Board of Directors
President of the Board
Dr. Daniel Hauschild
I am a Ft. Wayne native and attended Lutheran Schools through completing my BA with a dual major in psychology from Concordia University in River Forest.
I completed my doctorate in clinical psychology from the Illinois School of Professional Psychology in Chicago. While in graduate school, I worked with developmentally disabled populations. I completed my internship at Sinai Hospital in Detroit, with an emphasis in neuropsychology. I then took classes at Concordia Theological Seminary working on a Masters of Arts in Religion, completing the coursework but never writing the thesis.
I have worked at a Clinical Psychologist since 1991 in private practice, hospital, and nursing home settings.
I have taught undergraduate psychology, served as a clinical assistant professor at IU Medical School in Ft. Wayne, guest lectured at Concordia theological Seminary, and given presentations to churches, nursing homes, and industry.
I have been married 20 years and have three children. I have served on various church committees at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, including spending the last six years as chairman of the Board of Elders and Secretary of the Nominating & Personnel Team.
In 2004 I became involved with assisting with the development of soldier assessments for the soldier care program that was under development by Chaplain Jim Cotter and his assistant CPT Leslie Haines which has now evolved into the current ministry that is unfolding.
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The Reverend Professor Robert Roethemeyer:
Education
· Graduated from the University at Nebraska in Lincoln in 1981
· Graduated Concordia Seminary at Saint Louis in 1986.
· In 1993, he received his M.A. in Library and Information Science from the University of Missouri in Columbia.
Employment
· He served as Public Services Librarian and Art Curator at Concordia Seminary in Saint Louis from May of 1988 until May of 1997.
· In June of 1997 he joined the faculty of Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, where he serves as Director of Library and Information Services, an Associate Professor of Pastoral Ministry and Missions, and Executive Assistant to the President for Strategic Planning.
Since his arrival at Concordia Theological Seminary, Professor Roethemeyer has been instrumental in defining the administrative role as Director of Library and Information Services. Currently he is working to integrate traditional and non-traditional information resources into the fabric of the current campus and has been instrumental in the development of the recently approved new library/information center.
Boards and Committees
· Past-President of the Private Academic Library Network of Indiana (PALNI) (2001-2004)
· Chicago Area Theological Library Association (CATLA) (2004-2007).
· Served on the Board of Directors of the Academic Libraries of Indiana (ALI) since its inception four years ago, providing leadership to task forces focused first on web tools and more recently on resource sharing.
· During spring semester 2005, he led a Direct Request Pilot Project involving sixteen academic libraries.
· 2006-2007 served on the Indiana Resource Sharing Task Force, convened and led by INCOLSA. This Task Force authored Wagging the Long Tail: Sharing More of Less, a white paper that makes recommendations for enhancing resource sharing in Indiana.
Family and Church
Professor Roethemeyer and his wife Kay have one child, their daughter Christina.
They are members of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Ft. Wayne where he frequently assists in the conduct of services.
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Kristina (Kristy) J. Stanski: Serving as the Called Director of “Little Praisers” preschool and childcare program of Praise Lutheran Church, Ft. Wayne Indiana since March of 1999.
· Graduate of Concordia University Mequon with a Bachelors degree in Business/Communication in 2004.
· Completed her LC-MS colloquy in 2005.
· Member of LEA(Lutheran Education Association).
· Served on the Ft. Wayne Area Lutheran School board until the fall of 2007.
I take a leadership role in my church through singing and leading worship on the Praise team as well as participating on the Child Care Board. Currently I am in training with the Christ Care Ministry program of Praise Lutheran Church.
After prayerful consideration I agreed to serve on this board because:
· Though I have no family members serving, I have friends that have and are serving in the military and I realize the tremendous need for care of Spiritual, physical, emotional and social needs when they come home.
· I have watched since its beginnings the development of this ministry to our military veterans and their families and believe that this is a program that has great potential to successfully and thoroughly, meet these needs.
· I believe we, as Americans, have a responsibility to care for those who serve during and after their service.
· Though I have relatively little experience with military life and may not be able to contribute strongly in those ways, I have extensive knowledge about child development and family care ministries. I believe this information will be valuable and relevant to meeting the objectives and mission of this ministry.
I am looking forward to meeting all of you and to serving together on this board(team). From what has been shared, we have many different spiritual gifts and abilities, and yet, we share the same goal of caring for our military veterans and their families. This variety of gifts and abilities should allow us to draw on each other’s strengths and enable us to minister in the most effective way as God intends.
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Reverand Victor Kolch
· Ordained minister in the Indiana-Kentucky Synod of the ELCA
· Married 34 years to wife Diane and have two children
· Board certified in the Association of Professional Chaplains and American Association of Pastoral Counselors
· Chaplain at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana for over 28 years
· Deployed chaplain/mental health worker on federal, state, and local disaster teams
· Member of Mayor’s Commission on Domestic Violence, Rape, and Sexual Harassment for almost ten years
· Adjunct Assistant Professor in Indiana University Medical School’s Department of Family Medicine
· Pastoral Counselor with Samaritan Counseling Center of NE Indiana
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Board Attorney
Max A. Myers
Education:
High School: Auburn (Ind.)
College: Valparaiso University, B.A. History
Law School: Valparaiso University, J.D.
Family:
Wife: Barb
Children: Robert and Chad
Church: Holy Cross Lutheran Church (former School Board Chair)
Hobbies: Golf and Fishing
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Susan (Waikel) Till
I was born and raised in Ft. Wayne, baptized at St. Paul’s and attended St. Paul’s Lutheran School. After 4th grade our family move to Tucson, AZ and Dayton OH for several years. We came back to Ft. Wayne and I attended Trinity Ev. Lutheran Church and school on St. Mary’s Avenue. I graduated from Concordia Lutheran H.S. and worked in business field for several years before marriage and family.
