Meet Winning Pathways

Mechelle Hedtke, Executive Director

Mechelle is a devoted advocate for individuals with disabilities. She is dedicated to raising awareness that children with different abilities are highly capable of being successful in their endeavors. As a parent of a child with a disability, Mechelle has witnessed great resiliency and has developed a passion to ensure others have the same opportunities her son has been afforded. She has experience across many professional roles from real estate to board leadership.

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Winning Pathways Board of Directors

Our Board is wholly dedicated to upholding the highest standards of excellence and ethics. By maintaining these principles, we believe we empower our CEO to seize opportunities and bring success to the diverse range of organizations we support. As a woman-led organization, we are proud to prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in all aspects of our work. We only work with outsourced operational providers with a proven DEI commitment.
Robert Carlson Jr
Owner of Gray Matters, LLC
Emily Dixon
CRA, Boston Scientific
Ron Fulford Jr
Founder of iBall4life
Diane Gates
Risk Officer, Securian Financial
Mechelle Hedtke
Executive Director, Winning Pathways
Todd Hedtke
CEO, Winning Abilities
Kjersti Olson, PhD
Senior Program Officer, National CASA/GAL Association for Children
Jim Weiler
CEO, Industrial QC Holdings