Meet the Team
Pastor Robert Rogers
Pastor Rogers was born in Bellevue, Washington. Pastor moved to Coolidge, Arizona as a child when his father, a chemist, went to work for the copper mines
Pastor Rogers graduated from Concordia Univsity Texas with a major in Communication and from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, MO with a Master of Divinity. His most recent pastorate was at Trinity Lutheran Church in Villa Park, Illinois.
In June of 1986 Pastor Rogers was united in marriage with Danya Vanzura. They have four grown children.
Church Council President, Don Schukei
Don was born and raised in Northern California and moved to the Phoenix area in
1985.
He is retired now after a 42-year career in law enforcement and he, his wife and his
German Shepherd enjoy hiking, fishing and traveling.
John Gudritz
Elder Board Chair
John was born and raised in Pasadena, CA. He met his wife, Pat, in his church
youth group and they married in 1970. John was a computer operator at a
mortgage company and then program analyst for 18 years, 26 years. Lived in
Southern CA and then Northern California and then was transferred to Phoenix
area. He and Pat have two daughters who both live in Texas. They have seven
grandchildren, and two great grandchildren.. He and Pat went on numerous
cruises. While living in Pasadena they were annually involved in decorating floats
for the Tournament of Roses. Currently John volunteers at the Lutheran Thrift
Store. John is an elder and Vice President of the Church Council.
Jerry Hans
Jerry was born in Alton, Illinois but raised in Southern California. After college he
worked at Hughes Air as Senior Scientist and Engineering Manager. After 38
years with Hughes, Jerry retired.
In 1998 Jerry moved to Arizona and joined Fountain of Life in 2021. He is the
past president of the church council and currently serves as both an elder and a
trustee. Currently Jerry sells Real Estate with Award Realty. He has been an avid
golfer and has been in a golf league for 21 years. He has been married to his wife,
Karen for eight plus years.
Russ Druckenmiller
Head Trustee
Russ was born in Bremerton, Washington. When Russ was an infant his family
moved to the Upper Peninsula in Michigan. After high school he was drafted into
the Army Airborne. Russ worked in Detroit and eventually moved to California.
He worked in construction both in California and Arizona. Russ and Biddie
transferred to Fountain of Life in 2010 from Trinity in Fountain Hills where Pastor
Tom was their pastor. Russ has 2 daughters and his late wife, Biddie, passed away
in 2020. Russ is an Elder and the Chairman of the Board of Trustees.
Additional Trustees
Jim Miller
John Wiser
Jerry Hans
Butch Kurth
Judy Schmidt, Trustee Secretary