Board of Directors & Advisors
Chris Gilbertson, with over
twenty years in the Medical
profession and with all
of her organizational
skills and attention to
detail, is a
perfect President of the company.
chris@reachachild.org
Paul
S. Gilbertson, CEO and Co-Founder, R.E.A.C.H. A
Child.
paul@reachachild.org (608) 345-7074
Angie
TeBeest joined R.E.A.C.H. a Child in December of
2008 as Paul Gilbertson’s, Co-Founder
and CEO, Assistant. This has
been an exciting opportunity for her and
feels privileged to see a small
organization grow tremendously in a
matter of months! 
Angie
grew up in Platteville, Wisconsin and
attended the University of Wisconsin-La
Crosse. She received her Bachelor's of
Science Degree in Communications Studies
in May of 2003. She has worked for
varies organizations and had the
privilege of traveling with her husband
for about a year prior to settling in
Chicago, Illinois. While in Chicago she
got the itch to do something different
and attended the French Pastry School in
Chicago, Illinois graduating in June of
2006. Angie worked in pastry only a
short while before she had her first son
in December of 2006. Wanting to be
closer to family she and her family
moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. After
settling for a year she found out she
was expecting twins and once again (for
the last time) chose to move to
McFarland, Wisconsin. Here is where she
lives with her husband, a physical
therapist, and her three children. She
truly loves the Madison area and finally
feels at home.
Brian Nelson, a
radio personality on a
Milwaukee radio station
and an excellent
communicator and a man
with a generous heart,
volunteered to be the Director of the Board
and our spokesperson on behalf of WW &
AH - R.E.A.C.H. a Child.
Connie Holthusen - National Director
of Book Sales. Connie brings over 10
years demonstrated sales expertise to
REACH a Child. With a high degree of
enthusiasm and passion for her work,
Connie is dedicated to the promotion of
our published books. Her work involves
pinpointing and developing long-term
partners who believe in our mission to
help children in crisis.
Natasha Piper - National Special
Events Coordinator - comes to Reach
a Child with years of experience in
communications and marketing. A
Wisconsin native, Natasha recently
relocated to her home state from Denver,
where she worked for the Council for
Adult Experiential Learning, a
non-profit as a Marketing Assistant.
Prior to her years in Colorado, Natasha
obtained her Master’s degree in
Communication from Hawaii Pacific
University where she enjoyed sunny days
at the beach and hiking in the mountains.
She earned her bachelor’s degree from
the University of Wisconsin-Stevens
Point and spent several years as the
Marketing Coordinator for a dating
service in Madison. Natasha currently
lives outside of Madison and is actively
involved with The National Multiple
Sclerosis Society.
Kathleen Cory, Executive Director for Illinois
Kathleen@withwingsandahalo.org
Rebecca Thomas, Executive Director for Michigan
Rebecca@withwingsandahalo.org
Jeff Gilbertson, Paul's brother, is our
Web
Master for our newly developing website.
Terry Gant, long-time
friend of Paul
Gilbertson, has been a past
executive with the Boy
Scouts of America and a
financial planner, will
now be our Director
of Finance and
involved with fund
raising efforts.
Scott Cimler, Assistant Executive Director of Wisconsin
scott@withwingsandahalo.org 
John Gabbey
(3rd from left)
is an
Advisor for "Special Projects"
for our organization and is an owner of Re/Max 24/7 in
Appleton, Wisconsin.
Jeanne Erickson from
Leccia &
Associates, Inc. will oversee our Media and Public Relations
Issues. She also in charge of the youth web site:
Club Today Not Tomorrow.
Joe Martino is the owner of
Badgerland Books, LLC. out of McFarland, WI. He has written
the Bucky Badger collection of four children's
books and donated 400 books to WWandAH.
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