Meet the Cedar Community 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 executive team 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
- Nicole Pretre – Chief Executive Officer
- Sarah Malchow – Chief Administrative Officer
- Tracy Blaubach – Vice President of Human Resources
- Kelli DeRuyter – Administrator/Vice President of Clinical Services
- Julie Jennings – Vice President of Spiritual Care and Wellbeing
- Todd Miller – Vice President of Facilities
- Joseph Pichler – Vice President of Finance
BENEVOLENT CORPORATION CEDAR COMMUNITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS
- Joe Carlson – President
- Charles O’Meara – Vice President
- Tom Ross – Treasurer
- Joan Adler – Secretary
- Sheri Katzer
- Rev. Eric Kirkegaard
- J. Douglas Sholund
- 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)