LSSI Leadership

Senior Management Team

The Rev. Denver W. Bitner, D.Min., President/CEO
Donna Barber, Vice President, Human Resources
David M.A. Jensen, COO/Vice President, Operations
Gerald Noonan, CFO/Vice President, Finance
The Rev. Daniel Schwick, Vice President for Church and Community Services

LSSI Board of Directors

The Rev. Robert J. Rasmus, Urbana – Chair
Karen L. Leets, Naperville– Vice Chair
Jeanne Rapp, Pontiac – Secretary
Eric J. Draut, Arlington Heights – Treasurer
Steven C. Bahls, J.D., Rock Island
William Bartlett, Poplar Grove
Patricia S. Cain, Glenview
The Rev. Stacie Fidlar, Rock Island
Annette Flanigan, Kankakee
The Rev. Warren D. Freiheit, Bishop, Central/Southern Illinois Synod, Springfield
Joseph P. Galvan, Elgin
The Rev. Peter M. Holmer, Plainfield
Patrick M. Hurst, Inverness
The Rev. Philip K. Mathai, Lanark
David J. Melby, Ph.D., Creal Springs
The Rev. Wayne N. Miller, Bishop, Metropolitan Chicago Synod, Chicago
David L. Nahrwold, M.D., Northbrook
John T. Rudy, Downers Grove
Ronald N. Schultz, Rockford
Douglas P. Scott, J.D., South Beloit
William F. Stout, Ph.D, Champaign
Freida Sullivan, Crest Hill
Wilbert A. Thiel, Oak Brook
The Rev. Gary M. Wollersheim, Bishop, Northern Illinois Synod, Rockford

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
Carol Endemann, Associate Executive Director
Bill Franklin, Associate Executive Director
Ruth Jajko, Associate Executive Director
Larry Johnson, Associate Executive Director
Jere Moore, Associate Executive Director

Affordable Housing
Kevin Hagemann, Associate Executive Director
Lisa Ingalls, Associate Executive Director

Prisoner and Family Ministry
Jane Otte, Executive Director

Senior Services
Marilyn Elliott, Executive Director
Peggy Holt, Associate Executive Director
Steven St. Louis, Associate Executive Director

Other Executive Staff
Maryann Aimone, Executive Director of Advancement
Mike Ouska, Chief Information Officer