LSSI Leadership
Senior Management Team
David M.A. Jensen, Interim President/COO
Maryann Aimone, Vice President, Advancement
Donna Barber, Vice President, Human Resources
Gerald E. Noonan, CFO/Vice President, Finance
The Rev. Daniel Schwick, Vice President, Office of Church and Public Engagement
Michael Ouska, Chief Information Officer
Service Network Leadership
Behavioral Health Services
Tim Sheehan, Executive Director
Kevin Bercaw, Associate Executive Director
Kathy Dwyer, Associate Executive Director
Children’s Community Services
John Schnier, Executive Director
Marcia Weflen, Senior Associate Executive Director
Bill Franklin, Associate Executive Director
Ruth Jajko, Associate Executive Director
Jere Moore, Associate Executive Director
Linda Reiss, Associate Executive Director
Affordable Housing
Kevin Hagemann, Executive Director
Lisa Ingalls, Executive Director
Prisoner and Family Ministry
Jane Otte, Executive Director
Senior Services
Peggy Holt, Associate Executive Director
Jonathan Moy, Associate Executive Director
Sarah Karras, Associate Executive Director
LSSI Board of Directors
Mr. Eric J. Draut – Executive Chairman
Arlington Heights, Illinois
Retired Executive VP/CFO, Unitrin, Inc.
Karen L. Leets– Vice Chair
Naperville, Illinois
Retired VP & Treasurer, USG Corporation
Jeanne Rapp –Secretary
Pontiac, Illinois
Land Owner/Manager/Retired Org. Consultant
John T. Rudy-Treasurer
Chicago, Illinois
Senior VP/Special Accounts
Harris Bank N.A.
Steven C. Bahls, J.D.,
Rock Island, Illinois
President, Augustana College
Rock Island, Illinois
William Bartlett
Poplar Grove, Illinois
President & CEO, First American Plastic
The Rev. Dr. Kenneth R. Board
Rockford, Illinois
Senior Pastor, Pilgrim Baptist Church
Patricia S. Cain
Glenview, Illinois
Attorney, Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
John W. Countryman, J.D.
DeKalb, Illinois
Attorney, Foster & Buick Law Group
The Rev. Robert A. Davis
Libertyville, Illinois
Pastor, Holy Cross Lutheran Church
The Rev. Stacie Fidlar
Rock Island, Illinois
Pastor, St. John’s Lutheran Church
Joseph P. Galvan
Elgin, Illinois
Consultant; Retired Midwest Regional Director/HUD
The Rev. Peter M. Holmer
Plainfield, Illinois
Pastor, St. John’s Lutheran Church
Patrick M. Hurst
Chicago, Illinois
Investment Banker, Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin
Jewel L. Mandeville
Winnabow, North Carolina
Self-employed; Retired School Principal
The Rev. Philip K. Mathai
Lanark, Illinois
Pastor, Trinity Lutheran Church
David J. Melby, Ph.D.
Creal Springs, Illinois
Retired CEO and Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Franklin-Williamson Human Services, Inc.
Lori Mueller
Loves Park, Illinois
Independent Consultant, Creative Memories
The Rev. Dr. Richard J. Perry, Jr.
Chicago, Illinois
Associate Professor, Social Ethics
Lutheran School of Theology
Ronald N. Schultz, J.D.
North Aurora, Illinois
Retired City Attorney, Dept. of Law
Lee S. Selander
Naperville, Illinois
Retired Executive VP, The Northern Trust Co.
The Rev. Elyse Nelson Winger
Bloomington, Illinois
University Chaplain, Evelyn Chapel, Illinois Wesleyan Univ.
The Rev. Wayne N. Miller
Chicago, Illinois
Bishop, Metropolitan Chicago Synod of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
The Rev. Gary M. Wollersheim
Rockford, Illinois
Bishop, Northern Illinois Synod of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
The Rev. S. John Roth
Springfield, Illinois
Bishop, Central/Southern Illinois Synod of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America