Kayla Kalbacken has an educational background with a Bachelor's degree specializing in Physical Education, Health Education, and Biology from UW-Platteville. She furthered her education at Rush University with a Masters of Science in Nursing-Clinical Nurse Leader Program. Kayla has recently received a cancer exercise specialist certification.Kayla Thorne is applying her educational background and 7 years of oncology nursing experience by being Ascension Wisconsin's RN Cancer Prevention/Wellness and Survivorship Program Coordinator.

Beth Kielas is a registered dietitian who specializes in oncology and has been working in cancer care for more than 10 years. Beth supports patients throughout their cancer journey by providing evidenced based, practical nutrition advice, and education. Beth feels that the most important part of her job is listening to patients needs and concerns so she may provide compassionate and informed care. Food can bring healing- not just from it's nutrition content but through it's ability to provide connection when you share a meal with loved ones, or comfort from a bowl of soup when you are not feeling well. Beth Kielas has always been passionate about food and how important it is to our wellbeing. In Beth's free time, she enjoy trying new recipes, spending time with her daughter and cats, reading, and nature walks.

Kara VanderVliet is a wife, mom of three teenagers, oncology nurse and Hodgkin’s lymphoma survivor. After being diagnosed and going through cancer treatments, Kara decided to leave nursing in the Intensive Care Unit(ICU) to pursue her passion for oncology and survivorship. She has a passion for health and wellness education and for helping cancer patients thrive in survivorship

Kim is a certified lymphedema therapist with 25 years of experience as an occupational therapist. She has a passion for helping patients return to function with a better quality of life than when they had pain and swelling. Kim spends time with her patients addressing their history, both medical and personal, in order to address the whole person. She believes that establishing a relationship and understanding needs are a key to successful outcomes.

Christi Katz, OTD, MOT, OTR/L, CLT has been an occupational therapist for over 11 years and is the Clinic Manager at the Milwaukee Cancer Rehab clinic. She is a certified lymphedema therapist and holds a specialty certification in Chemotoxicity and Exercise Management from the Physiological Oncology Rehabilitation Institute, in addition to completing over 100 hours of continuing education in oncology-related topics. Christi is passionate about cancer rehabilitation, student education, and evidence-based practice. Christi is also a part-time Clinical Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy at Marquette University, teaching courses in Clinical and Health Conditions, Evidence-Based Practice, and Practical Applications in Occupational Therapy.