Pastors and Staff
Our Pastors
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Pastor David Lillejord: Senior Pastor
PastorLillejord@naplesemmanuel.org
Pastor David Lillejord accepted a call to serve Emmanuel in 2024. Pastor Lillejord is a graduate of Luther Seminary in St. Paul, MN.
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Pastor Rick: ELC Pastor/Teaching
Rev. Dr. Richard Bliese was called to serve Emmanuel in the fall of 2018, after serving our congregation for two years as a consultant for the Kern Family Foundation from Waukesha, WI.
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Pastor Jose: ECC Pastor
Rev. José Lebrón was born in the Dominican Republic. Lived in Brazil and was a well known pediatrician. Pastor José leads Emmanuel Community Church, which offers bilingual Spanish/English worship.
Our Deacons
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Jim Cooper, ELCA Deacon for Youth and Families
Jim arrived at Emmanuel Lutheran Church on August 1, 2001, with his wife and two children. Prior to being at Emmanuel, he was the director of student life ministry for seven years at Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Ramsey, Minnesota.
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Dee Schleutker, ELCA Deacon for Programs and Outreach
Dee-Anne Schleutker, an Ohio native, received her B.S. in Nursing from Capital University in Columbus, Ohio. After several years of theological education, Dee was commissioned and installed as Deacon for Mission, Service and outreach in 2012.
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Nieves Lebron, Synod Parish Deacon
Nieves Lebron was born and raised in Dominican Republic and become a pediatrician. She holds a master’s degree in Arts at Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago, and a master’s degree in Education at Quincy University in Chicago.
Our Staff
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Alex Tovar, Building Superintendent
jabcleaning3@aol.com
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Frine Donadelli, ECC Administrative Assistant and Comm/Mktg Asst
Frine@naplesemmanuel.org
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Gina Fidler, Executive Administrator
gina@naplesemmanuel.org
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Jamie Searles, Praise Band Music Director
jamie@naplesemmanuel.org
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Jennifer Ziegelmaier, Publications/Communications
jennifer@naplesemmanuel.org
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Jennifer Carcamo, Nursery Attendant
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Julie Basile, Community Care Coordinator
julie@naplesemmanuel.org
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Julio Ruiz, Music Director for ECC
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Kathleen Osborn Gerdes, Director of Worship and Music
Kathleen@naplesemmanuel.org
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Marcia Jaquith, Bookkeeper
marcia@naplesemmanuel.org
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Tom Gordon, AV Coordinator
tom@naplesemmanuel.org
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Vivian J. Hillis, Chief Operating Officer
vivian@naplesemmanuel.org