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Diakon (from the Greek diaconia, meaning “one who serves”) was founded in January 2000 by the affiliation and later merger of Lutheran Services Northeast and Tressler Lutheran Services.

As a result of corporate restructuring and reorganizations in 2007 and 2014, the organization now consists of Diakon and subsidiaries Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries; Diakon Child, Family & Community Ministries; and several non-controlled HUD entities. The president/CEO serves as the chief executive officer of Diakon, DLSM and DCFCM. The parent entity, Diakon, has specific approval rights involving its subsidiaries and is charged with overall strategic vision. The key programmatic subsidiaries are:

  • Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries, a Pennsylvania non-profit corporation, provides senior living services through nearly a dozen senior living communities.
  • Diakon Child, Family & Community Ministries, a Pennsylvania non-profit corporation, provides a comprehensive range of social services for children, families, and adult individuals.

Diakon


Diane Batchik,
Pete Knudsen, Scott Habecker, Ken Mertz, Em Cole, Jennifer Schlegel – Missing:  Maury Bobst, The Rev. Dr. Don Main, Susan Schellenberg

  • Emried D. Cole, Jr., Esq., Chair, Retired Attorney, Delaware-Maryland Synod
  • Kenneth G. Mertz II, CFA, Vice-Chair, Financial Advisor, Lower Susquehanna Synod
  • Diane Batchik, National Security Professional, Delaware/Maryland Synod
  • Maurice H. Bobst, Jr., Real Estate & Investment Manager, Lower Susquehanna Synod
  • Scott Habecker, Diakon President/CEO
  • Paul Horger, Esq., Board Member Emeritus, Attorney, Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod
  • Peter Kern, Board Member Emeritus, Retired Hospital Executive, Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod
  • Pete Knudsen, Private Equity and Venture Capital
  • The Rev. Dr. A. Donald Main, Bishop Emeritus, Upper Susquehanna Synod
  • Ms. Susan T. Schellenberg, Retired Court Administrator, Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod
  • Jennifer Schlegel, College Professor, Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod

Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries


Nels Hendrickson, Doug Hough, Carol Taylor, Mike Lehman, Larry Delp, Scott Rehr, Jennifer Schlegel, Scott Habecker – Missing:  Jennifer Goldstein, Susan Schellenberg

  • Michael Lehman, P.E., Chair, Retired President/CEO, Manufacturing Company, Lower Susquehanna Synod
  • Nels Hendrickson, Vice-Chair, Retired Business and Social Ministry Executive, Virginia Synod
  • Larry Delp, Bank Executive, Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod
  • Jennifer Goldstein, M.D., FACP, Associate Chief Medical Officer & Medical Director, Patient Logistics and Care Transitions, Lower Susquehanna Synod
  • Scott Habecker, Diakon President/CEO
  • Douglas Hough, Ph.D., Associate Scientist, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Delaware-Maryland Synod
  • Scott Rehr, Financial Advisor, Lower Susquehanna Synod
  • Ms. Susan T. Schellenberg, Retired Court Administrator, Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod
  • Jennifer Schlegel, Ph.D., College Professor, Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod
  • Carol Taylor, Retired Bank Executive, Delaware-Maryland Synod 

Diakon Child, Family & Community Ministries


Laurie Saltzgiver, The Rev. Chad Hebrink, Scott Habecker, Katrina Straker, Jeff Boland, The Rev. John Spangler, Ken Mertz, Ron Dreese – Missing:  Rebecca Young

  • Katrina Klettke-Straker, Chair, Nonprofit Chief Development Officer, Delaware-Maryland Synod
  • Laurie Saltzgiver, Esq., Vice-Chair, Attorney, Lower Susquehanna Synod
  • Jeff Boland, Senior Living Services Consultant and Consultancy
  • Ronald P. Dreese, Financial Advisor, Upper Susquehanna Synod
  • Scott Habecker, Diakon President/CEO
  • Rev. Chad Hebrink, Pastor, Upper Susquehanna Synod
  • Kenneth G. Mertz II, CFA, Financial Advisor, Lower Susquehanna Synod
  • The Rev. John Spangler, Clergy, Lower Susquehanna Synod
  • Rebecca Young, Esq., Attorney, Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod