Cheryl Knight

President and Staff Member

Cheryl coordinates the development of new project ideas in accordance to the needs of the target population.   She is responsible for incoming telephone calls, correspondence, updating the web site, book sales and marketing.  She also develops and presents at seminars and conferences. She recently wrote Surviving In Sanity, a book about spiritual warfare, and is currently working on a book about community life.  Cheryl has co-authored two other books with Jo Getzinger on survivor topics.  Cheryl has over 15 years experience in trauma recovery work.

Jo Getzinger

Vice President and Staff Member

With over 15 years in the field of trauma recovery, Jo oversees and provides intensive counseling to the severely wounded.  She develops and coordinates conferences that C.A.R.E., Inc. sponsors to educate communities about ritual abuse and other severe abuse issues.  She responds to clinical questions from therapists, survivors, pastors, etc.  She develops, oversees and is responsible for the clinical aspects of all C.A.R.E. programs.  She presents at seminars and conferences, including the THRIVE conference.

Alice Moody, Psy.D.

Secretary

Alice is a Christian therapist in Portland, Oregon.  She works primarily in the areas of trauma recovery and personality disorders.  She is a very experienced, mature therapist who understands the depth of the trauma we see at CARE, Inc.  She is a wonderful addition to our board.

Dick and Fran Hostetler

Dick and Fran are from Fort Wayne, Indiana.  They started a non-profit ministry called Thriving Life Ministries.  Dick is an ordained pastor who is very involved in the THRIVE principles of healing and maturing.  He and Fran present seminars nationally and internationally.  Both Dick and Fran have participated in all of the THRIVE conferences and more recently Dick presented at 5th Annual Conference in Big Rapids.  Dick has worked for years with trauma survivors, and he and Fran bring a fresh understanding of building a non-profit organization.  They are a real asset to our board.

Doug and Mary Herrema

Doug and Mary are long time residents of Grand Rapids, Michigan.  Doug and Mary started their own non-profit ministry called Rhema House using Theophostic principles for healing survivors of trauma.  They are also involved in assisting the Healing Tree Ministry in Grand Rapids which also ministers to survivors of trauma.  Doug is an ordained minister who also is an independent business owner.  He has served on two church boards and led prison ministries.  Both Doug and Mary have a heart for survivors and their issues.  Both have participated in THRIVE conferences.  They bring an understanding of trauma survivors and working in a non-profit organization to C.A.R.E.

Julia Bond

Julie comes to our board from Kokomo, Indiana where she has been an elementary school teacher for 35 years.  She has volunteered for CARE since 1999, helping with the websites for C.A.R.E. and CARE Packaging.  More recently she has helped in the C.A.R.E. and CARE Packaging offices.  She has participated in two THRIVE conferences.