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Corporate Center

Bethesda Lutheran Communities, Inc.
600 Hoffmann Drive
Watertown, WI 53094 [ Detailed map ]
800.369.4636
920.261.3050
920.261.8441 (fax)

 

 

Corporate Officers

Title	Name	Phone	E-mail
President and CEO	Dr. John E. Bauer	920.206.4401	john.bauer@mailblc.org
Executive Vice President of Mission Advancement and Religious Life	Rev. Dr. Jacob A.O. Preus		jack.preus@mailblc.org
Vice President of Operations	John J. Twardos	920.206.7705	john.twardos@mailblc.org
Vice President of Communications and Public Relations	David Morstad	920.206.4405	david.morstad@mailblc.org
Vice President of Development	John B. Nickels, C.F.R.E.	920.206.4407	john.nickels@mailblc.org
Vice President of Finance	Jack Tobias	920.206.4403	jack.tobias@mailblc.org
Vice President of Human Resources	Michael Hoffman	920.206.4404	michael.hoffman@mailblc.org
Vice President of Information Services	Brian Tennant	920.206.4409	brian.tennant@mailblc.org
Vice President of Legal Affairs	Jeffrey A. Kaczmarski	920.206.4406	jeff.kaczmarski@mailblc.org
Vice President of Religious Life and Church Relations	Rev. Charles Werth	920.206.4408	chuck.werth@mailblc.org

Eastern Division

Serving Central, Northeast, Watertown Campus, Wisconsin Community Services, Gulf and South Central Regions

Title/Department	Name	Phone	E-mail
Eastern Division Operations Officer	Debborah Zubke	920.262.6527	deb.zubke@mailblc.org
Central Region - Illinois and Eastern Missouri
Regional Director - Ill., Mo.	Kate Dunbar	217.787.9640	katherine.dunbar@mailblc.org
Regional Human Resource Director	Pat Brady	815.230.2226	pat.brady@mailblc.org
Regional Chaplain - Ill.	Rev. Philip Gruenbaum	630.851.6777, ext. 22	phillip.gruenbaum@mailblc.org
Parish Ministry Consultant - Ill., Mo.	Diane Mueller	630.271.9871	diane.mueller@mailblc.org
Northeast Region - Indiana, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio
Regional Director	Shonn P. Foy	800.570.7151	shonn.foy@mailblc.org
Regional Human Resources Director	Mark Faller	260.481.4204	mark.faller@mailblc.org
Employment Recruiter	Mark Faller	260.481.4204	mark.faller@mailblc.org
Parish Ministry Consultant - Ind.	Judith Anderson	260.452.2283	judith.anderson@mailblc.org
Parish Ministry Consultant - Mich., NJ., Ohio	Katheen D. Morris	248.680.1679	kathy.morris@mailblc.org
Parish Ministry Consultant - New York	Sandra Rice	716.631.9212	sandra.rice@mailblc.org
Watertown Campus Region
Regional Director	Ardis Loeber	920.262.8261, ext. 3443	ardis.loeber@mailblc.org
Regional Human Resources Director	Craig Schmidt	800.369.4636, ext. 3471	craig.schmidt@mailblc.org
Regional Chaplain	Rev. Michael Schempf	800.369.4636 ext. 3271	michael.schempf@mailblc.org
South Central Region - Kansas, Western Missouri
Regional Director	Deborah Rear	913.906.5006	deborah.rear@mailblc.org
Regional Human Resources Director	Cynthia Stotts	913.906.5007	cynthia.stotts@mailblc.org
Employment and Human Resources Coordinator	Shari Shinski	913.906.5005	shar.shinski@mailblc.org
Gulf Region - Texas, Florida
Regional Director	Michael Code, M.A.	281.516.4022	michael.code@mailblc.org
Regional Human Resources Director	vacant	281.516.4044
Regional Chaplain	Rev. David Cecil	800.220.0423, ext. 4031	david.cecil@mailblc.org
Parish Ministry Consultant - Fla., Ga.	Dcs. Lois Diebel	877.457.5556 ext. 222	lois.diebel@mailblc.org
Parish Ministry Consultant	Rev. Dennis Kneer	800.369.4636, ext. 3565	dennis.kneer@mailblc.org
Wisconsin Community Services
Regional Director	Jan Zwart	920.262.6528	jan.zwart@mailblc.org
Regional Human Resources Director	Craig Schmidt	800.369.4636, ext. 3471	craig.schmidt@mailblc.org
Regional Chaplain	Rev. Michael Schempf	800.369.4636	michael.schempf@mailblc.org
Parish Ministry Consultant	Rev. Dennis Kneer	800.369.4636, ext. 3565	dennis.kneer@mailblc.org
Parish Ministry Consultant - Wis., Minn.	Jeanne Dicke	651.603.6279	jeanne.dicke@mailblc.org

 

Western Division

Serving California-Central, Northern and Southern, Rocky Mountain, Cascade and Pacific Northwest Regions

Title/Department	Name	Phone	E-mail
Western Division Operations Officer	Kelly Thran	503.225.1640	kelly.thran@mailblc.org
Central California Region
Regional Director	Cheri Taylor	559.791.2000	cheri.taylor@mailblc.org
Regional Human Resources Director	Josh Murdock	559.322.5610	josh.murdock@mailblc.org
Employment and Human Resources Coordinator	Susan Cha	559.322.9183	susan.cha@mailblc.org
Employment Specialist	Leo Etcharte-Tine	559.791.2015	leo.tine@mailblc.org
Parish Ministry Consultant	Pamela Martens	559.789.4890	pamela.martens@mailblc.org
Northern California Region
Regional Director	Marilyn Pfennig	530.221.3627	marilyn.pfennig@mailblc.org
Employment and Human Resources Coordinator	Shirlene Zitterman	530.221.3663	shirlene.zitterman@mailblc.org
Southern California Region
Regional Director	James Lovelle	949.600.6128	jim.lovelle@mailblc.org
Employment and Human Resources Coordinator	Megan Hughes	949.600.6119	megan.hughes@mailblc.org
Parish Ministry Consultant	Rev. Steve Leinhos	949.600.6122	steve.leinhos@mailblc.org
Rocky Mountain Region - Colorado
Regional Director	Melissa Bosworth	303.506.4428	melissa.bosworth@mailblc.org
Employment and Human Resources Coordinator	Jenny Ondr	303.795.2061 ext. 14	jenny.ondr@mailblc.org
Parish Ministry Consultant	Susan Hart	303.304.9657	susan.hart@mailblc.org
Northwest Regions - Oregon & Washington
Regional Director - Cascade Region	Greg Bittke	503.225.1635	greg.bittke@mailblc.org
Regional Director - Pacific Northwest Region	Roy Soards	503.225.1639	roy.soards@mailblc.org
Employment Recruiter	Martha Titterton	503.225.1631	martha.tittert@mailblc.org
Parish Ministry Consultant - Cascade Region	Michael De Dominick, DCE	971.230.8905	michael.dedominick@mailblc.org
Interim Parish Ministry Consultant - Pacific Northwest Region	Rev. Steve Leinhos	949.600.6122	steve.leinhos@mailblc.org