Meet our Team - Solutions Recovery, Inc

Board of Directors

Andrew Edwards

Kayleigh Cayce

Abe Nirschl

Allison Garner

Brian Randall

Steve Chagdes

Jolie VerVoot

Allyson Ford

Margaret Struve

Kristin Zellner

Kim Pokladowski

Staff

Megan Edwards

Executive Director

Mary Drephal

Operations Director

Nick Wagner

Peer Recovery Supervisor

Jeff Ringenberg

Sober Living Coordinator

John West

Marketing Coordinator

Amber Olig

Sober Living Coordinator

Tina Poulos

Sober Living Coordinator

Pat McCarthy

Sober Living Coordinator

Andi Koth

Peer Recovery Specialist

Amanda Boulanger

Peer Recovery Specialist

Nick Fenrich

Peer Recovery Specialist

Karli Schmitz

Peer Recovery Specialist

Chad Strothman

Peer Recovery Specialist

Lauren Anderson

Peer Recovery Specialist

Matt Clark

Peer Recovery Specialist

Caleb Pattee

Peer Recovery Specialist

 

David Korpal

Peer Recovery Specialist

 

 

Bio

Since Andrew entered the recovery community in 2014, he has been involved with Solutions in a number of ways, including volunteer work, starting meetings, speaking at functions, and running workshops. Andrew is also the Co-Owner of Lighthouse Recovery, LLC., which is a men’s sober living program in Oshkosh. Andrew currently works at J.J. Keller as an Account Manager in Neenah. Andrew is extremely passionate about helping other addicts and alcoholics discover the same freedom in sobriety that others had helped him achieve.

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Kayleigh has volunteered with Solutions since 2019 after joining the Oshkosh recovery community and is a Solutions Sober Living Alumni. After joining Solutions’ Steering Committee and helping to plan club events, she joined the Board of Directors in 2020. She is passionate about making Solutions Recovery Club a welcoming place for all those in need of comradery and fellowship, where people can learn to give back and find purpose through volunteering in the community.

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Allison Garner is an engineer and executive coach who owns a leadership development and business consulting group, called Thoughtly. Both her husband and teenage son struggle with alcoholism, and she has been an active member of a family support fellowship since 2008. She has been married for 24 years and has two wonderful kids. In addition to serving on several Boards of Directors, including being elected to the Oshkosh School Board for 10 years, she was a selected TEDx Oshkosh speaker in 2019 and published author of “Think Possible: The Light and Dark Side of Never Running Out of Ideas” and “Unconditional: Learning How to Navigate and Reframe Mental Illness – Together”.

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Steve Chagdes

Steve Chagdes began working for Oshkosh Defense in 2016 and currently serves as a Human Resources Manager.  In 2019, Steve earned his MBA and is dedicated to creating a people-centric business approach to his daily work.  Since 2021, he has been an active volunteer supporting Oshkosh Area United Way Funded Programs, specifically in the interest of Mental Health.  In 2021, he was first introduced to Solutions Recovery through work with the United Way. In 2023, Steve had the opportunity to join the Board of Directors at Solutions Recovery.  Steve is passionate about serving our community, its people, and our collective wellbeing.

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Jolie VerVoort is the President of Residential Treatment Services at Apricity (the merge between Mooring Programs and STEP Industries.)   Jolie began her career in the Alcohol and Drug Abuse field in 2004 as an intern at Casa Clare Treatment Facility while she was finishing up her Associates Degree in Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counseling. Throughout her tenure at Apricity, Jolie has held several different positions within Casa Clare and Mooring House.  She is currently licensed through the State of Wisconsin as a Clinical Substance Abuse Counselor and a Clinical Supervisor In Training

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Kristin Zellner is a Customer Service Operations Manager with Amcor and a resident of Greenville. Kristin is interested in getting more involved in the Oshkosh community, so she was excited to join the Leadership Oshkosh program where she received placement as an Adjunct Board Member with Solutions Recovery. Kristin is eager to bring her skills used as a leader focused on continuous improvement to the table while gaining exposure to a new area that she is ready and willing to become engaged in.

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Kim entered the recovery community in 2020 and has been involved with Solutions in a number of ways. Kim currently works remotely for Harris Company as a Senior Accountant based out of the twin cities.  She is passionate about helping serve in the recovery community and is excited for the growth within the organization and recovery community.

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