Real Life Center - Key Staff
Cathy Berggren: Cathy serves as the Executive Director and has worked with the agency since 1998 when she began as a volunteer. She has been working with individuals and families for over twenty years with an undergraduate degree in Social Work and a Masters Degree in Public Administration. Her past experience includes community work, adoption, and hospital social work. Cathy is also certified in the state of Georgia as a civil and domestic mediator. She is an active member in the Fayette County Human Services Council and the Fayette Factor. Cathy and her husband have five children and three grandchildren.
Dana Eisfelder: Dana serves as Assistant Director for the Real Life Center and Real Life Store. Prior to joining the staff, she and her husband volunteered at the center for more than 4 years. Dana has an Associate in Arts degree in Business from Clayton Junior College, and Bachelor of Science in Education and Master of Education degrees, both in Mathematics, from The University of Georgia. She and her husband live in Fayetteville.
Jan Fender: Jan serves as our Client Care Coordinator. She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing and worked in public health for a number of years before starting a family. Jan home schooled her children through middle school and now has one child in college and two in high school. She has been a volunteer at The Real Life Center and active as a volunteer in the community. She and her husband live in Fayette County.
Vicki Troyer: Vicki serves as our Volunteer Coordinator as well as our Food Drive Coordinator. She holds an undergraduate degree in Human Resources Management from the University of Arizona. She comes to the Real Life Center with a background of management in the retail industry, along with countless hours of community involvement. Vicki and her husband have 2 children.
Dave Howard: Dave serves as Accountant for the Real Life Center and has over 36 years experience in business and accounting. He graduated with an Accounting Degree from Alabama University and has held numerous positions in financial controlling, project management, and as a financial officer/advisor. Dave currently works part-time with IMEAS and the Real Life Center. He and his wife have four grown children, 12 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.
Michaelle Deitrich: Michaelle serves as one of our Real Life Store Managers. She graduated from Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania with a BSBA in accounting. She has served in various private industry accounting positions as well as a CPA for public accounting firms. She lives in Fayetteville with her husband and 2 children.
Cathy Cornwall: Cathy serves as one of our Real Life Store Managers. She graduated from Berkeley Business Institute in New Jersey. She has served at the Real Life Center, Meals on Wheels, and Clothes Closets that serve Northern Virginia, Washington D.C. and New Haven, CT. She lives in Peachtree City with her husband.
Real Life Center - Board of Directors
Michael Ray: Michael Ray serves as Executive Pastor of
Tom Beal: Tom lives in Newnan, GA with his wife of 24 years and two daughters. He attended Gordon Military College and Florida State University and has spent the past 23 years in sales and sales management in the office equipment industry. Tom has volunteered at The Real Life Center for two years.
Ken Brackett: Ken is beginning his second term on the Real Life Center's Board of Directors. He began his involvement with the Real Life Center as a food pantry volunteer over five years ago, and has since worked in many areas of the ministry, including Daily Bread and as an assessment counselor. He is currently the Director of the Furniture Barn ministry. Ken has a Bachelor's degree in Aeronautical Science and another degree in Business Administration. He is an airline pilot for Delta Air Lines, and he and his wife Jami live in Fayetteville with their two sons.
Kelly Fix: Kelly is a former Client Care Coordinator for the Real Life Center; she was blessed to serve in that position for 10 years. Kelly is currently enjoying being a homemaker and volunteering at her children's school. She lives in Fayetteville with her husband of 20 years, Travis, and their two children, Jacob and Sarah.
Beth Geeslin: Beth has been a middle school math teacher at Landmark Christian School since 1996. She is an Auburn University graduate with a Bachelor of Science business degree. Her teacher certification was earned at West Georgia College. She lives in Tyrone with her husband and two sons.
Dennis Parman: Dennis has been an air traffic controller for 26 years and operates a family horse farm on the south side of Peachtree City. He graduated from a Bible college and a 2-year technical college, with a major in Aviation. Dennis and his wife, Karen, have been married 28 years and have 5 children.
Dan Rankin: Dan is originally from Florida where he began working with Delta Air Lines in Orlando. He is now in his 23rd year and currently a dispatcher in Delta's Flight Control department. While at Delta he has worked in training, operations, customer service and project management. Dan attended the University of Central Florida in Orlando and obtained a BA in Political Science. He also has obtained his Securities and Insurance licenses working for Primerica Financial Services which he uses to help people with personal finance. Dan and his wife Karyn have two girls - Danielle and Olivia.
Real Life Center - Volunteers
Our volunteers are a vital part of the organization and act as support personnel, overseeing the individual programs and assisting in carrying out the day-to-day work. We currently have over one hundred committed volunteers that assist in a variety of ways.