Seamus (James) Neilson
Cassandra’s favorite art teacher, long-time friend of the Voss family, and author of the foreword to Maybe Life Hurts.
Lily Janousek
“Notes app poet”; creator and co-founder of the Bearing It All podcast on grief and life.
Betsy Johnson
Teaches English and Strategic Communication at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University.
Anna Kudak, Ph.D.
Teaches interpersonal and family communication at the University of St. Thomas; co-author with Carol Bruess.
R. Alice Lavendel
Poet and assemblage artist based in New York City; M.A., Courtauld Institute of Art.
Moya McGinn Mathews
Musician, minister, yoga teacher, and “Nana”; author of Honoring Loss, Growing Through Grief.
Gregor Nelson, Ed.D.
Helps individuals and organizations grow; background in human resources and organizational learning.
Annika Osell
Former AmeriCorps member serving the Cassandra Voss Center; works in nonprofit community engagement.
Alma Jean Spitz
St. Norbert College ‘21; works in community mental health in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Joan Steffend
Emmy-winning anchor/reporter, KARE-TV; author of And She Sparkled and Peace In, Peace Out.
Jesie Steffes
Colorado-based writer and grief therapist; writes at Sated Soul on Substack.
Deanna A. Thompson, Ph.D.
Author and speaker; retired inaugural director, Lutheran Center for Faith, Values, and Community, St. Olaf College.
Elaine Tosetti
Based in New England; devoted to functional fitness and mushroom foraging with her wife, Mia.
Ava Van Straten
Yale ‘25; works on the Child Sex Trafficking Team at the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.
Paul J. Wadell
Professor Emeritus of Theology and Religious Studies, St. Norbert College; author of Friendship and the Moral Life.
Valeria Watkins
Retired advisor at Berea College; Ph.D. in transpersonal psychology. Sister of bell hooks.
Patty Wetterling
Co-founder, Jacob Wetterling Resource Center; author of Dear Jacob: A Mother’s Journey of Hope.