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About Us » Staff

Laura Rossmann, Executive Director

Laura Rossmann has been in the nonprofit world for 14 years. She has been the Executive Director at Cancer Support Community of Greater St. Louis since 2008, where she runs the $1 million organization that ensures that all people impacted by cancer are empowered by knowledge, strengthened by action, and sustained by community. She became a Certified Fundraising Executive in 2009. She previously spent eight years at The Walker Scottish Rite Clinic for Childhood Language Disorders, first in fundraising and then as the Executive Director. Before she started her work in fundraising, she spent 10 years in marketing research, the last 7 of which were running her own business. She has been an active member in the Association of Fundraising Professionals and currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Memory Care Home Solutions. Laura earned her BSBA in Marketing from the University of Missouri – Columbia in 1988 and her MBA from St. Louis University in 1992.

lrossmann@cancersupportstl.org

Laura Eller, Finance Director

Laura Eller comes to Cancer Support Community with over 20 years of financial and administrative experience. She spent the last 10 years at The Society of St. Vincent de Paul of St Louis, where she was the Director of Finance for 4 years and Executive Director for 6 years.

leller@cancersupportstl.org

Ann Kelly, Development Director

Ann Kelly joined Cancer Support Community with more than 15 years in corporate marketing at Anheuser-Busch InBev and spent a total of 25 years at the organization. She has been involved in volunteer fundraising for 10 years with a variety of organizations including the American Cancer Society, Ronald McDonald House, Paraquad and Go! Network. Ann joined CSC as interim development director July 2012 and was hired as full-time development director October 2012. Ann earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Colorado Boulder, and a Master’s degree in Media Communications from Webster University. She is excited to be part of the team and looks forward to contributing to the continued success of the Cancer Support Community.

akelly@cancersupportstl.org

Peggy Plont, Special Events Manager

Peggy Plont is a graduate of the University of Missouri-St. Louis with a B.A. in Communications and Public Relations. Her background includes more than 15 years in marketing and fundraising for several non-profit organizations including a local Economic Development Agency, The Missouri Botanical Garden and a Residential/Therapeutic Treatment Center for Children.

Please contact Peggy about the Cancer Survivorship Wallk and Celebration of Hope.

pplont@cancersupportstl.org

Tricia Hendricks, Development Assistant

Tricia joined the staff of Cancer Support Community in Feb. 2012. She brings over eight years of nonprofit development experience, having previously served as Development Manager for the Missouri History Museum in St. Louis and as Development Officer for Crossroads Fund, a public foundation in Chicago, IL. She holds a B.A. in English Literature and Spanish from Wittenberg University and an M.A. in the Humanities from the University of Chicago.

thendricks@cancersupportstl.org

Renata Sledge, MSW, LCSW, Program Director

Renata Sledge, MSW, LCSW has joined the Cancer Support Community as Program Director. As a professional social worker, Renata has focused on collaborating with people and families impacted by chronic illness in improving quality of life, promoting positive family adjustment, and encouraging self-management of chronic illness. Renata has published and presented on areas ranging from music therapy in cancer care, depression management with end stage renal disease, ethics, and technology in social work practice. Renata graduated from Indiana University with her Master of Social Work degree and from St. Mary of the Woods College with her BS in Music Therapy.

rsledge@cancersupportstl.org

Linda Novak Bernardy, Marketing Director

Linda Novak Bernardy is a graduate of the Pennsylvania State University with a BA in Honors English and an MFA in Creative Writing from Naropa University. Prior to taking on a marketing role at CSC in 2008, her background included nine years of event marketing and marketing communications experience at CMP Technology, formerly CMP Media and Miller Freeman, in San Francisco. She is delighted to bring her corporate marketing experience to Cancer Support Community and enjoys getting to know volunteers, partners, members, and supporters of Cancer Support Community. Please contact Linda about marketing, health fair and PR opportunities for Cancer Support Community or if you would like to volunteer in our Ambassador Volunteer program which helps get our information out to local cancer centers.

lnovak@cancersupportstl.org

Torie Gettinger, MSW, LMSW, Special Initiatives Program Manager

Torie graduated from Saint Louis University with her Master of Social Work degree. Torie has worked as a Medical Social Worker at Missouri Baptist Medical Center. Torie's passion in the field of social work is helping to empower individuals diagnosed with cancer. Throughout her undergraduate and graduate programs, Torie served as an intern at Cancer Support Community co-facilitating participant and caregiver support groups. She gained additional experience in working with individuals diagnosed with cancer during her internships at Missouri Baptist Cancer Center and BJC Hospice. These experiences have provided Torie with the opportunity to gain a broad perspective about the effects of the diagnosis of cancer.

tgettinger@cancersupportstl.org

Vickie Foster, Program Assistant

It is my pleasure to join the staff of the Cancer Support Community of Greater St. Louis as the Program Assistant. Since I have been a part of the team I have learned from our warm, caring staff and met some wonderful members. It is my hope that I can contribute with the same degree of compassion to assist program participants with the highest level of support. Drawing on my experience as Promotion Manager for The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, I hope to process the many details involved with program planning.

vfoster@cancersupportstl.org

Gabby Fish, Adminstrative Assistant and Volunteer Coordinator

Gabby Fish

Please contact Gabby for information on volunteering with Cancer Support Community.

gfish@cancersupportstl.org

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