Executive Director: Lisa M. Schmitz Lisa has served since July 2006 as the Executive Director of University LifeCare Center (ULCC), where she oversees all aspects of the center's operations, ensuring that the mission is carried out with compassion and respect for each individual served.  Prior to coming to ULCC, Lisa served as Director of Volunteer Services at Children's Home Society & Family Services in St. Paul, MN, where they managed up to 5000 volunteer assignments each year. She previously worked for five years in social services through Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Minneapolis/St. Paul and a program for the homeless in the Bronx, New York. Before switching to the social service field, Lisa spent more than nine years working with the federal government, including the Environmental Protection Agency and six months as a policy assistant for the White House Office of Environmental Policy. She holds a Masters in Public Policy from Georgetown University in Washington, DC.
Director of Client Services:  Jessica J. Kegley, M.A., LAMFT Jessica has served since August 2006 as the Director of Client Services at the University LifeCare Center (ULCC) , where we counsel women and families facing unexpected pregnancy. Jessica provides professional counseling at the ULCC in a variety of areas related to pregnancy including; options, grief and loss, abortion recovery, anxiety and depression, and related individual, couple, and family counseling. Prior to joining ULCC, Jessica worked for over 2 years as the primary counselor at a pregnancy resource center in S. Minneapolis, MN, in addition to working as the Director of Youth Ministry at a local Catholic Church. Jessica began her counseling career as a credit counselor for a local credit counseling agency. She holds a Bachelors of Science in Family Social Science from the University of Minnesota and a Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy from Saint Mary’s University in Minneapolis, MN.
Nurse Manager: Judy Kruger, R.N. Judy came to the University LifeCare Center in March 2007 to expand the services offered by setting up the Limited Obstetrical Ultrasound program, as well as the testing for Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI). Previously, Judy developed and managed the Ultrasound program at a pregnancy center in Willmar, MN, for approximately 2 years.  Most of her nursing career was hospital-based, working in Emergency Services and then in a supervisory role.  She has a genuine passion for working with women who find themselves in an unplanned pregnancy.

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