Our Board
Leann Gordon
President
Leann is the mother of Olivia Paige Gordon for whom the Olivia's Butterfly Blessings nonprofit is named. She attributes this 501c3 to her faith and hope in Jesus Christ. Leann has a certification in Grief and Loss counseling and has organized and led many support groups concerning this topic. She is currently working on a certification and Trauma and Crisis and Young Mental Health coaching.
Leann is a wife to Andy, stepmom to Austin, a Grammy to Amelia, and a mom to Olivia in heaven, along with the sibling of Olivia's lost to miscarriage. She knows the pain of losing a child all too well. Leann says besides her faith, the thing that keeps her moving forward, is her Posse ( a group of Jesus loving women which came together in 2016). She is deeply passionate about the cause and trusts God to lead Olivia's Butterfly Blessings and it's board members in the direction that he wants it to go.
Angie Hrinda
Vice President
Angie and Leann first met during a Bible Study in November Of 2015. Their friendship began to grow after a small group of women from their study gathered for an overnight stay at a B&B in April of 2016. The small circle of women continued to gather, encourage each other, and pray for each other. A strong bond of sisterhood was born. In October of 2016 Leann, Andy and Olivia were involved in a tragic accident that took Olivia's life at the age of four and a half. Out of that tragedy Olivia's Butterfly Blessings was born.
In the past she served as the Vice President on the board of another local nonprofit as well as Secretary of the board of a local Christian school. Angie invested 11 years at the local county prison facilitating Bible Study and most recently received certification in Mental Health Coaching and Trauma Informed Care.
Spring Leamont
Treasure
Spring has spent many years as a volunteer peer counselor at a crisis pregnancy center, a biblical lay counselor at a church facility, and volunteered at Victims Resource Center while attending college. She provides wisdom, clarity, and some sense of order in the chaos on the Olivia's Butterfly Blessings team! She has a huge heart for helping others in trauma, especially those who may struggle to help themselves. She has completed numerous classes and received certifications in this area of study.
Spring is a wife, mother of three, and grandmother of one. She loves reading, art, writing, and travel. She and Leann have been friends for over 10 years. Springs overall desire is to serve her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, honoring God and all that she does and bring light into the darkness for those that need it most.
Annie Lukashewski
Secretary
Annie keeps the meeting minutes and places all the thoughts and ideas that come up during board meetings into an organized and readable format. She is also responsible for creating the paper trail which keeps the legal and financial people happy with Olivia's Butterfly Blessings operations.
Annie is a mother of three now adult children. She also has five grandchildren ( including two sets of twins!) that keep her very busy. Annie also loves reading, puzzles, and traveling. She has a servant's heart and a love for Jesus that is priceless to the Olivia's Butterfly Blessings team.
Cheryl Thompson
Public Relations Director
Cheryl’s Journey with Olivia's Butterfly Blessings began during COVID when she joined Leann and Ang to pray for our nation. After COVID the gatherings continued with several other women joining in and they started to call themselves “ The Posse”.
Whenever Leann had events for Olivia's Butterfly Blessings Cheryl served wherever she was needed. Cheryl has completed several certifications just this year: Mental Health Coaching, Coffee Cup Counseling, and Substance Use Disorder. She facilitated Bible study at a local prison for approximately 11 years. As Olivia's Butterfly Blessings takes its next steps as an official nonprofit Cheryl is happily taking on the role of Public Relations Director. She heads up fundraising ideas, organizes vendors and donors for events, and records the steps so that Olivia's Butterfly Blessings can continue to improve the process each year.
Cheryl is a wife of Larry, a mother of two children, and a grandmother of eight, and great-grandmother of two! she enjoys baking, reading, and hunting. Cheryl credits Jesus Christ her Lord and Savior for this opportunity to help others with the gifts and talent that he has given her.