James W. Lewis
Executive Director
jlewis@louisville-institute.org
(502) 992-9341
A Texas native reared in Missouri, Jim Lewis graduated from Baylor
University, Yale Divinity School, and the University of Chicago. His
career has been devoted to educational administration, first as Dean of
Students at the University of Chicago Divinity School (1980-1991) and
since 1991 as the Executive Director of the Louisville Institute. A
historian of religion in America, he is the author of
The Protestant Experience
in Gary, Indiana, 1906-1975: At Home in the City (University of
Tennessee Press, 1992) and co-editor with James Wind of the two-volume
American Congregations (University of Chicago Press, 1994). He and his
wife Marcia, a CPA, have three children and five grandchildren.
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Don C. Richter
Associate Director
drichter@louisville-institute.org
(404) 378-1502
A native of Alabama, Don Richter graduated from Davidson College and Princeton Theological Seminary. He served as Associate Minister of Education at Second Presbyterian Church in Louisville (1981-1984) and taught Christian education at Bethany Theological Seminary (1988-1992) and Candler School of Theology (1992-1998), where he was also founding director of the Youth Theology Institute. Since 1999 Richter has served as Associate Director of the Valparaiso Project on the Education and Formation of People of Faith. He is author of Mission Trips That Matter (Upper Room Books, 2008) and co-editor with Dorothy C. Bass of Way to Live: Christian Practices for Teens (Upper Room Books, 2002). He has two children and lives in Decatur, Georgia.
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Suzanne Case
Administrative Assistant to the Executive Director
scase@louisville-institute.org
(502) 992-5432
A Georgia native reared in Kentucky and West Virginia, Suzanne Case is a graduate of
University of Louisville. Her career has been devoted to sales and marketing support. As a
minister's daughter, Suzanne has been connected to church related activities from the
cradle. She and her husband Richard, have two sons.
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Keri Liechty
Administrative Assistant to the Associate Director
kliechty@louisville-institute.org
(502) 992-5431
An Indiana native, Keri Liechty is a graduate of the University of Southern Indiana with
degrees in Communications, emphasizing Public Relations, and Spanish. Her career has
included marketing, advertising, event planning and graphic design. Keri and her husband
Kenny are actively involved with their church's youth group. They have one son.