The Louisville Institute

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 four grandchildren.

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, James and Steven.

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.