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FOUNDER’S CIRCLE

Mo DeMott
Beth Kaiser
Jennifer Siler

The Robert and Dorothy Keyser Foundation
The Carl and Cassandra Segal Charitable Trust

Cori Lyon
Kathy Robbins

VISIONARY

Melissa Countryman

Jennifer Siler

GUARDIAN

Chris Campbell
James Clarkson
Susan Conrad
Melissa Countryman

Leslie Arnson
Tami Droese
Clare Garrity
Starbucks Foundation: Neighborhood Grants Fund

Kimberly Allen
Network for Good
Risa Tapales
Emily Paulson

INNOVATOR

Lori Gnenz
Jenny Hadler
Mary Kamalski
Alison Ebert
Monica Galli
Julie Comeau
Dawn Nickel
Benevity Community Impact Fund

Lori Windfeldt
Katie Nannini
Kristine Schmidt
Brenda Miller
Catherine Goodrum
Campbell
JaNann/Gordon Lewis

Katie Slater
Lisa Smith
Jill Rathburn
Kathy Legatski
Kathy Robbins
Lisa Smith
Kim Timothy

Linda Sones
Deborah Taft
Mary Beth O’Connor
Jennifer DeFeo
Karen Oliver
Raelene Schwan
Misty Cooke
Steph Borchers

CONNECTOR

Amanda Traynor
Ami Hoyt
AnnaMaria Austin
Beverly Sartain
Carolyn Monticelli
Carrie Hodges Thomas
Catherine Goodrum
Chris Engen
Christine Dobrocky
Christine Marshall
Classic City Mechanical
Colleen Eckelberger
Cybele Botran
David Mescher
Elisabeth Laatsch

Ellen Atkins
Heather Zuchowski
Ingrid Miller
Jay Springer
Jean Holt
Jennifer Clinesmith
Joan Marshall
Joyce Hilly
Kaitlin & Christian Walker
Karen Gaither
Kathy Gorman
Kathy Reece
Katie Pouch
Katie Slater
Kennedy

Kirsten Newquist
Laura O’Connor
Leida Lamas-Sheldon
Leslie Arnson
Liana Kennedy
LoriAnn Windfeldt
Malinda Peters
Mary Beth O’Connor
Mary Beth Warlick
Mary Kamalski
MaryBeth Murphy
Melanie Corcoran
Meredith Remz
Mitzi Averette
Monica Podlesh

Rea Abada
Robin Popp
Rochelle Davidson
Sandra LeDuc
Sara Seabourne
Sarah Schmidt
Sherri Beatty
Susan Carter
Susan Peck
Tamara Silveri
Tanya Ouhrabka
Tonya Allen
Vanessa Klugman

ILLUMINATOR

Adelia MacLaren
Adrienne Miller
Alison Middleton
Allison Bugzavich
Alyson Redner
Amanda Willett
Ami Hoyt
Andrea Finnegan
Andrea Leister
Angela Cook
Anita James
Ann Bolin
Arpita Monahan
Aubrey Mescher
Audra Barnes
Bailey Beechler
Barbara Perdeaux
Blackbaud Giving Fund
Bobbie Okeefe
Brandy Agasti
Breathe in Detroit
Brenda Jenkins
Brenna Willis
Bronwen Thorburn
Bruce Sachs
Caitlin DeLeskey
Caitlin Scott-DeLeksey
Candace Alley
Carine Elen
Carly Forsaith
Carol Lynka
Carolyn Penharlow
Carrie Pearce
Cary Wright
Casey Carroll
Cassie Finken
Cate Brandes
Cathy Goode
Charlie Smith
Charlie Sullivan
Chris Orzechowski
Christina Stubblefield
Christine De Rosa
Christine McCallum
Christy Williams
Cindi Roberts
Cindy Rodgers
Claire Wallace
Clare Garrity
Colleen Kearney
Colleen Miller
Courtney Whedon
Cybele Botran
Cynthia Phelps
Daily Karma
Dana Nelson
Dana Ruberti
Daneen Herbert
Danielle Barisone Barisone
Danielle LeClair
Dara Meyer
Dawn Lafferty
Deanna Axe
Deanna Kirzydlo
Deanna Waun
Deb Cote
Deb Kreutzer
Deb White
Debbie September
Debi Braun
Deborah Kirby Robertson
Deborah Nessmith
Devon Pollich
Diana Parker
Diana Rasche
Diane Leigh Koletzke
Dixie Irwin
Doris Gillespie
Elaine Van Vleck
Elizabeth Coker
Elizabeth Fullerton
Elizabeth Jolly
Elizabeth Stanard
Elizabeth Sutherland
Elizabeth Wright
Ellen Garbarino
Ellen Guiling
Elysia Scott
Emilie Selden
Emily Morgan
Erica Martin
Erin Wickersham
Ezme Edwards
Fairbrook
Fay Zenoff
Fior “Lisi” Torres
Frankie Marazzi
Frieda Gayle

