Presentation Team:
We are a team of professional sonographers, masters level mental health and health professionals, and mothers and fathers with pro-life testimonials. We are from different faiths and backgrounds - united in Christ and in God's call to share the gift of life and love with others.
Ultrasound technicians:
Kathy Havranek-Test, RDMS, RVT - Kathy has enjoyed a 30 year career as an ultrasonographer specializing in obstetrics. She has been blessed to join the Heart of a Child team and introduce people to the truth and beauty of life in the womb with live ultrasound scans.
Angela Himmelberg, BS, RT(R), RDMS - Angela is a sonographer and abstinence presenter for Heart of a Child Ministries. A graduate of University of Nebraska Medical Center, she has a passion for sharing the gift of life and fetal development via ultrasound with today's youth.
Prolife speakers:
Nikki Schaefer, MSW- Nikki holds a masters degree in social work and is a trained art therapist. She worked at Catholic Services and Birthright in St. Louis where she counseled abortion-minded women and led art therapy and parenting programs for pregnant and parenting teens. She also worked at as an art therapist and support staff for people with disabilities for 15 years. Nikki is a mother to six children and Director of Heart of a Child Ministries. She has published articles in homeschooling, parenting, and children's publications, has written a piece in the book Stories for the Homeschool Heart and authored and illustrated the book The Potty Train by guardianangelpublishing.com (click on link to order). Nikki is also a featured guest on KVSS Spirit Catholic radio. Nikki loves sharing the gift of life and the gift of children with others (see her work at www.nikkischaefer.org).
Kristen New, MSW- Kristen has a masters degree in social work. She is a former atheist and counselor who worked in the abortion industry. Through the prayers of one woman and through seeing a second trimester abortion on ultrasound, Kristen left the abortion industry, became pro-life, and through God's grace, was converted to Christianity. Kristen shares her powerful testimony with high school students focusing on the message that we are called to have love and mercy for all - for the abortion workers, for the women, for the men and for the children.
Angelina Giles, MSN - Angelina is a Family Nurse Practitioner who graduated from Clarkson College (Apr 2017) and Creighton University (May 2013) where she earned her Masters of Science in Nursing – Family Nurse Practitioner and Bachelors of Science and Nursing respectively. Angelina currently works at Sancta Familia Medical Apostolate (“Holy Family” in Latin), which is a Catholic Medical Apostolate clinic here in Omaha, Nebraska. She manages and treats the following populations: newborn/pediatric, family, women, and geriatric. Previous to her current position at SFMA, she was employed by The Nebraska Medical Center, Bellevue – Emergency Department and The Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha – Solid Organ Transplant Unit. She is very passionate about the Pro Life mission and speaks often at various Pro Life events in Nebraska. She and her husband, Sean have four beautiful children. She may have her hands full, but she fully recognizes the blessings bestowed beyond measure, to have such a wonderful family!
Julie Gallegos - Julie is a wife and mother who was called to adopt. Through a series of God-directed events, Julie adopted an infant named James. She and James continue to have a beautiful relationship with his birth mother. Julie shares her powerful story of adoption with middle school and high school students.
Other presenters - We offer a number of other presenters for the high school to adult presentations. These involve more adoption speakers (birth moms and adoptive moms and dads), speakers who have had abortions and healed (men and women), speakers who were faced with crisis pregnancies, speakers whose pre-born babies were diagnosed with down syndrome or defined as "incompatible with life", and abstinence speakers.
Ultrasound technicians:
Kathy Havranek-Test, RDMS, RVT - Kathy has enjoyed a 30 year career as an ultrasonographer specializing in obstetrics. She has been blessed to join the Heart of a Child team and introduce people to the truth and beauty of life in the womb with live ultrasound scans.
Angela Himmelberg, BS, RT(R), RDMS - Angela is a sonographer and abstinence presenter for Heart of a Child Ministries. A graduate of University of Nebraska Medical Center, she has a passion for sharing the gift of life and fetal development via ultrasound with today's youth.
Prolife speakers:
Nikki Schaefer, MSW- Nikki holds a masters degree in social work and is a trained art therapist. She worked at Catholic Services and Birthright in St. Louis where she counseled abortion-minded women and led art therapy and parenting programs for pregnant and parenting teens. She also worked at as an art therapist and support staff for people with disabilities for 15 years. Nikki is a mother to six children and Director of Heart of a Child Ministries. She has published articles in homeschooling, parenting, and children's publications, has written a piece in the book Stories for the Homeschool Heart and authored and illustrated the book The Potty Train by guardianangelpublishing.com (click on link to order). Nikki is also a featured guest on KVSS Spirit Catholic radio. Nikki loves sharing the gift of life and the gift of children with others (see her work at www.nikkischaefer.org).
Kristen New, MSW- Kristen has a masters degree in social work. She is a former atheist and counselor who worked in the abortion industry. Through the prayers of one woman and through seeing a second trimester abortion on ultrasound, Kristen left the abortion industry, became pro-life, and through God's grace, was converted to Christianity. Kristen shares her powerful testimony with high school students focusing on the message that we are called to have love and mercy for all - for the abortion workers, for the women, for the men and for the children.
Angelina Giles, MSN - Angelina is a Family Nurse Practitioner who graduated from Clarkson College (Apr 2017) and Creighton University (May 2013) where she earned her Masters of Science in Nursing – Family Nurse Practitioner and Bachelors of Science and Nursing respectively. Angelina currently works at Sancta Familia Medical Apostolate (“Holy Family” in Latin), which is a Catholic Medical Apostolate clinic here in Omaha, Nebraska. She manages and treats the following populations: newborn/pediatric, family, women, and geriatric. Previous to her current position at SFMA, she was employed by The Nebraska Medical Center, Bellevue – Emergency Department and The Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha – Solid Organ Transplant Unit. She is very passionate about the Pro Life mission and speaks often at various Pro Life events in Nebraska. She and her husband, Sean have four beautiful children. She may have her hands full, but she fully recognizes the blessings bestowed beyond measure, to have such a wonderful family!
Julie Gallegos - Julie is a wife and mother who was called to adopt. Through a series of God-directed events, Julie adopted an infant named James. She and James continue to have a beautiful relationship with his birth mother. Julie shares her powerful story of adoption with middle school and high school students.
Other presenters - We offer a number of other presenters for the high school to adult presentations. These involve more adoption speakers (birth moms and adoptive moms and dads), speakers who have had abortions and healed (men and women), speakers who were faced with crisis pregnancies, speakers whose pre-born babies were diagnosed with down syndrome or defined as "incompatible with life", and abstinence speakers.