I was stay-at-home mom for many years, working at home in photo negative retouching for commercial photo studios. I became involved with many volunteer groups over the years
· Allen Co. Alcohol Council (my brother was almost killed by a drunken driver),
· Izaak Walton League (Dedicated to protecting our nation’s soil, air, woods, waters and wildlife) and
· our community association and served on their Boards and as an officer.
I have worked as a full time Real Estate Broker with Willow Creek Realty since 1987 and work with my sister in that firm. I love working with people and helping them accomplish their dreams of owning their own home or selling a home to move on with their lives in another.
Since 1987 I have worked with Lutheran Ministry Media, Inc. and their television program “Worship for Shut-Ins” ~ which is the only consistently active Lutheran Church Missouri Synod television worship service in the country. I have worked as floor director and have served on the board of directors for LMM as well as in the position of Board Chairman. This ministry is in 17 television markets including most of Indiana and 7 other states and many nursing homes and hospitals on their closed-circuit systems. This is an independent LCMS ministry and is registered with LCMS as an RSO. We have 3 full time and 1 part time employee, 82 volunteers and hope to expand further.
Activities and Enjoyment
My husband and I are Charter members of Praise Lutheran Church and have served on the Church Council at Praise and at present work with the property ministry.
We have three grown children – all CLHS graduates. We now have 6 grandchildren. Only one lives in Fort Wayne so we do tend to travel some since my husband retired. I enjoy my family and gardening. I also hope to expand my cooking skills in the future.
This ministry is very much needed and all of my husband’s family has been or is involved in military – with a nephew and his son both overseas. One is on his 3rd Iraq tour.
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Bonnie Stolarski (CPA and Accountant)
Education
Graduated from Valparaiso University with a BS in Accounting.
Received CPA Certification in Illinois in 1971.
Professional Experience
Worked two years with a major CPA firm and then as Controller of a small financial institution.
Business owner and operator for twenty years of a small income tax practice.
Served as a member of the Board of Directors of a regional financial institution for 25 years, and served on various committees and as Chair of the Asset Liability Committee.
Volunteer activities
* Habitat For Humanity,
* LaGrange Area Transitional Housing(LATH) and
* St John’s Lutheran Church and School.
Volunteer positions at these groups included Chair of Board of Finance, Member of Board of Directors, Treasurer, Fund Raising Committee and Financial Secretary.
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Kristin Hodge
I am a lifelong northern Indiana resident. I graduated from DeKalb High School in Waterloo, Indiana in 1984. In 1986 I received my Associates Degree from Ivy Technical College, Ft. Wayne IN.
Recently, I have worked in government assisted housing until coming to my current position in the accounting department at Concordia Theological Seminary.
I am a life time member of Zion Lutheran Church, Corunna, IN. I am a member of the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League, and have served as Treasurer for the Board of Directors of both the church’s Lutheran Women’s Missionary League and also the local Chamber of Commerce.
I have been married for 12 years. I enjoy pets and traveling.
I am preparing to serve on a short term mission trip to Guatemala City, Guatemala and am also preparing for a short term mission trip to Sudan, Africa.
My reason for serving on this Board of Directors is twofold. I have personally witnessed the problems families experience when a soldier returns from war and their medical and emotional issues are not given the attention they need. More importantly, I believe that a Christian ministry focused on providing these soldiers and their families with the care and assistance that is indicated is the most effective means of providing assistance. I have full faith that this ministry will remain focused on doing just that, and am honored to be a part of it.
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SGM(ret) Phillip Bell
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Karen Fuellin
Born and raised in North Central Wisconsin. I am a fourth generation LCMS member. Attended Concordia College (now University) St. Paul, MN. Relocated to Indiana, was employed in a real estate office for seven years until children, Jeffrey and Kristin were born. Was blessed to stay home, be a room mother, soccer, football, volleyball, basketball, and softball Mom. Reentered the work force while living in Michigan. I was the closing Co-coordinator for a large Oakland County real estate firm. Husband passed away in 1993, brought children back to Fort Wayne area to be close to family. 1995 began working as an Administrative Assistant for the LCMS Foundation in the Gift Planning office. When that office closed in 2000 I came to work at CTS in the Development Office. Nearly eight years later, I am the Director of Food and Clothing Co-op supervising the operation of a food pantry and clothing Co-op that serves the student community of the seminary.
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Keith A. Wyss
Church Affiliation-
Member of Concordia Lutheran Church, Fort Wayne, IN (1979-1990)
Member of Faith Lutheran Church, Churubusco, IN (1990-present)
Served as Elder- 6 years
Served as President- 5 years (current position)
Delegate to The Lutheran Foundation
Personal Information-
Married- 28 years, wife-Cheryl- have 4 children
Professional Information-
Served the Fort Wayne community for 15 years as EMT/Paramedic-
served in various educational and leadership positions
Volunteer Firefighter/EMS Coordinator for 3 years
Sales Representative for EMS supplies/equipment for 15 years
Small business owner/manager (2006-present)
Served as Board Member (2002-2006) Smith-Green Community Schools
Avocations-
IHSAA Certified Basketball Official- (1973-1977, 1996-present)
Active in Auto Racing Safety Teams
Professional Track Services (PTS) (1977-1987)
Baer Field Raceway Safety Team (1991-1992)
Eldora Speedway Safety Team- (2005-present)
Technical Inspector/Race Official/Safety Technician- ARCA (2008-present)
Education-
Graduated from New Haven High School
Attended IPFW
Emergency Medical Technician and Paramedic Training- IVTC and Lutheran Hospital
Motorsport Emergency Technician Training- Indiana Fire Marshal’s Office
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