Genevieve Smyth
Gigi Langer Langer
Gina Toscano
GoodCoin Foundation
Heather Breckenridge
Heather Hodgson
Heather Taylor
Heidi Howe
Heidi McFarley
Helen Chesnut
Hilary Nelson
Hollie Costello
In Memory of Stephen Leary
Jackie Billet
Jackie Rae Daniels
Jacqui Hocking
James Vodola
Jamie Frankenberg
Jamie Rolando
Janine Gallant
Janna Wierenga
Jeanine Edith Bernhart
Jeanne Pritchard
Jen Olmos
Jenessa Jensen
Jenn Boehm
Jennifer Browning
Jennifer Ciccotto
Jennifer Lebedoff
jennifer Roberts
Jennifer Temple
Jennifer Warkentin
Jennifer Witmer
Jennifer Yockey
Jenny Badell
Jenny Carter
Jenny Mangum
Jess Doran
Jessica Breish
Jessica Foody
Jessica Rounseville
Jessica Schendel
Jessie Thompson Hoxworth
Jill Henning
Jina Miller
Jo Ballem
Joan Marshall
JoAnna Dettmann
Jocelyne MacMillan
John Osmond
Josie Mitchell
Julie Dereshinsky
Julie LaFramboise
Julie Perron
Kaitlin Walker
Kam-Cut Holdings Ltd
Kara McBurney
Karen Flanders
Karen Frost
Karen Gaither
Kari Griffin
Karyn Woodhouse
Kate Donovan
Kathleen Areias
Kathleen Stickney
Kathleen Young
Kathryn Russell
Kathy Bacchus
Kathy Crandall
Kathy Legatski
Kathy Weeks
Katie Borgese
Katie Christianson
Katie Holte
Kay Walten
Kelly Baker
Kelly Demcher
Kelly Fisher
Kelly Fitzgerald Junco
Kelly Medd
Kelly Parrick
Kerianne Halpin
Kerry Pavlatos
Kevin Perdeaux
Kim & Mike Derrico
Kim Elson
Kim Farrell
Kim Maclean
Kimberly Allen
Kimberly Bernosky-Smith
Kimberly Cartwright
Krescene Beck
Kris McDevitt
Kristan Wheeler
Kristen Carhart
Kristen Eisenkrein
Kristen Hansen
Kristie Filla
Kristin Oswald
Kristina Alli

Kristy McFarland
Krystelle Johnson
Kylie Kirkland
Kylie Schweiss
L Squared Company
Lael Atkinson
Lara Levine
Laura Berg
Laura Perdeaux
Laura Silverman
Laura Ward
Laureen Nowlan-Card
Lauren Berkich
Lauren Martinez
Lauren McDonald
Lauren Scully
Lauren Sheehy
Lauren Spence
Leah Fassett
Leida Lamas-Sheldon
Lennon
Leslie Phillips
Levin
Linda Parmar
Lindsay Sutherland Boal
Lindsey Jones
Lisa Abbott Moore
Lisa and Clay Parcells
Lisa Boulder
Lisa Farrar
Lisa Nixon
Lisa Wall
Lisa Woods
Lois Welch
Loraine Baker
Loretta Billingsley
Lori Alpaugh
Lori Folland
Lori Gnenz
Loyceta Maslen
Luce Compagna
Lululemon
Lynn Galliano
M+B Perdeaux
Macey Gilbert
Madelyn Mescher
Mandy Manners
Marea Sharpe
Margaret (Meg) Lewis
Margaret Ward
Mariah King
Marian Krawczyk
Marian Paris
Marilyn Bell
Mark Luscardi
Martha Dilworth
Marti Bruening
Mary Melin
Mary Strong
Mary Urban
Mary Wood
Maryanne Kearney
MaryBeth Murphy
Maura Reynolds
Medtronic Foundation Volunteer Grant Program
Megan Huggins
Megan Jones
Megan Mescher
Megan Schumacher
Meghan Davidson
Meghan South
Melanie Forsyth
Melanie Kerr
Melissa Anderson
Melissa Bory
Melissa Davis
Melissa Frye
Melissa Herrera
Melissa Morrison
Melody Parks
Melody Whitehead
Meredith Remz
Merle Enge
Michelle Christopher
Michelle Elkins
Michelle King
Michelle Rodrigues
Michelle Smith
Mina Peterson
Minal Cherie Kamlani
Mischelle Moyer
Molly Beneke
Molly Titus
Ms. Carter
Nachelle White
Nadine Naughton
Nancy Fitzgerald
Nancy Steiner
Natalie Hughes

