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Lutheran Hillside Village

Lorraine Neitzer joined Lutheran Hillside Village (LHV) in January 2000 as Director of Recreation. Prior to joining LHV, she managed the activity department of a 150-bed skilled and intermediate care facility specializing in Alzheimer’s disease in Augusta, Georgia. Her proven track record in the development of innovative programs for dementia patients led to her promotion as Director of Bethel Place, LHV’s assisted living dementia neighborhood. Her role later was expanded to include directorship of Samaritan Place, LHV’s assisted living neighborhood. In 2004, Lorraine was named Director of Residential and Assisted Living at LHV, and in January 2006, she accepted the role of Executive Director. She is a member of the Life Services Network CCRC cabinet. Lorraine is a 2006 graduate of the Certified Aging Services Professional program through the University of North Texas.

Janelle Clark joined Lutheran Hillside Village in August 2002. In 2007, Ms. Clark accepted the position of Director of Health Care Services. Ms. Clark is a member of Life Services Network Skilled Nursing Cabinet and is involved in the Alzheimer's Association Memory Walk and Heart of Illinois Senior Olympics. She is a licensed nursing home administrator and a Certified Aging Services Professional (CASP). Ms. Clark received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology in 1999 and a master's degree in Gerontology in 2001 from Eastern Illinois University.

Ellyn is a certified marketing professional and has served at Lutheran Hillside Village since the fall of 2004. Her husband pastors the First Church of the Nazarene in Peoria, Illinois. Together they have enjoyed ministering to children, youth, and adults of all ages for over 20 years.

Holly brings more than a decade of marketing management experience to Lutheran Hillside Village, most of which was spent working with older adults. She holds a bachelor's degree in marketing from Illinois State University and lives in Normal, Illinois, with her husband and three children.

Mark Shoopman is a Certified Executive Chef through the American Culinary Federation, a Certified Food and Beverage Executive by the American Hotel and Motel Association, and a Certified Professional Ice Sculptor and competition judge at a national level. In addition, Mark was elected “Chef of the Year” for two consecutive years by the Heart of Illinois Professional Chefs Association. Coming from a comprehensive background in international hotel and restaurant management, Mark is fully trained in American and European Cuisines.

Pastor Paul Park has served at LHV since 2001, and has over 25 years in health care ministry. He received his Masters of Divinity from Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Reverend Park did his Chaplaincy Residency at Methodist Medical Center of Illinois in Peoria. He is a Board Certified Chaplain and a Clinical Member of the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education. Chaplain Park's wife Rosalie is also a part of the LHV team. She serves as Associate Director of Stewardship. They enjoy hiking, bicycling, and good jazz.

Pastor Lane Knouse is Chaplain for Bethel and Emmanuel Places (Memory Loss Care) at Lutheran Hillside Village (LHV). Pastor Knouse has served at LHV since 2006, and has been ordained for over 30 years. Pastor Knouse received his bachelor’s degrees in mathematics and philosophy from St. Cloud State University in Minnesota and his Master of Divinity from Luther Seminary in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Between college and seminary Chaplain Knouse served in the United States Air Force in the area of meteorology. Lane and his wife, JoAnn, have two grown children. Pastor Knouse enjoys playing the accordion, providing several mini-concerts for the LHV residents each year.

Deacon Patrick Monroe is Chaplain for the Health Center at Lutheran Hillside Village (LHV). Deacon Pat was consecrated as a Diaconal Minister in 2001, and has served at LHV since that time. He has over 14 years in health care ministry. Deacon Pat received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois at Springfield; his master’s degree in theology from Lincoln Christian Seminary (LCS); and his Master of Divinity with an emphasis in Pastoral Counseling from LCS. Chaplain Monroe is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, and a Board Certified Pastoral Counselor. Pat and his wife, Sandy, have four children and five grandchildren. They enjoy traveling, and soon will have visited all 50 states. Deacon Pat enjoys photography and is a self-professed “rock hound.”

Chaplain Judy Coiner is the Bereavement Coordinator at Lutheran Hillside Village (LHV). She was commissioned as an Associate in Ministry in 2005, and has served at LHV since 2008. Chaplain Coiner has over 15 years of experience in pastoral care ministry. Chaplain Coiner received her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Oakland University, Rochester Hills, Michigan. She received her theological training with an emphasis in pastoral care at Mary Grove College in Michigan. Before joining the Spiritual Care Team at LHV, Judy had served in pastoral ministry in the parish setting. She finds that background is an excellent foundation for her current ministry of working with those who have experienced significant loss. She has two adult daughters.