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Sarah Ornst Bloomquist, CFLE, CLC has been advocating for women’s perinatal mental health since she experienced her own postpartum depression and anxiety after the birth of her first son.

Sarah brings over 18 years of professional experience including her work as child advocacy program coordinator at Cottageview Children’s Center, life coach at Innermost Coaching, relationship specialist at Fathers and Families Center, and as a counselor at Women’s Care Center in Milwaukee. Sarah is a Certified Life Coach, Certified Family Life Educator, and speaker. She is committed to helping moms break down the obstacles to effective treatment and find hope in the process.

Born and raised in the greater Milwaukee area, she is a cheesehead at heart, but did spend 10 years as a Hoosier after marrying Mike (a native of Indiana and Larry Bird fan). Sarah lives in the greater Milwaukee area with her husband and two children. She is active in her local mom’s club, enjoys spontaneous mini-excursions with her family, hanging out with friends and neighbors, and taking her rescue dog, Remi, for walks.

Katie Sparks has been hired as Director of Philanthropy at Kathy’s House, Milwaukee.

She brings 14 years of experience in philanthropy relations to this inaugural position and is responsible for developing and carrying out the organization's strategic fundraising and external relations plans as they build a new Home for healing. She strategizes with Board members, oversees event engagement, and partners with external community leaders to raise awareness about the amazing impact Kathy’s House has on families who need a “home away from home” in order to access medical care at local health care systems.

Katie has partnered, worked, and volunteered with both large and small-scale organizations to help to build a culture of philanthropy, including Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee, Schlitz Audubon Nature Center, Neu-Life Community Development, Congregation Shalom, Teens Grow Greens, Wisconsin Black Historical Society, and more.

Hope Without Borders has grown a lot in the last several years, but our mission remains the same -  empowering people and transforming communities. We help the needy, vulnerable to change their lives as they learn new skills,  technologies and capabilities. When someone learns a new skill, they teach someone else, and in the end you have helped entire communities.

We are about community development, whether in America or abroad. Many in despair have "basic needs" such as clean water, safe sanitation, nutritious food, health-dental care, adequate shelter and education, which many of us take for granted. We empower, inspire and resource individuals and communities in need starting with their strengths, listening, learning and working together on life-changing sustainable development initiatives.

Community development ideas flourish, but the landscape is littered by numerous failed agency,  government and organization projects at a devastating loss to the most needy. We believe working and serving together we can change the lives of the needy worldwide spreading HOPE one person and one community at a time.

Oriana Carey is the Chief Executive Officer for the Coalition for Children, Youth & Families. She is driven to ensure that the Coalition creates programs and services that ensure all children have a champion and that those champions have support.

Oriana earned a Bachelor’s in Social Work from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh in 1991 and a Master’s in Social Work from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 1995. She is currently licensed as a clinical social worker in the State of Wisconsin. Before coming to the Coalition, Oriana held a variety of supervisory and managerial positions within child and family serving agencies. She began her tenure at the Coalition in 2005, as a project manager, where she helped to successfully launch the Wisconsin Foster Care and Adoption Resource Center. She has served as the CEO since 2014.