Our Harmony Club
Our Harmony Club Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. It is overseen by a Board of Directors. The individuals and their contact information can be found below.
Dawn Vlach, Director
Dawn has been working with the seniors in Racine County for well over a decade. She takes pride in being able to support caregivers while providing their loved ones a fun day. A woman with many hats, Dawn is involved with nearly every aspect of Our Harmony Club including volunteer and client applications, program implementation, and everyday administration. If you or someone you know would like to become either a guest or volunteer, she is the lady you should contact! She also enjoys gardening, riding her bike, taking care of her fury and feathered pets and spending time with her family especially her granddaughter Isabelle.
Our Board of Directors
Dawn Vlach
Co-Founder, President, and CEO
262-880-5301
Edwin Raymond
Vice President
David Miller
Treasurer
davidmiller@ourharmonyclub.org
Kathy Burrows
Member at Large
kathyburrows@ourharmonyclub.org
Edwin Raymond, Vice President and Chairperson
Volunteer since 4-2015, elected to the Board 4-2015; Environmental Audits, Inc. - retired, 35 yrs., Professional Geologist; UW-Parkside, BS Environmental Geology ‘73, UW-Milwaukee, MBA, ‘78, Gateway Technical College, AS Microcomputer Specialist ‘05
David K Miller, Secretary - Treasurer
Volunteer since 5-2017, elected to the Board, 12-2019; U.S. Bank N.A. – retired, 33 yrs., Information Analyst, Project Manager; UW-Madison, BBA Finance ’77; MATC Milwaukee, AS Business Data Processing ‘91; (AC2) U.S. Navy ‘71-75 – honorable discharge
Kathy Burrows, Member at Large
I am happily retired after teaching for Racine Unified schools for 40 years in both elementary and middle schools. My husband and I have four adult children and four grandchildren from our combined families. My hobbies and interests include scrapbooking and other paper crafting, gardening, cooking, walks in the woods, reading, and spending time with my grandkids. When I am not doing one of those things, you would find me doing volunteer work at St. Richard Parish. I have been involved with the Our Harmony Club at the St. Richard site since 2017. I volunteer twice a month. As a part of each of my days here I bring in a craft activity once a month and my sister and I prepare lunch once a month.
After retirement, I was looking for a place to use my talents to serve others. Since my parish, St. Richard, is one of the host sites for Our Harmony Club, I decided to start there. What a gem I found! Being able to experience the smiles and joy that come from some of the simplest things we do with our guests during the day; making crafts, singing, and exercising, playing bocce ball with foam balls, bean bag toss, or dancing/singing with the afternoon entertainers, fills my heart! I am also here because I realize how much family care givers need this day for themselves knowing their loved ones are cared for and are having an enjoyable day. One day on my way in, I was wearing a t-shirt that said, “Make Someone Smile Today.” One of the family care givers who was on her way back to her car looked at me and said, “You just did!” That really told me why I belong here working with this wonderful group.
Looking for a wonderful day? Come to Our Harmony Club!
Our Staff
Cheryl McCrary, Public Relations Director
We welcome Cheryl McCrary as she has joined the Our Harmony Club family. With over 20 years in public relations, her primary desire is to uphold the mission for Our Harmony Club, “We care for and about each other by supporting caregivers and those they are caring for. We are volunteer based and promote and enhance the quality of life for all.”
As an ambassador, Cheryl’s passion is to help promote OHC along with networking to build strategic relationships to partner with key agencies, vendors, churches, health facilities, senior community organizations and more. To help enhance the presence and build a higher visual presence for the brand, she continues to implement various creative advertising skills, PR strategies as well as social media platforms. With the help of brochures, flyers and business cards, this valuable information can help engage with caregivers in our community, whose loved ones may need respite, which in turn can enhance new recruitment of volunteers and families. Other wonderful opportunities include assisting with fundraising events, as well as field interviews through TV and radio. As a CD recording vocalist, she also enjoys performing and engaging with our guests at various OHC events, while integrating “musical memories and trivia.”
Anna Callan, Assistant to the Director
After retiring from a 31-year career in the pension planning field, where I served as a Plan Administrator and Benefits Analyst, I sought new ways to give back to the community. My educational background includes a BBA with a double major in Finance and Management Information Systems (1980) and an MS in Management with a specialty in Taxation (1996), both from UW-Milwaukee.
Upon moving to Racine with my husband, I began volunteering with Our Harmony Club (OHC), where I found a meaningful role caring for individuals with dementia, Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson's disease—a cause close to my heart, as my grandfather had dementia.
My journey with OHC saw me take on multiple roles: from volunteer to Treasurer and Board Member, and later, Site Manager for new clubs in Milwaukee and Kenosha. Despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and my own health issues, I remained committed to the mission of OHC. Today, I proudly serve as the Assistant to the Director, continuing to contribute to the well-being of our community members.
