Meet Your WCWI Team

At the Wellness Council of Wisconsin (WCWI), we believe fervently in our vision to improve health to empower business. We live this vision each and every day as the only nonprofit organization in the state dedicated exclusively to helping employers develop and deploy results-oriented wellness strategies. Behind this vision is a devoted, impassioned and energetic team of industry experts, serving our membership with local resources, consultation, learning and networking!

Marissa Kalkman, MS, MCHES | Executive Director

Marissa is the Executive Director at WCWI, and leads with the mindset that wellbeing in the workplace is good business and the right thing to do, with resounding positive effects on the employee experience, engagement, retention, recruitment, productivity, and overall health. Marissa is determined to support WCWI members with her results-focused drive to bring exceptional service, expert consultation and unparalleled connection to the Wisconsin employers in our network.

Marissa has a wide-ranging skillset in workplace well-being gathered from her experience as a consultant, program manager, health educator and coach. She has a robust education and training background in health promotion, health behavior and psychology and feels an aligned personal and professional responsibility to inspire and empower others to live healthful and fulfilling lives. When she’s not at work, you will most often find her spending time with her family (husband Dan, daughter Aliza and rescue pup, Nora), exercising and trying a variety of intense workouts (CrossFit is a favorite), enjoying the outdoors (especially hiking and camping) and listening to Podcasts.

Lisa Grenfell | Assistant Director, Marketing & Membership

Through her long-standing tenure at WCWI, Lisa leads the brand development and membership strategy. Her expertise in marketing drives the continuous engagement with existing WCWI members, while her creativity and big ideas advance the growth of employer members who are dedicated to their workplace culture. She focuses the membership strategy on building an unparalleled WCWI member experience through resource development, communications, and strategic partnerships. Lisa also has extensive experience in speaking, and consulting with new member employers.

Lisa flourishes when she can work with organizations to continue the conversation of wellbeing in Wisconsin’s workplaces. She’s committed to connecting members to solutions through WCWI with resources such as Well Practices and Member Polls, and sharing the latest happenings within the industry.

Lisa has over five years of experience with WCWI, working with worksite wellness best practices, local and national resources, and 500 member employers throughout the state. Prior to WCWI, she spent four years in non-profit development and marketing with the Girls Scouts of Manitou Council. Her educational background includes a Bachelor of Science in Marketing and Spanish for Business from University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire.

Lisa is devoted to living her best life as a new mom to Evelynn, dog mom to Walter, and wife to Ross. She enjoys living the “lake life” in Northern Wisconsin, hiking, listening to live music, and playing a competitive game of volleyball or softball.

Katie Reiels, MS | Project Strategist

Katie holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Exercise Physiology from Marquette University and a Master’s of Science in Kinesiology with an emphasis on Health Promotion and Wellness from UW-Milwaukee. Previously, Katie served WCWI members as the Program Manager, implementing and managing WCWI programs as well as providing consultative service through the 7 Benchmark well workplace process. She’s also had extensive experience in program planning, implementation, and evaluation through her roles at the YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee, Excel Personal Training, Froedtert Health, Active Across America and Wisconsin Athletic Club.

She’s excited to continue to serve WCWI members as a Project Strategist. This role will emphasize her passion and abilities to support our community relationships, assist members in building their wellbeing strategies, share best practices in Wisconsin through Well Practices and employer case studies, and assist with current and future WCWI initiatives. More importantly, Katie is motivated to continue to elevate worksite wellbeing in Wisconsin through her work at WCWI.

In her personal time, Katie enjoys personal training, group fitness, gardening, photography and her family! When she’s not working, you will find her embracing every day with her husband and 15 month old daughter, Scout!

Angeline Day, MPH, CHES | Program Manager

Angeline aspires to empower people to lead healthier and happier lives, and her passion for health and wellness is reflected in her educational and professional background. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Dietetics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, as well as a Master’s degree in Public Health with a concentration in Community and Behavioral Health from the University of North Texas Health Science Center. She is also a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES). Prior work experiences include implementing community-based research programs focused on childhood obesity prevention and physical education, health coaching, and overseeing implementation and data analysis for a national worksite preventive health screening provider.

As the Program Manager, Angeline brings innovative ideas and opportunities to members through learning and networking. She connects members to best and next practices in workplace well-being through consultation and programming. You can expect to hear from Angeline about WCWI Programs and Events, member success stories, the Well Workplace process, and more.

Outside the office, you can find Angeline in the kitchen trying out new recipes or enjoying all four of Wisconsin’s seasons outdoors with her husband and toddler daughter.

Erin Wentworth | Member and Program Coordinator

Erin brings a dynamic educational background to the WCWI team with her Bachelor’s Degree in Education from the University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh and a Post-Baccalaureate in Elementary Education from UW-Milwaukee. Erin’s professional career path traveled down a different road when over ten years ago she lost 125 pounds through healthy lifestyle changes. This dramatic lifestyle change inspired her to pay it forward by merging her new found passion of living a healthy lifestyle with educating others. In December 2018, she’ll be completing her Master’s Degree in Health and Wellness Management through the University of Wisconsin - Extension Green Bay. Erin’s ultimate goal is to teach others that living a healthy lifestyle is not a chore and success is all about taking smaller steps toward better health.

As the Member and Program Coordinator at WCWI, Erin manages the registration experience for programs and membership. Fueled by her ambition to assist employers in creating cultures of health and to help employees live their best lives, Erin supports WCWI employers in finding solutions and connecting them to cutting edge resources and tools. In addition to her current role at WCWI, Erin is also a Wellness Coach and fitness instructor at the Wisconsin Athletic Club (WAC). When Erin is not working or studying for school, she enjoys being active at the gym and outdoors, spending time in her family’s pool, and watching her nieces and nephews grow up.

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