Founded in laughter, thriving in joy
“Living with cancer is not a choice, how you live with it is.” At Gilda’s Club Kentuckiana, we strive to be the support you and your loved ones need to get through a cancer diagnosis. We offer a supportive community and a variety of programming to assist you, your loved ones or any members of your circle who are struggling. We believe life is meant to be lived even when cancer is a part of it. For more information on how we can help and how you can help others, click here.
Our Mission
History
Beloved Comedian, Immortalized Legend
Gilda’s Club Kentuckiana is named in memory of Saturday Night Live star Gilda Radner. When diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 1986, Gilda found support with Psychotherapist Joanna Bull who believed in a correlation between emotional and physical well-being. Understanding how important the experience was to her treatment, it was Gilda’s dream to develop communities where no one would ever have to face cancer alone.
Gilda died from her cancer in 1989. In 1995, her husband, actor Gene Wilder, and Bull, along with family and friends, founded the first Gilda’s Club in New York City.
Gilda’s legacy and whimsy live on through the many Gilda’s Clubs around the nation, where members join with others to give and receive the benefits of love and laughter.
You’ll see photos of Gilda throughout our website. Courtesy of Edie Baskins, Gene Spatz and NBC/NBCU Photo Bank.
Staff
Karen MorrisonPresident/CEO
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Chelsea RaffImpact Officer
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Denise TaylorVolunteer Resources Coordinator
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Diane Rihn
Data Management Specialist
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Janet GruenbergChief Operating Officer
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Jessica CarnerDirector of Volunteer Engagement
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Jonathon RaleyDevelopment Manager
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Karen LovelyDevelopment Coordinator
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Leah V. Walton, LCSWProgram Director
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Lori Mangum
Youth and Families Program Manager
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Mary B. Gatton, LCSWProgram Manager of Member Engagement
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Mary Caroline Gray, LCSWYouth Member Engagement Manager
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Pam KurzendoerferOperations Director
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Suzanne GoldringMarketing & Communications Director
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Tonya CookChief Development Officer
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Tracie NashExecutive Assistant
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Board