Meet The AFC TEam

Meet your A Fresh Chapter Team!  We will email you our contact information.  Please feel free to contact us with any questions you might have!

Terri Wingham
AFC CEO and Founder; Pre & Post Support

Terri Wingham is the founder and CEO of A Fresh Chapter. A breast cancer diagnosis at age 30 changed Terri forever, transporting her from corporate life to a foreign world of chemotherapy and surgeries. An international volunteer travel experience in South Africa helped Terri see that struggle is universal – and inspired her to provide individuals deeply impacted by cancer the opportunity to expand their focus beyond the disease and discover new purpose in their lives. Terri is a committed global health advocate and cancer support innovator who speaks frequently on topics relating to using adversity as a catalyst for growth. Terri holds a Bachelor of Commerce with a major in Entrepreneurship from Royal Roads University in Victoria, Canada.

Philip Odiyo Ouma
AFC Alum and Local Partner

Philip Odiyo Ouma started working as a volunteer psychologist at Faraja Cancer Support Trust while teaching at the Daystar University and running a private practice. He is currently the Patient Support Manager at the centre. His passion for Psycho-Oncology began 15 years ago at Kisumu Hospice where he established the first counselling office. Besides having a master’s degree in Counselling Psychology, he is currently enrolled for a doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology at the United States International University. Philip’s was selected for Clinical Observership for training at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre in Manhattan, New York under the Union for International Cancer Control Fellowship for 2014.

Besides, his work at Faraja, he is a committee member of the Early Career Psycho-Oncology Professionals’ group and a member of the IPOS Federation under the International Psycho-Oncology Association. He is the Vice President of Africa Psycho–Oncology Society (APOS) and a Fellow at the Association of UICC Fellows. Philip attended the A Fresh Chapter South African Odyssey in 2017. The program completely changed his view about cancer and gave him a new desire and drive to continue in his cancer work in Kenya. As an Ambassador, Philip has been instrumental in helping to bring AFC to Kenya and hopes to further bring it to other countries across Africa.

Janet Ottersberg
Program Consultant and Facilitator

Janet Ottersberg is a co-facilitator for A Fresh Chapter. Janet is an OTR/L and has worked as an Occupational Therapist for more than 25 years. She is a certified lymphedema specialist, and started the Lymphedema treatment clinic at Parkview hospital in Pueblo, Colorado. She is a certified Daring Way Facilitator, incorporating the research on shame and vulnerability to assist her clients in finding their full joy. She is a Yoga Alliance registered yoga instructor and incorporates a mind, body, spirit practice in all aspects of her work. She received her certification in comprehensive evidence based coaching through Fielding Graduate University.

Lisa Nielsen
Program Facilitator

Lisa Nielsen is a co-facilitator with A Fresh Chapter and a member of the 2014 India Odyssey Tribe. She is a Holistic Wellness Coach, Fitness Trainer and Nutritionist.  Lisa has worked in several facets of the wellness industry for over 22 years.  Her work includes personal fitness training, nutritional coaching, cooking classes, outdoor fitness and mobility classes, personal cheffing, and varying wellness retreats.  Her new business “Vibrant Life Wellness Coaching” (formerly Zen Fitness and Nutrition) is a way for her to bring all of her passions and experiences in wellness under one roof.  She is especially interested in working with functional movement and mobility, therapeutic nutrition, and mental, emotional, and spiritual wholeness.  She loves educating and inspiring others to live healthy lives by finding a balance in body, mind and spirit.

Dana Buning
Program Facilitator

Dana Buning serves as Creative Director and a Communications Consultant with A Fresh Chapter. She is also an Ignite Facilitator. Her background in storytelling is rooted in a producing career in television and documentary film. She first volunteered with A Fresh Chapter by bringing a film crew to Peru to tell the story of the 2016 Odyssey. Since then, she has continued to produce video content for A Fresh Chapter and is honored to have the opportunity to tell these stories. She is passionate about writing and fostering communication and connection. Dana earned a BA in English from the University of Tennessee and an MFA in Filmmaking from The Film School at Florida State University. She is a breast cancer survivor.

Stacy Stec
AFC Operations Manager – Logistics and Participant Support

Stacy is the Operations Manager for A Fresh Chapter, in addition to being an alumni of the 2016 Peru Odyssey Tribe.  She is the mother of two young daughters and is a breast cancer survivor.  She was born and raised in Virginia and is now living in the Northern Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C.  She is passionate about helping her community and loves to volunteer her time as a Girl Scout leader.  Stacy is thrilled to be working in this role, which allows her to combine her experience working as a paralegal and participating in an international AFC program herself, as well as her commitment to helping others find the same peace after cancer that she found in Peru.