Staff & Board of Directors

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Cheri Grennan-Smith
Executive Director, COO

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Kathy M. Way
RN, BSN, Director of Family Services

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Kathy A. Pittman
Director of Photography

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H. Kent Heise, AEP, CLU, ChFC

Over three and one-half decades, Kent Heise has developed extensive experience assisting individuals, families, owners of closely held businesses, and charitable entities, enhance and plan their financial future.  He earned the Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) and Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) designations awarded by the American College in Bryn Mawr Pennsylvania.  He also earned the Accredited Estate Planner (AEP) designation awarded by the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils. In a partnering relationship with Regal Financial Group, Kent is committed to providing you with financial tools, products, and advisory services to address your financial goals and dreams.   Regal Financial Group and American Portfolios Financial Services Inc., provide local, regional, and national resources to enhance the services and support available to you.

Kent is an active member of Redeemer Lutheran Church , a current and founding board member of The Haven Network, and an active volunteer with Inspire the Children.  He and his wife Jean, have two adult children and four grandchildren.

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Lowell Ingram, Treasurer, Rockford Acromatic Products

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Rev. Eric Keller, Pastor at Bethany Presbyterian Church

Rev. Eric Keller earned his Master of Divinity at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena , CA , and began his first call at a small church in Des Moines , IA for three and a half years as the solo pastor. He and his wife Jennifer now live in Loves Park , IL where he has been the pastor at Bethany Presbyterian Church since February 2008.

Eric got involved with The Haven after attending a luncheon about the ministry hosted by Jean Heise. He was so impressed by the ministry and its core values that he wanted to get more involved. "I believe God wants me to be a presence for him in the community and when I saw what The Haven was doing, I knew where that would be."

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Jon Krause, Chairman, Gambino Realtors

Jon Krause is president of Gambino Realtors and president-elect of the Rockford Area Association of Realtors. A Rockford resident since 1985, he remains very active in our community, serving as vice president of finance for the Blackhawk Area Council of Boy Scouts and president of his congregation, St. John Lutheran Church in Pecatonica. Jon has been a board member of The Haven since 2006 and currently serves as board chairman. He and his wife, Judy, have two children.

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Dorothy Kreissler (in Memoriam)

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Ralph Kreissler, Vice Chair of Midway Village Museum

After his service as a pilot in the USAF, Ralph Kreissler spent eight years with Sundstrand Aviation as a Project Engineer on 707, 727, 737, 747, SST, L1011, and Space Shuttle.  He then formed Forest City Machine, D & R AutoChuck and Kreissler Leasing, and following that purchased HMC Products, Greenlee Automatics, and Ekstrom Carlson Machine until his semi-retirement in 1996.

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Mary Ahearn Larson, McDonalds, USA

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W. Perry Randall, MBA, CFP
RANDALL Wealth Management, LLC

W. Perry Randall, MBA, CFP, AIF, is founder of Randall Wealth Management, LLC, where he helps clients pursue their financial goals. He has held many leadership roles within our community including service on the boards of directors of Rockford Area Pregnancy Care Center, BGC Cornerstone Fund, Northwestern University Alumni Club of Rockford, and The Haven. Perry and his wife have seven children.

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Elizabeth Yock, SPHR, Amcore Bank

Elizabeth Yock is Vice President of Employee Relations at AMCORE Bank. She holds her Senior Professional of Human Resources and Certified Compensation Professional designations and is a member of the Society for Human Resources Management and WorldatWork. She has lived in Rockford for most of her life, is a former board member for Big Brothers Big Sisters and is actively involved at her church, Maywood Evangelical Free Church.

Jean M. Heise founded The Haven Network in 2004 with Byron C. Calhoun, MD, a pioneer in the perinatal hospice movement, and served as The Haven's president for six years. Jean served on the board of National Lutherans for Life and for many years as Education Director of Lutherans for Life of Illinois.

Prior to her work at The Haven Network, she was on staff at the Howard Center for Family, Religion and Society, an internationally known think tank that studies family and cultural issues.  Her role at The Howard Center involved special research projects and assistance with the World Congress of Families, the largest international pro-family conferences, in Prague of the Czech Republic , Geneva , Switzerland, Mexico City and Warsaw, Poland. In June 2000, Jean lobbied on behalf of pro-family and pro-life causes at the Women's Conference, Beijing + 5, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City . In May 2004, she traveled to Australia , representing The Howard Center, speaking on family and life issues in Perth and Melbourne. Jean and her husband live in Rockford , Illinois.  The Heises have two married children and four grandchildren.

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Dr. Byron C. Calhoun, MD, FACOG, FACS, MBA

Dr Byron C. Calhoun, MD, FACOG, FACS, MBA is a 1979 Distinguished Graduate of the United States Air Force Academy and graduated from the University of Iowa Medical School with an MD in 1983. Dr Calhoun completed his residency in OB/GYN at the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1987 and finished a Fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at the Oregon Health Sciences University in 1989.  Dr Calhoun is a diplomat of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and is board certified in general Obstetrics and Gynecology as well as the sub-specialty of Maternal-Fetal Medicine. Dr Calhoun serves as Professor and Vice-Chair in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the West Virginia University-Charleston and is involved in resident and medical student education.  He licensed in several states and continues to actively practice maternal-fetal medicine, perform diagnostic obstetrical ultrasound, and participate in prenatal diagnosis counseling.

Dr. Calhoun’s contributions to the obstetrical literature include: the The Perinatal Hospice, which attempts to provide a cogent pro-life hospice alternative to partial-birth abortion for fatal fetal anomalies, and, publication of the cost consequences of abortion and its relationship to pre-term birth.  Dr Calhoun and his wife, Kathryn, have 5 children.