Executive Leadership Team
Elim’s core executive team is comprised of dedicated servants who cast vision and envision a future in which Elim adults and students are thriving not only at Elim, but in their communities as well.
Dr. Bill Lodewyk
President
Dr. Vanesa Scott-Thompson
Vice President of Program and People
Mr. Robert Hooker
Vice President of Finance and Operations
Mr. Brian Page
Vice President of Strategic Partnerships
Leadership Team
The Leadership Team at Elim is comprised of the various directors who oversee specific functions and programs for the organization. The leadership team meets monthly to encourage each other and to continue to corporately direct Elim toward a future that best serves the interests of those whom God has brought into this community.
Dennis Harms
Associate Vice President of Philanthropy
Brian Boss
Director of Finance
Dorothy Bowman
Director of Schools
Stacey De Groot
Director of Human Resources
Bradley Johnson
Director of Adult Services
Brian Nichols
Director of Information Technology
Xan Nikchevich
Director of Learning & Organizational Development
Board of Directors
Elim’s ministry is overseen by a dedicated group of men and women who steer policy and vision for the community. The Board of Directors is composed of many different perspectives, but all are united in their vision of a world that values each life as a Creation of God, with a role in His kingdom. The following are members of the Elim Board of Directors.
Dr. Mackenzi Huyser, Chairperson
Vice President for Advancement, Trinity Christian College
Mrs. Leah Dykstra, Vice Chairperson
Associate Director of Admissions, Hope College
Mr. Ross Van Drunen, Treasurer
Director, Risk and Capital Solutions - BMO Capital Markets.
Mrs. Jennifer Harris, Secretary
Stay-at-Home Mom/Part Time Project Manager, Homewood Disposal
Mrs. Tammy De Vries, At-Large Member
Senior Manager (Tax), Topel Forman, LLC
Mr. Allan Abinoja
Staff Counsel, Illinois Health and Hospital Association
Mrs. Jamie Stephenson
Former Special Education Teacher
Mrs. Linda Acosta
Director of Accessibility and Accommodations, Trinity Christian College
Ms. Debbie Dobben
(Retired), Staff Accountant, Van Drunen Farms
Mrs. Rebecca Harkema
Curriculum Director/District Director, Northwest Indiana Special Education Cooperative
Mr. Justin Hoogendoorn
Managing Director, Financial Institutions Group, Brean Capital
Non-discrimination Policy:
It is the Standard of Elim Christian Services to admit children and adults to agency services regardless of race, color, national and ethnic origin, to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to agency service recipients. Elim Christian Services does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered policies. Read Full Disclosure.