Our Team

Bridge Community Health Clinic TeamEach member of Bridge Clinic’s team is here to guide, support, and help. Whether helping you as a patient or each other as partners in the clinic or community, our teams make up the framework of care and support that strengthens our community.

Board of Directors

Bridge Clinic is governed by a trusted Board of Directors made up of professionals from our community, at least 51% of whom are clinic patients:

  • Maria Gulan – President
  • Becky Schultz – Vice-President
  • Laura Frost – Treasurer
  • Marie Kieffer – Secretary
  • Judy Burrows
  • Karen Giese
  • Susan Hadaway
  • Chris Hanke
  • Jenn Tryba
  • Joel Lewis
  • Anna Moua
  • Tim Tesch

Leadership Team

The clinic’s Leadership Team has extensive experience in healthcare in a variety of settings. All of our leaders are highly committed to the mission and vision of the clinic, its teams, and meeting high standards of quality in both care and operations:

Jen Smith – Executive Director

Roger Rego – Finance Director

Operations Director (currently vacant)

Michelle Hauer – Human Resources Director

Heidi Keleske – Medical and Behavioral Health Program Director

Georgia Fischer – Dental Program Director

Care Teams

Bridge Clinic staff members are the heart of our clinic. Highly skilled and committed to you and our mission, they will partner with you to provide care that is collaborative and compassionate:

Medical Providers

Cassi-Jo Groshek, PA-C – Physician’s Assistant

Tracie Timm, APNP – Nurse Practitioner

Counselors

Ryan Jacobson, LMFT – Licensed Marriage and Family

Delores Kessel, MSW, LCSW – Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Translators

Chao Lo – Hmong and Laotian

Francisco Guerrero Silva – Spanish

Bi-lingual Staff

Medical Reception:

Aimee Chang – Hmong

Karen Chang – Hmong

Dental Reception:

Cee Thao – Hmong

Medical Assistants:

Pang Lor – Hmong

Additional Support:

Maika Lee – Hmong, Dental Administrative Assistant

AyLee Her – Hmong, Outreach and Marketing Coordinator

Kia Lor – Hmong, Patient Financial Advocate

Dental Providers

Antigo:

Peter Freyer, DDS – Dentist

Wendee Arrowood, RDH – Dental Hygienist

Merrill:

Jennifer Freyer, DDS – Dentist

Heather Bloecher, RDH – Dental Hygienist

Wausau:

Melanie Buchanan, DMD (Wausau and Antigo) – Dentist

Tessa Laber, DDS – Dentist

Emeka Ezeokeke, DDS – Dentist

Phillip Osowski, DDS – Dentist

Megan Nemitz, RDH – Dental Hygienist

Denise Philipps, RDH – Dental Hygienist

Mike Stroik, RDH – Dental Hygienist

Kori Lamberg, RDH – Dental Hygienist