Donn and Karen are original members of Great Marriages dating back to 2005. They re-joined Great Marriages in 2018 after doing marriage ministry through their local church for many years. Donn and Karen are both retired from a career in law enforcement. They are certified life coaches through the American Association of Christian Counselors. They married in 1986, and have two grown children. Donn enjoys working with electronics, while Karen plays piano and does the outdoor stuff of landscaping. They love traveling, sight-seeing, and taking walks. 

Paul and Samantha Fredelake joined the Great Marriages board in 2021. They were part of a campus ministry together while attending UW-Milwaukee and were married in 2005.  After experiencing the benefits of mentorship early in their own marriage, Paul and Samantha started a young-marriage ministry in their church where they continue to teach and mentor recently married couples. In addition to their careers and ministry, they enjoy the outdoors and spending time with their three children.

Winter is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee with a degree in Sociology, and is certified in Human Resources and Event Planning. In her time before Great Marriages she gained extensive service industry and event planning experience. Before becoming a full time staff member at Great Marriages she volunteered planning their banquets, and joined the team officially in December of 2015. Winter serves as Community Relations Director and secretary of the board for Terry Kohler Family Foundation. She married her best friend Mike in July of 2019. In her free time she enjoys reading, decorating, and fishing.

After completing a successful career in Human Resource Management, Tom and his wife, Sue began mentoring for Great Marriages in 2011. After a year, Tom was asked to serve as Interim Executive Director while a search was made for a full time Executive Director (ED). Upon hiring a new ED, Tom continued to serve on the Board and he is now President of our Board of Directors. He and Sue also continue as the coordinators of our mentoring program and are responsible for training all of our mentor couples.

Sebastian Schmidt is Founder and President of MODIX Corporation, a capital equipment machine manufacturer, headquartered in Sheboygan, WI. His prior experience was President and COO of Kurtz Ersa, a German machine manufacturer with a subsidiary in Plymouth, WI. His background is in international sales and machine manufacturing. Sebastian has served as a member of the Board of Directors for numerous for-profit and non-profit organizations. When the opportunity came up to be one of the first to be supporting Great Marriages, he said yes. He believes that a great marriage is the cornerstone of a healthy society.

Kevin and Carleen are owners of Feldmann Engineering/Jiffy Ice Drills located in Sheboygan Falls, WI. Kevin’s work experience includes President/Owner of Automatan, a manufacturing company in Plover, WI. Prior to that, he worked at and served as President of Pemco in Sheboygan. He currently serves in several board positions in Sheboygan County. Carleen was a stay at home Mom and dabbled in a few part time jobs in the past few years, including a fitness instructor and teacher’s aide. Kevin and Carleen live in the Plymouth area. They have 3 adult children and 5 grandchildren. Both enjoy mentoring for Great Marriages, Bible study, golf and spending time with family. We value our Faith, our Family and our Friends.