Building On Hope

To continue keeping our doors open to everyone in need, last year we launched BUILDING ON HOPE, a 3-year campaign to purchase and rehab the house next door. Click below to find out how you can help.

Volunteers Needed

We are always looking for individuals or groups to help with maintenance and projects around our "charming little houses on Grand."

The Center is also adding to its volunteer base through helpers with fundraising events, clerical support, marketing, and fundraising. Please contact us with ways you can help.

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Meet The Team

The Center For Grief, Loss and Transition provides a team of accomplished professionals who have received specialized education and training in the most current methods of grief counseling.


Please click any of the links below to read about The Center team's experience and training:

Tom Ellis, Executive Director

Sarah Logan, MA, Program Director, Grief Therapist

Dianna Diers, MA, LMFT, Marriage and Family Therapist

Lee Erickson, MA, LPC Communications/Marketing Director and Therapist

Katie Heckman, MS, LMFT, Marriage and Family Therapist

Karen Heegaard, MA, LP, Licensed Psychologist and Grief Therapist

Jason Johnson, MSW, LICSW, Therapist

Holly Smart, MA, LP, ATR-BC, Licensed Psychologist

Jennifer Baker-Jones, MA, LPP, LPC

Sara Heinzen, MA, LMFT

Naomi Mandsager, Ph.D, LPCC

Bobbie Colby, MA, LAMFT

Nida Gauhar, MA

Intern(s)

John Rogers
Brent Richter

Office Manager

Stacy Scanlon

Board of Directors

Members of our Board of Directors for 2010 are:

Michelle Wilcox King
Chair
Director, Common Threads Ministry
Orono, Minnesota

Tom Ellis
President and Executive Director
Center for Grief, Loss & Transition
St. Paul, Minnesota

Charles Bartley
Treasurer
Certified Public Accountant
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Barbara Rice
Secretary
St. Paul, Minnesota

Chris Brown
Chris Brown Drywall Construction
St. Paul, Minnesota

Patricia Dunlap
Corporate Communications
Securian Financial Group, Inc.
St. Paul, Minnesota

Liz Pangerl
Casa Valencia, LLC
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Molly Rice
Valley Booksellers
Stillwater, Minnesota

Pam Nuffort
Dellwood, MN

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The Center's professional staff is very experienced with specialized education and training in the most current methods.
(meet the team)

Tom Ellis, MA
Licensed Marriage and
Family Therapist,
Executive Director, and Clinical Supervisor

Tom is a marriage and family therapist at the Center with a special focus on trauma. He is also a clinical supervisor, consultant, writer, trainer and critical incident de-briefer. (more)

Sarah Logan, MA
Program Director
Grief Therapist

Sarah provides therapy to individuals, families, groups and children. She has worked in school settings and with young mothers, teenagers and children. (more)