Karen’s experience in struggling to conceive gave her the passion to create this foundation.

Her day job is managing the retail department at her family-owned community bank, New Market Bank. Karen holds a BA in Entrepreneurship from the University of St Thomas. She recently graduated with a mini graduate degree from the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Colorado Boulder.

Jason at first was along for the ride, but his passion for helping families struggling with fertility is strong.

He currently is working for Bosch Security Systems in operations. He has a degree from Rasmussen College in Help Desk Management.

Janet worked as a paralegal and disability appeal specialist for many years. Although Janet and her hubby Bryan were not blessed with their own children, Janet considers being "Auntie Shawsee" to her nieces, nephews and grand nieces one of her greatest joys and blessings. Janet is a caretaker for her parents, is active in her church and loves making things for her crafting business.

Through firsthand experience with infertility and pregnancy loss, Chelsea understands deeply the intensity, burden, and struggle of this journey. She feels called to help those walking a similar path.

Chelsea works as a physical therapist in the Twin Cities. She earned her Doctorate of Physical Therapy from the University of Wisconsin - La Crosse.

Carolyn Niosi graduated from Lakeville High School and pursued college at Normandale and Mankato State. While her area of focus was on Mass Communications, her 20-year career has been in IT. She is employed at family-owned Ryan Companies, a Minnesota construction company in Minneapolis. Carolyn has been married to Kurt for just over 20 years and they have two children, Anthony, and Maddie. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, working on home improvement projects, and volunteering in the community.

When longtime family friend, Karen Ramola, shared her idea of the Giving Grace Foundation, I jumped at the opportunity to be a part of such an impactful organization. I’m privileged to be involved with such a compassionate group of people who want to give back to families struggling with infertility.

Dr. Spring brings a medical perspective to the Giving Grace nonprofit organization. She attended medical school at Des Moines University and completed a residency in emergency medicine. She is a board certified emergency medicine physician and resides in the Twin Cities with her family.