Our Staff

Teri Halweg
Facilities Coordinator
thalweg@ywcalax.org

Melanie Hamel
Housing Director
608.781.2783 ext. 221
mhamel@ywcalax.org

Nicole Jacobs
CASA for Kids Case Manager–Monroe County
608.304.8369
njacobs@ywcalax.org

Karter Etchin
Restorative Justice Coordinator
608.781.2783 ext. 222
ketchin@ywcalax.org

Gina Facchinello
Ophelia’s House Program Supervisor
608.785.6399
gfacchinello@ywcalax.org

Abbi Jeffers
Housing Case Manager
608.304.7886
ajeffers@ywcalax.org

Karen Knox 
Interim Executive Director, Child Center Administrator
608.785.9541
kknox@ywcalax.org

Rita Koch-Thometz
Administrative Coordinator
608.781.2783
rkochthometz@ywcalax.org

Beth Kramer
Youth Services Coordinator
608.781.2783 ext. 227
bkramer@ywcalax.org

Open
Business Manager
608.781.2783 ext. 229

Mackenzie Mindel
Director of Development and Communications
608.781.2783 ext. 226
mmindel@ywcalax.org

Tom Rhorer
CASA for Kids Case Manager
608.781.2783 ext. 225
trhorer@ywcalax.org

Rebecca Schwarz
Director of Mission Impact
608.781.2783 ext. 228
rschwarz@ywcalax.org

Jayne Seaquist
Housing Assistant
608.781.2783
jseaquist@ywcalax.org

Tracie Stinson
Teen Services Director
608.781.2783 ext. 231
tstinson@ywcalax.org

Open
Executive Director
608.781.2783 ext. 223
kwaddell@ywcalax.org

Ruth House Staff

Aubrey Abrahamson
aabrahamson@ywcalax.org

Ophelia’s House Staff