Meet Our Team
“The heart of the leader is manifested through service to others.”
-Artika Tyner
Our nearly 400 team members are the heart and soul of Cedar Community. Our “coaching staff” is blessed to have such a talented, compassionate and dedicated team to work with each day in fulfilling the mission of Cedar Community.
CEDAR COMMUNITY EXECUTIVE TEAM
- Lynn W. Olson – Chief Executive Officer, aka “Coach of an Excellent Organization”
- Kelli DeRuyter – Administrator/Vice President of Clinical Services
- Charlotte Freeman – Vice President of Human Resources
- Julie Gabelmann – Vice President of Independent Living
- Julie Jennings – Vice President of Ministry
- Amy Meyer – Vice President of Assisted Living
- Todd Miller – Vice President of Facilities and Maintenance
- Joseph Pichler – Vice President of Finance
- Nicole Pretre – Vice President of Development
BENEVOLENT CORPORATION CEDAR COMMUNITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS
- Joe Carlson – President
- Charles O’Meara – Secretary
- Tom Ross – Treasurer
- Sheri Katzer
- Rev. Eric Kirkegaard
- Mary Kurer
- Dan Miller
- Bill Myers, Jr.
- J. Douglas Sholund
- Adam Stone
- Mike Wisnefske
- Chris Zwygart
PAST BOARD PRESIDENTS
- Rev. Warner H. Seibert (1953-1959)
- Rev. Arnold Schultz (1959-1966)
- Rev. Howard Kusler (1966-1969)
- Burt Lass (1969-1988)
- Verlyn Adamson (1988-1990)
- John Feith (1990-1993)
- Robert Kuhn (1993-1998)
- Ruth Olson (1998-2000)
- Richard Eschner (2000-2008)
- Dale Pauls (2008-2014)
- Joan Adler (2014-2018)
- Kathy Van Eerden (2018-2019)
- Joe Carlson (2019 to present)