Jenna Udenberg is a lifelong resident from theNorthshore of Minnesota and is a former music educator of 19 years. She has used a manual wheelchair since the age of 8 due to Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. Jenna is a 2017 Blandin Foundation Community Leader, a 2020 BushFellow, and a 2025 Shannon Leadership Institute Fellow. Writing for the Lake County Press in her column, Local View from 4 foot 2, inspires vulnerability and the sharing of lived experiences from the seated perspective.

Within My Spokes: A Tapestry of Pain, Growth& Freedom is Jenna’s published memoir which you can find on the A&BWU website, on Amazon or wherever you find your books. In her free time, you can find Jenna outdoors on paved trails or fishing with friends, playing board and card games, as well as coaching the Robo Dweebs, a LEGO robotics team. Jenna is the founder of the non-profit, Above & Beyond With U, which works toincrease accessibility and inclusion in Minnesotaand beyond.

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Patrick is an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner who has transitioned to personal coaching. He has8 years of experience working in substance abuse treatment. Patrick has been sober and in recovery since the age of 19. After nearly 20 years of sobriety,years of therapy, reading self-help books, and going on spiritual retreats, he still felt like the young, wounded child of his youth; consumed with self-hate,pessimism, insecurities, anger issues, and constantly worrying about everything. While attending a live event that he discovered through a podcast,he admitted to a room full of people that he didn't love himself and he couldn't understand why.

Patrick was introduced to new material that has completely shifted his life over the past 3 years. Helearned what was at the root of his self-destructive actions along with uncovering the exact nature of his misguided beliefs. Patrick's mission is toprovide men with a new structured process and a safe place where they can be vulnerable.

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Gretchen Schoser is the owner of Schoser Talent andWellness Solutions, where she helps small and midsize businesses build healthier, more human workplaces. With over 45 years of combined business experience, she blends talent strategy, employee wellness, and practical change management. Gretchen specializes in recruiting, onboarding, and workplace mental health, especially for organizations navigating growth or burnout. Sheis also the award-winning co-host and business manager of the mental health podcast Sh!t That Goes On In Our Heads. Through raw conversations and a lot oflaughter, she works to normalize mental health struggles and reduce stigma.

Gretchen is a suicide attempt survivor who openly sharesher lived experience to help others feel less alone. Her work is rooted in compassion, honesty, and the belief that systems and people deserve equal care.She brings both strategic insight and deep empathy into every room she enters.Gretchen is passionate about creating workplaces where people can thrive, not just survive. At her core, she’s a connector, advocate, and champion for real conversations that lead to real change.

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