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Board of Directors

Oakwood Village is comprised of five corporations and is governed by five separate boards of directors: 

Oakwood Lutheran Homes Association, Inc.
Oakwood Village Apartments, Inc.
Oakwood Village East Apartment Homes, Inc.
Oakwood Village East Lutheran Homes, Inc.
Oakwood Foundation, Inc.



Oakwood Lutheran Homes Association, Inc.

Chairperson: Tom Rivers

Vice Chairperson: Keith Yelinek

Secretary: Ray Schmitz

Treasurer: Gary Strohm

Members:

Rev. David Brandfass

Gary Hertel

Bernie Knesting (Ex-Officio)

Rev. Dan Kowert
Sarah Kruger

Bernie Maroney
Rev. Peter Narum
Norm Olson

Bob O'Malley

Paul Schmidt
Earl Thayer
Rev. Al Wahl

Karl Wellensiek (Ex-Officio)
Rev. Bill White

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Oakwood Village Apartments, Inc.

Chairperson: Tom Rivers
Vice-Chairperson: Keith Yelinek
Secretary: Ray Schmitz
Treasurer: Edward Chin
Members:
Darrell Behnke

Rev. David Brandfass
Barb Gessner
Gary Hertel

Bernie Knesting (Ex-Officio)

Rev. Dan Kowert
Sarah Kruger

Bernie Maroney
Rev. Peter Narum
Norm Olson

Bob O'Malley
Paul Schmidt
Karl Wellensiek (Ex-Officio)
Rev. Bill White
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Oakwood Village East Apartment Homes, Inc.

Chairperson: Bernie Knesting
Vice-Chairperson: Richard Bohling
Secretary: Rev. Ron Mach
Treasurer: Tom Hanson
Members:

Wallace Douma
Larry Haas

Terry Hanson
Rev. Marion Hendrickson
Larry Jenkins

Rev. Chris Lee-Thompson

Brad Liddle

Rick Nuernberg
Tom Rivers (Ex-Officio)

Rev. Ken Smith
Dan Stein

Donna Ulteig
Karl Wellensiek (Ex-Officio)
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Oakwood Village East Lutheran Homes, Inc.

Chairperson: Bernie Knesting
Vice-Chairperson: Richard Bohling
Secretary: Rev. Ron Mach
Treasurer: Tom Hanson
Members:
Larry Haas

Terry Hanson

Rev. Marion Hendrickson
Larry Jenkins

Larry Larrabee
Rev. Chris Lee-Thompson
Brad Liddle
Rick Nuernberg

Tom Rivers (Ex-Officio)
Rev. Ken Smith
Dan Stein

Donna Ulteig
Karl Wellensiek (Ex-Officio)
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Oakwood Foundation, Inc.

Chairperson: Karl Wellensiek
Vice-Chairperson: Bud Smith
Secretary: Teresa Midthun

Treasurer: Steve Koch
President: Joseph J. Xanthopoulos
Members:
George Autstin

Donna Beestman

Rev. George Carlson

Dan Kaiser

Bernie Knesting (Ex-Officio)

Sigrid Knuti

Sally Lee

Ron Lewis
Dale Mathwich
Tom Rivers (Ex-Officio)
Frank Rudrud
Terry Von Haden

Carolyn White

Ed Young
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Testimonial

Serving the Madison Area

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Oakwood is governed by boards of directors whose members are respected Madison-area pastors, health care professionals and business executives; many of whom have relatives and friends who live at Oakwood.

Testimonial Mission Statement

Mission Statement

Oakwood is a Lutheran church-sponsored organization whose mission is to serve older persons through loving, caring Christian communities, responding to their physical, social, emotional, intellectual and spiritual needs, and to encourage a sense of independence, individuality, dignity and worth throughout life.

Mission Statement