WidowsMight.net
Current Volunteer Leadership and Advisory Team
Catherine Seay-Ostrowski
Founder of WidowsMight.Net
Cathy has been a widow for 5 years. She lost her high school sweetheart and husband of 31 years, Rob Ostrowski, to cancer in August of 2019. An active and practicing Catholic, Cathy also enjoys time with her family including 3 children, their families and 3 super awesome grandchildren! She also loves music and travel. Alongside standing up the network itself, Cathy hopes to help bring notice and attention to the needs of widows in areas related to consumer advocacy and good faith business engagement with widows. Cathy has been employed by the University of Michigan for 34 years, serving in various key administrator roles across the University. Most recently, she serves as chief administrator and director of administration for three research centers at the UM Institute for Social Research.
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Maureen Crandall
Board Member
I'm Maureen Crandall, mother of two beautiful girls - Grace and Claire. I've been a marketing and sales professional for over 20 years. I am currently a proud real estate agent, protecting homeowner rights in SE Michigan. I lost my husband, friend, and loving father, Terry, in April 2021. He fought pancreatic cancer for over a year. It's been a rough road, but I can see the beauty and blessings that have come from this profound struggle. And I am so grateful to share what I have learned along the way, and to support other widows in their path to healing.
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Angela Hill
Board Member
Angela is the mother of 3 children, ages 22, 25, and 28 and has been widowed for 9 years after being happily married for 22 years. She is certified in the GriefRecovery Method since 2017 and has facilitated various grief groups through New Hope Center for Grief in Northville. Angela has written a book about her Catholic faith journey called, “A Heart Enlightened: A Journey to Happily Ever After.” Angela shares that she has a passion for widows but more than that, she has a passion for helping women lead an authentic and joyful life no matter what state of life they find themselves in.
Dana Kendzicky
Board Member
Dana became a widow in December of 2021 when she lost her husband David after 31 years of marriage. She has 8 children and one grandchild with another on the way.
Born and raised in Michigan, Dana and her husband lived in Texas for a few years right after marriage where she was an elementary school teacher. Since her eldest child was born, she has been a stay at home mom busy raising her children and involved in all their various activities. Since she is still raising teenagers and young adults, her particular interest of support for widows is in navigating that.
Jennifer Thomm
Board Member
Jen became a widow in November 2020, after her husband, Nick Thomm (Ave Maria Radio), passed after a nearly 15 year battle with a brain tumor. They enjoyed over 19 years of marriage, meeting orientation weekend at Franciscan University and marrying after graduation. Jen is a transplant from Pennsylvania, Nick a native of Illinois. They made their home in Michigan, surrounded by a dynamic and faith filled community. Jen is busy raising their three children - Sarah (18), David (14), Andrew (7), while kicking off her 24th year in the classroom. She is an experienced catechist, teacher and speaker. Jen is passionate about walking with other young widows in their grief, particularly in parenting young kids, living through transitions, and helping others to embrace their suffering and use it to inspire others.
Krystin Weeks
Board Member
Krystin Weeks was widowed after 30 years of marriage. Her husband, Jim, died of
pancreatic cancer in August of 2021. Krystin has three young adult daughters and one
teenage daughter. A devout Catholic, she is interested in sharing her faith and the love
of Christ with other widows. She desires a connection with other moms parenting
teenagers and hopes to establish a faith-based ongoing group for widowed moms of
teens. When not parenting 24/7 (!) she enjoys tennis, golf, biking, Bible Studies, sewing,
and gardening.