Network for Good
Nickie Hill
Nicole Duet
Nicole Flemmer
Nicole Nevala
Nicole Psimer
Nika Nicely
Nikie Wiley
Our Butterfly Club
Pamela Rueda Devenport
Patti Cook
Paula Williams
Rachel Peters
Rachel Rose Farber
Rachele Daniels
Rachelle Soller
Rebecca Humphrey
Rebeccah George
Rebekah Colours
Recover Your Family
Regina Faura
Renee Freitas
Renee Perdeaux
Renee Prendergast
Renee Sanchez
Rhonda Stack
Roane Lacy
Rob Lumb
Rob Shotwell
Robin Caissie
Robyn Witherell
Rose Romain
Rynda Laurel
Saida Jetton
Sal Squires
Samantha Nadal
Sandra LeDuc
Sandy Barry
Sandy Herman
Sandy Nixon
Sara Mossburg
Sarah Gray-Perez
Sarah Hersey
Sarah Hundley
Sarah Schmidt
Sarah Scott
Sarah Stevenson
Sarena Barker
Saydee Short
Scott Barnett
Shane Minden
Shannon Craig
Shannon Johnston
Shannon Stout
Sharon Otness
Sharon Thomson
Shauna MacGregor
Shayna Weeden
Sheena Venditti
Sheila Campbell
Sheila Flavin
Shelley Brine
Shelley Cathcart
Shelley Ramsey DeJongh LLC
Shelley Richanbach
Shelley Seguin
Sheridan Hodkins
Sherri Beatty
Sherry Young
Smith Creek Cycle
Sommerfield
Stephanie Bowser
Stephanie Nelson
Stephen Patterson
Sue Heinemann
Sue Spence
Susan Carter
Susan Ciaravella
Susan Cramer
Susan Kurtz
Sushama Austin-Connor
Suzanne and Adam Seiling
Suzanne Nelson
Suzie Spitfyre
Sylvia McAvany
Tammy Roth
Teresa Speck
The Good Coin Foundation
The Rev. Dr. Alexandra Conrads
Tiana Zarubica
Tiffany Thoen
Tina Llewellyn
Tina O’Shea
Valerie Bertrand
Vanessa Klugman
Vicki Zands
Wendy Palmer
Yaneeka Huq

In honor of your impact as Founding Investor.

You’re making herstory! The impact you have made for recovering women all over the world as a FOUNDING INVESTOR is something to be celebrated and shared.

Visit the ‘Making Herstory’ FOUNDING INVESTOR toolkit in honor of your generous contributions. Let’s show the world how we are making herstory— together.

Shelly Dimitrijevic

Shelly Dimitrijevic’s professional and philanthropic activities have always focused on improving the lives of others. She began her nursing career at Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital in St. Louis and went on to become a LifeFlight nurse specializing in neonatal, pediatric, and cardiovascular intensive care.

Shelly has been involved with numerous charities focusing on children and education including the Charlee and the Chocolate Factory gala, The Venus Orbit, Design For A Cure, Jackson Memorial, and Impact Oasis. In 2010 she founded the Lotus program, a program that focused on educating parents on the nutritional needs of children and basic child development. Shelly also served on the Frost Science Museum gala committee for 7 years before Co-Chairing the event in 2015.

After a diagnosis of Celiac disease and subsequently receiving Certification as a Nutritional Consultant, Shelly recognized that topically applied products have an effect on her Celiac Disease and overall health. She turned her focus to developing skincare that was free of toxic and hormone-disrupting ingredients.

Since she lost her only sibling in 2012 Shelly has been determined to find a way to contribute to the recovery community in a way that can make a great impact and ensure that others have the resources necessary when they are struggling.

Shelly's substantial contributions to SHE RECOVERS of both time and resources have been instrumental and deeply appreciated.

Kirsten Newquist

As a result of being introduced to SHE RECOVERS through retreats and meet-ups, Kirsten will be starting her yoga teacher training in the fall. These retreats also led her to become more deeply involved with SHE RECOVERS in a volunteer capacity. Kirsten was instrumental in setting up some of the Foundation's grassroots groups and currently volunteers her time helping SHE RECOVERS Foundation to design and implement the Volunteer Chapter Network. Kirsten and her husband recently moved from Southern California to Roswell, Georgia to be closer to Kirsten's sister and two young nieces. When she isn't spending time being an aunt, you can find Kirsten hanging out with their rescue Labrador or exploring their new state.

