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About Us

Magnolia Resources Foundation, Charlottesville Virginia, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing resources that empower people to make positive life changes.

Magnolia Resources Foundation is able to provide people in vulnerable circumstances and the organizations that serve them with resources that promote positive life change in a holistic manner. We believe that when individuals are in a positive state physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually, they are in optimal condition to make personal choices that benefit themselves, their families, and society. We believe that there is value inherent in natural settings, animals, and other such resources for the purpose of improving the general well being of individuals.

Organizations that serve vulnerable populations often do not have access to these types of resources to employ in the services they offer to their clients. Magnolia Resources Foundation will secure those resources and offer them to individuals and to organizations that serve these populations. Our approach is based on faith in Jesus as the Savior and Lord, and we are dedicated to sharing His love with people both in- and outside of the Christian faith. Magnolia Resources Foundation seeks to work collaboratively with extant community organizations to serve the needs of a variety of vulnerable populations.

Our Directors

  • Michelle

    Michelle Wieczorek

    President & CEO

    Michelle Wieczorek is the Founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Magnolia Resources Foundation, Inc. She holds a Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. She is the Director of Research Administration for the Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the University of Virginia, where she has worked since 2006. In that time, she developed a novel service delivery model for research administration, and her private consulting firm, Steel Consulting, LLC, is currently in negotiations with the University of Virginia License and Ventures Group to license the model for private sale to other institutions of higher education. Additionally, she is currently under preliminary contract to become the Chief Operating Officer of two venture companies emanating from the University of Virginia, namely Forensic Psychiatry Services, Inc. as well as BrachyFoam, Inc. Her passion is tending to the needs of vulnerable populations for their edification and for the glorification of Jesus.

  • Jeff

    Jeff Wieczorek

    Vice President and
    Chief Operating Officer

    Jeff Wieczorek is the Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Magnolia Resources Foundation, Inc. He holds a Master’s degree of Business Administration in Servant Leadership from Liberty University, a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Economics, and completed Authentic Leadership Development at Harvard Business School. He currently holds the position of Chief Information Officer at Member One Federal Credit Union in Roanoke, Virginia. Mr. Wieczorek’s twenty-seven years of experience working in the credit union (not-for-profit) industry coupled with his Christian based education in leadership guide his relational approach to business. A holistic strategy toward meeting organizational demands creates a strong workforce by setting high expectations, providing exceptional mentoring, and fostering a positive work environment. He has a proven track record of maximizing efficiencies and minimizing costs by implementing innovative methodologies founded on his operational experience and a solid understanding of emerging technologies. He currently serves as Vice President and board member of the Homebuilders Association of Central Virginia. Mr. Wieczorek provides voice-over services for radio and television through his private company, JTW Professional Services, LLC. He owns and operates a small hay farm on which he lives in Bedford County. He enjoys the outdoors, music, and learning anything new.

  • Ann M. Newman, Ph.D.

    Ann

    Founding Board Member

    Dr. Ann Mabe Newman earned her BSN from UNC Charlotte, MSN from UNC Chapel Hill, and PhD in Nursing from The University of Alabama at Birmingham. She is ANCC Certified as a Clinical Specialist in Psychiatric Nursing. She designed, and taught in, the online Nurse Educator program at UNC Charlotte where she also taught Health Policy until her retirement.. Dr. Newman has received numerous teaching awards: the prestigious Bank of America Award and the NC Board of Governor’s Award for Teaching Excellence. She has served in elected positions on the North Carolina BON, the ANA, as president of the University Faculty and on the Board of Directors of more than 25 non-profit agencies in Charlotte. Dr. Newman and Arthritis Patient Services have been community research partners for 20 +years. She has published more than 30 articles and has received funding from NINR for her research on self-management in arthritis.>Augue consectetur sed interdum imperdiet et ipsum. Mauris lorem tincidunt nullam amet leo Aenean ligula consequat consequat.

  • Sheri

    Sheri Potasnik

    Treasurer

    Sheri Potasnik is a founding board member and Treasurer of Magnolia Resources Foundation, Inc. She has been instrumental in the construction of the Foundation, from the inception of the idea to create it over a decade ago. She holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Nursing from Indiana University and works as a registered nurse in the Surgical Recovery Unit at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Indianapolis. Mrs. Potasnik has served in numerous leadership roles in the Church throughout her life, including terms on the Board of Elders and Board of Deacons. Mrs. Potasnik was instrumental in bringing the deaf ministry to the Hamilton County Great Banquet, a 72 hour spiritual renewal weekend, so that those in the deaf community can experience the love of Christ in the same way the hearing can. She has extensive experience in working with the full age-span of children through adolescents in a variety of teaching and youth leadership roles. She spends her free time traveling with her husband of 40 years, dabbling in fine paper artistry, and playing with her two grandchildren.

  • Todd

    Todd Potasnik

    Treasurer

    Todd Potasnik is a founding board member and Secretary of Magnolia Resources Foundation, Inc. He has played a pivotal role in the formation of Magnolia Resources Foundation, Inc, helping to develop the principles on which it is based and the focus of the initial recipients of the Foundation’s resources. He studied business at Indiana University and is currently the General Manager of Morton Remodeling Company, Inc. in Indianapolis, Indiana. Mr. Potasnik has held several roles in the Church, including terms on the Board of Elders, Board of Deacons, and the Director of Web Technology at three churches over the past 20 years. He has extensive experience leading and teaching small groups, and has contributed his expertise in website design to multiple start-up companies. He is a skilled artisan in wood craft and enjoys spending time vacationing with his wife, Sheri, and their dog, Fievel.

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