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
Mr. Robert Hooker
Vice President of Finance, Operations, and Human Resources
Mr. Robert Marsh
Vice President of Advancement
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.
Scot Achterhof
Director of Maintenance
Brian Boss
Director of Finance
Stacey De Groot
Director of Human Resources
Bradley Johnson
Director of Adult Services
Brian Nichols
Director of Information Technology
Mike Otte
Director of Children’s Services
Colleen Steele
Director of Learning & Development
Dan Vander Plaats
Director of Advancement
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.
Mrs. LyNae Schleyer, Chairperson
Director of Event Services, Water Quality Association Palos Heights, Illinois
Mr. Paul Buikema
Attorney, Buikema Law Group, LLC Westmont, Illinois
Mrs. Karen De Vries
Homemaker South Holland, Illinois
Mr. Jeff Dryfhout
CEO of Pivot Marketing, VP of Global Brand Marketing Fellowes Brands, Orland Park, Illinois
Mr. Brian Page
Vice President of Advancement, Shepherd's College
Rev. Jewel Willis Thomas
Stated Clerk of the RCA Classis of Chicago
Mr. David Schutt
Director of Finance, Barnabas Foundation Crown Point, Indiana
Mrs. Renita Van Solkema
Personal Stylist, Cabi
Mr. Bill Zandstra
Comptroller, Dunhill Formal Wear, Inc. Crown Point, Indiana
Mrs. Tammy DeVries
Senior Manager (Tax) Topel Forman, LLC
Mr. Don Triezenberg
Self-Employed Triezenberg Agency, LLC
Mrs. Leah Dykstra
Enrollment Management Consultant, Trinity Christian College
