Inquiries, Referrals & Information

Senior Executives
Ruth Henrichs - President & CEO
Bing Behrens - Vice President of Administration
Ruth Hultgren Henneman - Vice President of Development
Richard Henrichs - Vice President of Finance
Gale Jungemann-Schulz - Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives

Adoption & Services for Children
Adoption, post adoption, foster care, respite care, pregnancy counseling, and Skills for Success programs
Denise Pecha - Director of Children Services
Meghan Malik - Program Supervisor, Young Families Initiative
Maggie Milner - Pregnancy, Parenting & Adoption Supervisor
Susan Pawloski - Program Coordinator, Building Families Boutique - Council Bluffs
Barbara Payne - Foster Care Adoption Case Manager
Matt Priest - Foster Care Program Supervisor
Tracy Weiland - Maternal Health Care Coordinator - Lexington, NE

Outreach Within Communities
Immigration, and refugee services
Kitcki Carroll - Director of Community Services
Mikki Chullino - AmeriCorps Supervisor
Maggie Kalkowski - Director of the International Center of the Heartland
Julie Lingenfelter - Norfolk New American Center Coordinator & Immigration Legal Specialist
Jeff Vandenberg - Program Manager, Lutheran Refugee Services

Behavioral Health
Mental health, family, marriage, addictions, and sexual abuse counseling services, as well as services for professional church workers
Denny Crain - Clinical Director, Eastern Region
Julie Fisher-Erickson - Interim Southeast Region Behavioral Health Manager
RoxAnne Koenig - Coordinator of Adult Offender Treatment Services
Rev. Roger Kruger - Director of Partners in Caring
Dave Lund - Western Regional Director
Vickie Peyton - Coordinator of Services for Sexually Aggressive Children
Marti Wilson - Eastern Regional Director

Development
Annual giving, donor relations, public relations & special events
Ruth Hultgren Henneman - Vice President of Development
Jeff Jensen - Graphic Designer
Kali Johnson - Development Assistant
Diane Moore - Director of Major & Corporate Gifts
Jane Simpson - Director of Public Relations

Finance
Richard Henrichs - Vice President of Finance

Human Resources
Lanelle McInturf - Director of HR
General HR Mailbox - for applications or questions

Management Information Systems
Kathy Anderson - Director of MIS

Operations
Bing Behrens - Vice President of Administration
Lonnie Dinneen - Director of Operations, Eastern Region
Lanelle McInturf - Director of Human Resources
Lorie Thomas - Continuous Quality Improvement Specialist

Volunteer Coordination
Annie Elliott - Volunteer Coordinator

Webmaster
Jeff Acklie