Dr. Kurt Senske, J.D., Ph.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer

Dr. Senske has been with LSS since 1994 and was named CEO in 1997. He is responsible for leading the agency through an extensive strategic planning process that has refocused resources and spurred phenomenal growth.

Based on the lessons he has learned as an attorney, political consultant and president and CEO, Senske has written two books, Executive Values: A Christian Approach to Organizational Leadership and Personal Values, God's Game Plan for Life. Senske earned a law degree from the University of Illinois and a Ph.D. from the University of Texas. E-mail: Kurt Senske.

  For more information about his books, visit www.senskevalues.com.

John Berkely
Senior Vice President for Senior Services

John Berkely joined LSS in the spring of 2003. John is responsible for overseeing the operations of all LSS senior residential facilities in Texas. Berkely has 12 years in the senior health care industry and earned a bachelor’s degree in health policy and administration at Penn State University.
Email: John Berkely

Dan Damon
Chief Financial Officer

Dan Damon has more than 30 years experience in financial management and consulting. Since joining LSS, Damon has played a critical role in helping to streamline and update LSS financial procedures and systems to better support our efforts. Damon has worked as a consultant at Harder Consulting, Inc. for the American Heart Association and spent 14 years at International SEMATECH Inc., where his last position was chief financial officer. Damon received his master's in finance from Rochester Institute of Technology and his bachelor's in biology from St. Bonaventure University in New York.
Email: Dan Damon

Betsy Guthrie
Senior Vice President for Management and Program Support

Betsy Guthrie became a member of the LSS Management Team in February 2005. She received her bachelor of arts in psychology and MBA from University of Wisconsin. As Senior Vice President for Management and Program Support, she is responsible for foster care and adoption and planning, organizing and directing the Human Resources Department in support of agency operations. Guthrie is also responsible for ensuring our compliance with federal regulations, and for formulation, implementation and administration of all of the LSS human resources policies and procedures. She is also responsible for risk management, continuous quality improvement and training. She is a Team Leader with COA and a Peer Reviewer with the Hague.
Email: Betsy Guthrie

Katherine Kerr
Vice President for Public Relations

Katherine Kerr earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Missouri at Columbia. She joined LSS in
1998 and has more than 27 years of experience in the communication field, including 11 years at daily newspapers. Kerr is responsible for all internal and external communication, media relations and marketing for the agency.
Email: Katherine Kerr

Mark Minick
Senior Vice President for External Relations

Mark Minick is responsible for disaster response, public relations, spiritual care and internal/external communciations. Minick received his bachelor's degree in business from UT Austiin and his MBA in management from UT-Arlington. He joined LSS in 1999 and has more than 20 years experience in fund raising, disaster response and management.
Email: Mark Minick

Armin Steege
VP, Family Services and Residential Treatment

Armin Steege earned his bachelor’s degree from Luther College in Decorah, Iowa and his master of divinity from the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago. He joined LSS in 2007 and is responsible for the residential treatment centers. He is a licensed professional counselor and licensed marriage and family therapist.
Email: Armin Steege

Dirk Uys
Chief Information Officer

Dirk Uys joined LSS in July 2007 and was named Chief Information Officer in February 2008. Uys is responsible for aligning IT strategy with the overall goals and strategies of LSS. Uys has more than 18 years of information technology experience. He holds a bachelor of science degree in computer science from the University of Potchefstroom in South Africa.
Email: Dirk Uys