Our Team

The RTS team, experts in their own domains, partner with highly regarded industry professionals across the country to develop and deliver current, evidence-based content.

Each RTS staff member, director, and national faculty advisor has a unique background. All are committed to the ongoing advancement of quality bereavement care services for patients and families.

Staff

Mary Beth Hensel

Mary Beth Hensel

Chief Executive Officer
Ann Weidner

Ann Weidner

Director, Strategic Operations and Business Development
Melissa Koch Director, Content Development

Melissa Koch

Director, Content Development
Grace Kabliska

Grace Kabliska

Manager, Marketing and Instructional Design

Board of Directors

Mary Beth Hensel

Mary Beth Hensel, MBA

President
Sigurd Gundersen

Sigurd Gundersen, III, MD

Vice President
Jean Ann Gundersen

Jean Ann Gundersen

Secretary
Pamela Maas Garrels

Pamela Maas Garrels, MBA

Treasurer
Katelyn Doyle

Katelyn Doyle, JD

Director
Matt Kabliska

Matt Kabliska, MBA

Director

Special Counsel Members

Rana Limbo

Rana Limbo, PhD, RN, FAAN

Dan Roemhild, MBA

Dan Roemhild, MBA

Thomas Rausch

Thomas Rausch, MSc

National Faculty Advisors

Laura Birkeland

Laura Birkeland, MS, CGC

Lori Ives-Baine

Lori Ives-Baine, MN, BScN, RN, CPB, CWT, TIP

Natasha Nurse-Clarke

Natasha Nurse-Clarke, PhD, RN, FAAN

Darryl Owens, MDiv, BCC, CT, CPLC

Darryl Owens, MDiv, BCC, CT, CPLC

Deb Rich

Deb Rich, PhD, LP, PMH-C

Marie Walter, MS, RN, C-EFM, CPLC

Marie Walter, MS, RN, C-EFM, CPLC

Abigail Wilpers, PhD, WHNP-BC

Abigail Wilpers, PhD, WHNP-BC

Ask our experts

We’re here to answer your questions. If you need help with a bereavement situation at work, email us your question with “Ask our experts” in the subject line.

This was a very validating and exceptionally organized training. Thank you so much for your time, energy, and expertise in giving voice and tools to the kind of grief so often left untouched.