Staff
Leadership Team
Sara Lowe, LMSW
CEO
Matt Schipper, SPHR
VP of Business Operations
Melissa Page, MBA, BSN, RN
VP of Patient Care & Compliance
Melissa Wedberg
VP of Community Relations
Merrin Bethel Jacobson
Director of Marketing & Communications
Lindsey Cosgrove, LPN
Clinical Supports Coordinator
Kaitlyn Dawson, LMSW, APHSW–C
Education Manager
Danielle Heffron, BSN, RN
Quality Manager
Jenny Newcomer, LMSW
Clinical Team Coordinator
Kelly Shelton, RN
Clinical Team Coordinator
Madelyn Thompson
Clinical Team Coordinator
Sara Veenstra-Ashley
Office Manager
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
- Gary Toth
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