Nonprofit Mission

As Unity’s Executive Director, Alisa Gerke provides leadership and strategic direction for the organization including the supervision of Unity’s hospice, palliative and grief support programs. She works closely with members of the Executive Committee, Community Development Council and Senior Leadership Team to achieve organizational goals and meet community needs. Her leadership philosophy is to ensure all team members are empowered to provide exceptional care and customer service.

In her role as Medical Director, Amy James, MD is responsible for the review and certification of patient referrals to Unity’s hospice and palliative care programs as well as the oversight of patients’ medical care and treatment plans. Dr. James received her bachelor’s degree from Marquette University and earned her medical degree from The Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. She is board certified in both internal medicine and in hospice and palliative medicine. Dr. James has over 20 years of combined experience in hospice, palliative care, and internal medicine. In her free time, Dr. James and her husband enjoy birdwatching and keeping up with their two college-aged children!

As the Senior Director of Growth and Innovation, Christi is responsible for partnering with leadership team to lead the mission, vision, and strategic direction across Unity’s comprehensive and growing complement of compassionate service lines – Care Companions, Supportive Care Management, Hospice, and Grief Services.  Her prior roles at Unity include Clinical Educator, Quality Director, and Senior Director of Business Development, Quality, and Psychosocial Services.  Before joining Unity, Christi served in a community-based social work role in Madison caring for seriously ill older adults.  She has a master’s degree in social work from the University of Wisconsin – Madison.

In her role as Senior Director, Nursing and Specialty Services, Heidi Warpinski is responsible for the leadership, strategic direction, and administrative oversight of Unity’s Nursing and Specialty Services throughout all care settings. In addition, she is responsible for visioning and leading the Supportive Care Management and Pediatric Hospice services. Through an empowering and interactive approach to leadership, she is committed to serving patients, families, staff, providers, and the community through positive experiences and the provision of safe, high-quality care, when it matters most.

Heidi received her bachelor’s degree in nursing as well as both of her master’s degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is trained as a Clinical Nurse Specialist and is board certified as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. While serving in various nursing roles around the county, she returned to her home- town of Green Bay and has served our community and Northeastern WI for nearly 3 decades as an executive healthcare leader within a local health system.

In her role as Senior Director of Finance & Support Services, Jessica Grimm oversees the leadership and operations of several departments including Finance, Billing/Reimbursement, Administrative Support, Product Services, and Project Management. Grimm is a member of the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) and is a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) and Certified Public Accountant (CPA). She received her accounting degree from the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater and had a 15 year career with a large transportation company in Green Bay, Wisconsin prior to employment with Unity.