Shelly Z.
Shelly Z. has worked for Community and Family Resources’ Prevention Department in a variety of roles; most recently supervising the Prevention Department. Shelly is currently the agency's Grants and Contracts Manager. Shelly has an undergraduate degree in Elementary Education from Buena Vista University, a Master of Public Health degree from Des Moines University, and maintains certification as a Certified Prevention Specialist. Shelly enjoys spending time with family and friends and reading in her free time.
Dr. McGregor, DNP
Dr. McGregor joined CFR in February of 2022 as a Medical Healthcare Provider. She is certified in Psychiatry and Family Practice.
Dr. McGregor graduated from University of Iowa with her Doctor of Nursing degree in 2011 and her family nurse practitioner in 2004. She has worked in family practice, psych, ER, internal medicine, urgent care, and as a hospitalist. Dr. McGregor enjoys seeing patients of all ages. She most recently spent time providing care at Community Health Center in Fort Dodge.
In her personal time, she enjoys spending time with her family. She has a husband of 32 years, a son, daughter, daughter-in-law and granddaughter.
Ramona K, MS
Ramona joined CFR as a prevention specialist in March 2024 and is the PFS-PAM grant coordinator for Humboldt County.
She graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2023 with a Bachelor of Science in Biology & Spanish and a minor in Global Health. Throughout college, Ramona worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant on a critical care unit and as a Patient Care Technician at an urgent care in Madison, Wisconsin.
After graduating college, Ramona moved with her husband to rural Iowa. Here, she continued to work in healthcare as an Emergency Room Technician before entering the prevention field . She has a passion for health promotion and prevention and enjoys volunteering in her community.
Outside of work Ramona enjoys reading and spending time with her husband, friends, and two baby guinea pigs – Mabel & Ruby!
Heather K, MS
Heather began her role at Community & Family Resources as a prevention specialist in August 2023. She received her undergraduate degree majoring in therapeutic recreation and minoring in special education. After graduating, she worked with nonprofit organizations and served as a case manager for several years. She returned to school and received her master’s degree in mental health counseling, specializing in military families and cultures and crisis and trauma counseling.
Outside of work, she spends time with her husband, four adult kids, and her grandson. She enjoys caring for her plants and traveling across the United States.
Jeff E
Jeff started his employment with Community and Family Resources in December 2023. He began in the prevention department and has since moved to the role of Men’s Recovery House Manager and Counselor at the Webster City Home. Prior to joining CFR, Jeff worked for 25 years as a production manager at Eaton Corporation. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Service Administration with a minor in Behavioral Sciences and a Master of Science degree in Human Services with a focus on Community and Families outreach.
In his free time, Jeff spends time with his 7 cats and engages in designing and selling cat formal wear.
Tammy H.
Tammy began her career in behavioral health in August 2019 at CFR’s adult residential substance use treatment program in Fort Dodge, providing individual and group counseling. Throughout her time working in residential treatment, Tammy obtained her CADC and later her IADC. Tammy is dually licensed in the state of Iowa for substance use with her IADC and mental health with her LMSW. She graduated from Sam Houston State University with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, victim studies. She received her master’s in social work (MSW) with an emphasis on trauma from the University of Northern Iowa.
Tammy specializes in working with individuals who have experienced trauma and is able to teach valuable distress tolerance and emotional regulation skills that can be applied in a wide variety of situations. Her therapeutic approaches include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), and Attachment Theory.
Tammy understands how both common and novel stressors can impact life, relationships, work, and family. She believes that therapy should be a place where you can show up as your true self with a therapist who supports you with compassion and honesty. She believes in meeting each person where they are and working with them at their own pace to achieve their goals.
In her free time, she hangs out with her husband and son. She has learned to enjoy each moment of life, take nothing for granted, and spend as much time enjoying family as she can. She enjoys biking, movies, games, gardening, painting, shopping, and cooking.