The Board of Directors
The Camp Get-A-Well-A® Board of Directors donate countless hours to bring camp to children's hospitals across the country. 100% of the board donates to Camp Get-A-Well-A®.
- Marlys Tamte, President
As a young child I was ill for several months, and clearly remember the seemingly endless hours of boredom and the disappointment of missing out on the fun times my siblings and friends were enjoying. So when I heard about Camp Get-A-Well-A I was immediately inspired to join the board and contribute whatever I could to their mission. It's enough for a child to be deprived of their health; they shouldn't have to miss out on the best experiences of childhood, too.
My background is in organizational development, communications and marketing. For ten years I've been a consultant, helping large and small businesses overcome obstacles to success. I'm also a speaker, writer, mentor and founder of the Senior Marketing Communications Roundtable, a networking and discussion group on management issues for corporate VPs and directors of marketing and communications.
Keeping myself on a steep learning curve, I'm always pursuing more education. My undergrad degree is from the University of Minnesota, and my MBA from the University of St. Thomas' Executive Program. I completed my professional speaker's training as an affiliate of the National Speakers Association and my facilitation skills training from the Institute of Cultural Affairs
- Vickie Wagner, Treasurer
Vickie established her own tax and accounting firm in 1996 after serving as managing partner at a northeast Scottsdale firm for five years. Her company provides tax planning and preparation, accounting services and business consulting to over 250 business and individual clients.
Vickie has authored several articles for various professional tax and business publications and teaches a variety of tax subjects and small business matters to corporate management teams and other tax and accounting professionals.
In addition to a busy professional life, Vickie is active in the community and spends a good deal of time volunteering for local charities. She enjoys a close and extremely rewarding relationship with Camp Get-A-Well-A, serving as board Treasurer. Vickie has also actively supported the Make a Wish Foundation and Muscular Dystrophy in addition to being involved with an all-volunteer community theatre in Phoenix. She has won several awards for her work in costume design for various theatrical productions. Vickie represented the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation as a 2006 AZ's Finest honoree.
- Kristin Haertel
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Kristin Haertel has over 12 years of technology, marketing and sales experience with a focus on Customer Relationship Management systems (CRM). She currently works at Microsoft where she serves as a Business Solutions Consultant, specializing in the Microsoft CRM application. Prior to working at Microsoft, Kristin worked for a Microsoft Partner for five years as the CRM Practice Manager. While there, she built, grew and managed their CRM Implementation Practice and was recognized for some of the largest CRM implementations in the region. Kristin has also spent time in the recruiting industry and holds a degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Accounting.
- Amy Snook
Amy Snook has over 12 years of experience in the travel industry and has grown into management and operations for her family owned travel business, Professional Travel Partners. Amy's experience in non-profit and working with children goes back 15 years working in domestic abuse shelters. She lends her networking and fundraising expertise to Camp Get-A-Well-A because she sees it as a unique and much needed service to kids that cannot otherwise experience the joy of going to camp.
- Laura Niemi
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Laura Niemi has over 20 years experience in media-related industries. Currently she works for GSA Media, a division of BriteMedia where she is the Director of Gas Station Advertising, working with clients and retail fuel companies nationwide.
Laura has also worked for nonprofit trade associations and is a past president of the Twin Cities Chapter of American Women in Radio and Television. She received her BA degree from the University of Minnesota and lives in Minneapolis.