Meet the Staff
PAVE operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year with just ten staff! Every one of them is deeply dedicated to their program and PAVE's mission. Please take a minute to learn more about them and be sure to give them kudos for their efforts when you see them out in the community.
Case Management Team
Heidi Stark - Case Management Team Leader
I have lived in Dodge County all of my life; most of it on a dairy farm. I have worked in a wide range of jobs from short order cook to production control coordinator at a local factory. I have volunteered at a mental health facility, with the handicapped, as a Sunday school teacher and at PAVE. At PAVE, I have worked as a weekend and fill in advocate, answering crisis lines and helping take care of the shelter's needs for about two years.
I have done a bit of everything, which helps me understand the needs and wants of our clients and has proven helpful in helping out with little projects at our shelter. I am currently enrolled at MATC where I soon hope to finish my associate degree and have hopes of attending UW for a degree in social work. I am relatively new to the domestic violence field but I love people and want to see everyone be the best they can be. Living on a dairy farm here in Wisconsin, we are faced with all kinds of problems and have to do a lot of problem solving, so this is really nothing new for me. I look foward to taking on the challenges of Case Management here as PAVE and helping our communities in Dodge County to make the choice to no longer accept domestic violence as a part of life.
Laura Welch and Nicole Nowicki - Case Management Program Team Partners
Children's Advocacy Team
Jenny Kolb - Children's Advocacy Team Leader
Jenny is currently on active military duty and Bobbi Jo Bentz is our acting Children's Advocacy Team Leader.. Bobbi Jo is also our Volunteer Coordinator and her bio can be found below.
I grew up in Juneau, Wisconsin. In 2008, I graduated from Fox Valley Technical College with an Associates degree in Criminal Justice. I then took a year off to join the Wisconsin Army National Guard. In 2009, I returned to school, and am working on my Bachelor of Science degree in Human Services, at UW Oshkosh.
I have worked a few different jobs, from a department store, to children who are severely emotionally disturbed, to children with autism. I also completed a 120 hour internship at PAVE.
I am very excited to be taking on the Children's Advocate position. In domestic violence situations, often times children are greatly affected, emotionally and sometimes physically. PAVE has many presentations to help create awareness and educate communities about domestic violence. If you are interested in having one of our presentations, please contact PAVE.
Jess Pitzlin - Children's Advocacy Program Partner
Legal Advocacy Team
Ashley Welak - Legal Advocacy Team Leader
I grew up in Dodge County all my life, and want to be involved with my community as much as possible. I have volunteers at PAVE for a year before I got hired. I am grateful that I was able to receive this position and be a part of something so great. I am very happy and excited to be working here. It is something I believe so strongly about and happy to try to make the community a better and safer place to live.
I have a associates degree in Criminal Justice – Corrections from Moraine Park Technical College, and someday plan to further my education. While going through college I was a member of the American Jail Association and a Corrections Club member. I received an award for the Who's Who Among Students award. I have a passion for the Criminal Justice field and enjoy working with people. I believe it is my purpose to try to help others help themselves. I want to help others and make a difference in their lives. I want to give people hope and let everyone know that they have potential, and its never to late to make changes in their life. I am looking forward to the obstacles that may come about and be able sort through them and work them out.
Kay Jezyk - Legal Advocacy Program Team Partner
Sexual Assault Victim Advocacy Team
Rachel Heron - Sexual Assault Victim Advocacy Team Leader
My name is Rachel, or to say it with more flavor, Raquel. I had no ordinary childhood, but grew up in the Panama and the jungles of Venezuela, South America. Fast forward a couple of decades and now I am the Sexual Assault Victim Advocate at PAVE in Beaver Dam. I came to work at PAVE in the fall of 2009 with the hopes of helping victims of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault. I love using my Spanish to provide services to our Hispanic clients in Dodge County. Through my work here at PAVE, I have learned so much about this field and the victims that are impacted by domestic violence and sexual assault and it is my hope that our organization can continue to make a difference in the lives of so many who feel trapped and alone.Krista Kunkel - Sexual Assault Victim Advocacy Team Partner
Agency Direction Team
Jamie Kratz-Gullickson - Executive Director
I was born and raised in Green Bay, WI. I received my BA in Sociology, Behavior Science and Law at UW-Madison in 1999. I attended Marquette Law School where I participated in a legal internship with the Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence (WCADV). After receiving my Juris Doctorate with honors in public interest law from Marquette, I continued to volunteer with WCADV and received a Backyard Hero Award from Community Shares of Wisconsin for my work there. After my internship, I spent several years providing pro bono legal information and representation to victims of domestic violence in family law and restraining order cases. I also sat on the State Bar of Wisconsin's Legal Assistance Committee, focusing on equal justice in Wisconsin. I continue to be a member of the Wisconsin Bar Association, although I do not actively practice law in my work at PAVE.
I moved to Beaver Dam with my wonderful husband, Jason and daughter, Liberty in 2005. Shortly after arriving in town, I began volunteering with PAVE through the Legal Advocacy program. A paid position with PAVE opened up in 2007. In 2008, I was promoted to Executive Director of the agency. Shortly thereafter, I was appointed by Jeff Fitzgerald's office to the Governor's Council on Domestic Violence.
I enjoy being a part of the Dodge County Community. I am part of Beaver Dam AM Kiwanis and am on the Board of Directors at the Beaver Dam Area Arts Association.
I am passionately committed to strengthening PAVE and the services we offer to our community. I hope though my work, that my daughter will see a day when no one shakes a baby, no one is bullied on the playground, no one is raped on a college campus, no one is abused by their intimate partner and no one is neglected in a nursing home - a day when the broad spectrum of domestic violence and sexual assault are no longer a part of our culture.
Ashley Welak - Fill-in Director
Ashley assists with agency leadership, particularly when it is necessary for Jamie to be away. See Ashley's bio under her primary role, as our Legal Advocacy Team Leader.
The Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors is an important part of our Agency Director Team. Everyone on the Board volunteers their time for the good of the agency. Read their bios by visiting our Meet the Board page.
Volunteer Coordination Program
Bobbi Jo Bentz - Volunteer Coordinator
I live in Beaver Dam with my husband and two sons. I have worked in jobs ranging from Department of Homeland Security to a factory worker. Besides being the Volunteer Coordinator I am the Children's Advocacy Program Team Partner.
I began volunteering at age 13 for the Brown County Library, in Green Bay, Wisconsin. I have volunteered since then and believe that volunteering helps you develop new skills, boosts your career options, gives you a sense of achievement, and helps strengthen our community. I am thrilled and honored to have taken on this position at PAVE.
Anyone interested in volunteer opportunities please contact me!