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Central Region Support Services

Serving Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Virginia and West Virginia

Regional Director

Kate Dunbar
1800 N. Grand Ave West
Springfield, IL 62702
217.787.9640
217.793.0267
kdunbar@blhs.org

Religious Support [ About religious support ]

For information on the religious support services offered in the Central Region, please contact:

Diane Mueller
Parish Ministry Consultant - Ill.

c/o Bethel Lutheran Church
38 North Grant Street
Westmont, IL 60559
630.271.9871
630.968.2030 (fax)
dmueller@blhs.org

Rev. Philip Gruenbaum
Central Region Chaplain - Ill.

1480 Reckinger Road
Aurora, IL 60505
630.851.6777
pgruenbaum@blhs.org

Dcs. Angela Lubbesmeyer
Parish Ministry Consultant - Kan.

14150 West 113th Street
Shawnee Mission, KS 66215
913.906.5024
alubbesm@blhs.org

 

Community Living, Intermediate Care Facilities - for Persons with Mental Retardation (ICF-MR) [ About community living ] [ About ICF-MR ]

For information on community living or ICF-MR in the Central Region please contact:

Dawn Barilow
Aurora Campus Administrator

Bethesda Lutheran Homes and Services, Inc.
1480 Reckinger Road
Aurora, IL 60505
630.851.6777
630.851.7819 (fax)
dbarilow@blhs.org

Bruce Moreau
Program Director - Kan.

525 N. McComas St.
Wichita, KS 67203
800.946.9409
bmoreau@blhs.org

Lori Gilbert
Northern Illinois Administrator

607 W. Chicago Street, Suite 204
Plainfield, IL 60544
1.800.699.6133
815.230.2221 (fax)
lgilbert@blhs.org

Laura Tenpenny
ICF-MR Administrator - Kan.

14150 W 113th St.
Shawnee Mission, KS 66215
913.906.5006
ltenpenny@blhs.org

Pamela Gossard
Community Assisted Living Program Administrator - Kan.

14150 W 113th St.
Shawnee Mission, KS 66215
913.906.5021
pgossard@blhs.org

Connie Calse
Community Assisted Living Program Director - Mo.

St. Louis, MO
314.481.7408
ccalse@blhs.org

Case Management [ About case management ]

For information about case management services in the Central Region please contact:

Rita Patience
Director of Case Management Services - Kan.

14150 West 113th Street
Shawnee Mission, KS 66215
913.906.5013
rpatience@blhs.org

Camp Matz [ About Camp Matz ]

People with developmental disabilities from across the country are welcome to participate in Camp Matz, located on Bethesda's Watertown, Wis. campus.

For more information about Camp Matz please contact:

Donna Winter, Program Director
920.262.6507
dwinter@blhs.org

Day Services, Short-Term Care [ About day services ] [ About short term care ]

Bethesda offers Day Services in Kansas only. However, we regularly offer new services in new locations. Please contact Regional Administrator Kathleen Eulitz, keulitz@blhs.org, if you are interested in these services.