Mary Beth O'Connor

Mary Beth is a founding member of SHE RECOVERS Support for Legal Professionals and is active at the local level with SHE RECOVERS in the Bay Area. Mary Beth has been living a sober life in recovery for over 26 years. She also has a history of trauma and abuse, from which she’s worked hard to recover as well. 6 years into her recovery, Mary Beth attended Berkeley Law. She worked at a large firm in Silicon Valley, then litigated class actions for the federal government. In 2014 Mary Beth was appointed an Administrative Law Judge. She recently retired, so she could devote her time to completing her writing and being more active in the recovery community.

She regularly speaks on behalf of LifeRing and develops relationships with organizations supportive of the multiple pathways approach. In August 2020, Mary Beth had an op-ed published in the Wall Street Journal, I Beat Addiction without God, where she described building a personal recovery plan by combining ideas from LifeRing, Women for Sobriety, and Narcotics Anonymous. In November 2020 she had an op-ed published in the Philadelphia Inquirer, I was a federal judge, and I support Safehouse. Here’s why. She is currently working on a full-length memoir.

Taryn Strong

Taryn Strong is a founder of SHE RECOVERS® Foundation as well as a trauma-informed yoga instructor, recovery coach, aromatherapist, and herbalist (and daughter to Mama Dawn). Taryn has developed a unique yoga retreat program and led over 40 yoga for recovery retreats since 2012. She is also the host of the SHE RECOVERS Podcast and most recently created and taught the inaugural trauma-informed SHE RECOVERS Yoga Teacher Training Program. Operating from a trauma-informed lens and a firm believer in anti-oppressive practices, Taryn brings an empathic and invitational approach to healing - empowering women to find and follow individualized pathways and patchworks of recovery.

Taryn's courageous vulnerability and passion for recovering out-loud has made her an influential voice in the global recovery movement - smashing the stigma often associated with substance use and mental health issues. Taryn creates and lives with her beloved and two dogs within the ancestral and unceded traditional territory of the Hul’qumi’num and SENĆOŦEN speaking peoples (Saltspring Island).

Susan Carter

Susan is an architect of hope and healing with over 30 years of experience in providing executive-level leadership to heart-centered teams in the non-profit realm. Since joining SHE RECOVERS® Foundation as Executive Director in April 2020, Susan continues to weave her experience with her passion to help other women receive what she has been so graciously given – long-term recovery from substance use disorder, body image issues, codependency, perfectionism, and moral injury.

Susan’s work in the treatment industry quickly revealed how stigma kept women struggling with mental health issues and addiction from seeking help, and the lack of resources available to them once they did. Having served as a founding employee of Susan G. Komen for the Cure for 20 years, playing an integral role in creating the global grassroots movement that changed the way breast cancer is talked about and treated, she felt called to utilize that experience to do the same for women struggling with mental health and substance use disorders.

Celebrating more than 27 years of continuous sobriety, Susan is a Certified Peer Support Worker (CPSW) in the state of New Mexico to provide resources and peer support to those in or seeking recovery. She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico with her fur family of four, Alex, Chaco, Bodhi, and Gracie.

Dawn Nickel

Dawn Nickel, Founder of SHE RECOVERS® Foundation, is a thought leader in the women's recovery sphere as well as an accomplished leader, dedicated researcher, and visionary in the recovery moment. She holds a Ph.D. in health care policy with extensive experience in researching and writing about women experiencing substance use disorders, mental health challenges, and intimate partner violence. Dawn started her own journey of recovery from a substance use disorder and domestic violence in 1987. She is also in recovery from anxiety, grief, trauma, overworking, and cancer. Dawn's tell-it-like-it-is wisdom has created a ripple effect where you will often hear her quotes "the shit you did is just the shit you did - it's not who you are" and "recovering from all the things" resonating throughout many recovery realms.

Currently working on her first book, Dawn is living proof that in a world where all women in or seeking recovery are celebrated, supported, and deemed essential to healthy communities - anything is possible. She is fondly referred to as Mama Dawn in the SHE RECOVERS Community and to her daughters Taryn and Ashley. Dawn lives, works, and plays with her beloved grandchildren on the traditional territories of the Lkwungen speaking peoples on Vancouver Island.

Nika is just one of more than 325,000 women in the She Recovers Community.

“Alcohol is what brought me into recovery but for me, it didn't tell the full story. That is why I love SHE RECOVERS so much. We don't just talk about our demons and the drugs and the alcohol, we talk about the real issues that led us to using those things in the first place.”— Nika

When she was ready to deal with her past traumas and what drove her to drink, SHE RECOVERS was there. Sadly an estimated 34 million women are suffering from mental health/substance use disorders.

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