CID-CEF - Key Persons


Carol Radtke

Job Titles:
  • Secretary / Treasurer / Retired, With 30 Years Banking Experience. Member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Springfield.

Darin Gehrke

Job Titles:
  • President / Senior Vice President and Market Lead, SomerCor, Central and Southern Illinois

David Ward

Job Titles:
  • Vice President / Retired, With 40 Years Banking Experience

K. Rick Keller

Job Titles:
  • Trustee / Attorney of Counsel With Orr Law, LLC, in Effingham, Illinois

Kim Kleinschmidt

Job Titles:
  • Trustee / Retired, With 43 Years of Banking Experience

Mrs. Christine Anderson

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director
Mrs. Christine Anderson has filled the position of Executive Director of the Fund since June 2018. Her work experience prior to that time includes serving as Director of Finance with H. D. Smith LLC, Controller for Nestlé Coffee-mate, and Vice President of Accounting with both Service Advantage and Sangamon Inc. She has also held positions with Mallinckrodt and with KPMG. Christine is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Science in business administration from Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville with concentrations in accounting, finance, and MIS. She is a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Springfield, Illinois.

Mrs. Susan Short

Job Titles:
  • Assistant to the Executive Director
Mrs. Susan Short started with the Church Extension Fund in July 2004. Prior to that time, Susan worked in the Tax and Internal Audit Departments of two large insurance agencies in Springfield, Illinois. She holds a Bachelor of Science with a major in accounting from University of Illinois Springfield and is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Internal Auditor. Susan is a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Sherman, Illinois.

Rev. Chad Lueck

Job Titles:
  • Trustee - Minister of Religion / Pastor of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Bloomington, Illinois