Who we are
The powerhouse team supporting Cancer Retreat Centers includes our staff, board of directors, scientific advisory board, and a generous community of sponsors, donors, and partners.
If you’d like to join our efforts to support healing, restoration, and wellness in the cancer community, reach out to us today.
CRC Staff
Kristin Harris
Survivor, Founder & CEO of Cancer Retreat Centers
Blayre Gottwald, MSW
MSW Chief Mission Officer, Counselor and Support Group Facilitator
Sarah Peavey
Programs Assistant, Mindfulness Instructor, Yoga & Fitness Instructor
Landon Nott
Resident in Counseling, Mindfulness Instructor, NOLS-Certified
Board of Directors
Susan Quisenberry
President
Du’Neika Easley, CPA
Treasurer
Karen Booth Adams
Ben Bruni
Toby Desch
Meghan Gottwald
Samuel J. Kaufman, Esq.
Becky Massey
Stokes McCune
Sally Partlow
Mark Stepanian
Maureen Stepanian
Scientific Advisory Board
Dr. William Irvin, Jr., MD, Scientific Advisory Board Chair
Director of Medical Oncology & Research, Bon Secours Richmond Health System
Dr. Matt Bitsko, PhD
Founder & Director, Summit Emotional Health
Dr. James V. Pellicane, Jr., MD
Director, Bon Secours Virginia Breast Center, Breast Surgical Oncology
Chris Frelke, M.S.
Director, City of Richmond Department of Parks, Recreation & Community Facilities
Blayre Gottwald, MSW
Grief & Loss Counselor, Specializing in Trauma-Informed Care
Dr. Susan Hong, MD, MPH, MSW
RGC Professor Cancer Research; Director, Cancer Survivorship, VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center
Whitney Meleski, MSW, LCSW
Patient & Family Support Manager, VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center
CRC Impact Board
Young Professional Advisory Board
Meghan Gottwald
Impact Board Co-Chair, Liaison to CRC Governing Board
Sarah Newsome
Impact Board Co-Chair
“I’ve never been part of something more fulfilling, more collaborative, more heartfelt than this project. This is truly community building community, and I am tremendously blessed and just touched to the core of my soul by the generosity of our community in bringing this shared vision to life.”
Kristin Harris
CRC Founder & CEO