness Specialist
Rachael Haas has been a fitness and wellness professional since 2003. After gaining her Bachelor’s Degree from Elmhurst College majoring in biology and minoring in psychology, Rachael continued a path gaining education and experience working with all types and ages of clients and students. Working in Chicago, Milwaukee, Door County,...
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Education Coordinator
Keegan has been deeply passionate about mental health for most of his adult life. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, where he studied Kinesiology and Nutritional Sciences. Keegan briefly attended UW Oshkosh, studying Clinical Mental Health Counseling, but found that his passion resides in educating the public about mental...
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Mental Health Resource Specialist-Donor Relations
Dawn has always felt a calling to help others since she was very young. She attended UW-Whitewater where she graduated with a degree in Elementary Education in 2007. For many years she worked in a preschool setting molding the minds of the young and helping them grow to be successful in a fun and safe learning environment.
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2022 Board of Directors
Rev. Kristal Klemme (President)
Dawn Grohskopf (President Elect)
Nicole Moriarity (Board Treasurer)
Kevin Bruggink (Past President)
Aaron Clayborn
Kurt V. Cornielsen
Dawn Jastrow
Danielle Lange
Hang Lor
Grazia Perrella
Laura Reinemann
Zac Vredeveld
Emily Wodach
Julie Preder (Non-Voting)
Check out our latest annual report for 2020 to learn about our program outcomes, community impact, collaborations, partnerships, funding sources, volunteer support, and the MHA team. If you would like a copy of our most recent audited financials 2020, please contact Julie L. Preder, Executive Director at julie@mhalakeshore.org, or by calling (920) 458-3951 ext. 1003