Staff
Leadership Team
Sara Lowe, LMSW
Executive Director
Matt Schipper, SPHR
Director of Support Services
Danielle Heffron, BSN, RN
Education Manager
Jenny Newcomer, LMSW
Support Programs Manager
Melissa Page, MBA, BSN, RN
Director of Clinical Services
Madelyn Thompson
Clinical Team Coordinator
Melissa Wedberg
Director of Business Development
Kelly Shelton, RN
Clinical Team Coordinator
Sara Veenstra-Ashley
Office Manager
Kaitlyn Dawson, LMSW, APHSW–C
Education Manager
Lindsey Cosgrove, LPN
Clinical Operations Coordinator
Hospice Physicians & Nurse Practitioners
Jade Highlen, MSN, NP-C
Nurse Practitioner
Dr. Orest Sowirka, DO, CMD
Hospice Medical Director
Emily Page, MSN, NP-C
Nurse Practitioner
Board
Emmanuel Hospice Governing Board
- John Teeples, Board Chair
- Jim Preston, Vice Chair
- Mark Olesnavage, Secretary/Treasurer
- Dr. Jackie Taylor
- Sr. Maria Faustina
- Amy Knape
- Sara Koster
- Tom Roberts
- Sheila Knopke
- Micah Foster
- Jim Gilbert
- Steve Finney
Ex-Officio (Non-Voting) Members
- Dana Prince, St. Ann’s Home
- Percell Smith, Clark Retirement
- Luke Reynolds, Brio Living Services
- Chris Matzke, Sunset Retirement Community