Who we Are

T H E T E A M

Our Board

Thomas Lemmons- Chair

Tom’s current focus is Nimbus LTD, his entrepreneurial, start-up company at www.nimbusframe.com. Tom’s experience is in ITV and Streaming Media, Architecture, Software engineering & development. He has held VP and Director level positions and served as lead engineer/developer in the Interactive TV industry. He is able to think outside the box to implement particularly tricky systems and architectures.
Tom and his wife, DeeAnn have supported the ministry of Life’s Options Pregnancy center since moving to Evergreen in 2000. Tom has volunteered since 2008 as the IT support for the office and Kid’s Closet. He is pleased to serve on the board of Life’s Options Pregnancy Center as we strive to keep the ministry in Evergreen.

Jill Sneed

After leaving Life’s Options Pregnancy Center where she served as Executive Director for 12 years, Jill joined the Advancement team at Colorado Christian University. She has worked as the Executive Assistant to the VP of University Advancement since April of 2019. Jill received a degree in Sociology from Westmont College in Santa Barbara, CA. Jill’s passions lie in mentoring, leadership and community. Jill graduated from Evergreen High School and has been living with her family in Evergreen for the past 25 years. Jill is married to her husband, Dave and has three adult children, one daughter-in-law and one son-in-law. She enjoys photography, skiing, hiking and spending time with her family and dogs.

Katrina Shaffer

Katrina Shaffer brings her love of family and Jesus, combined with over 30 years of engineering and business experience to the Life’s Options’ board. She and her husband of 30 + years, Steve attend Aspen Ridge Church where she was reminded of the board’s mission. For the last 15 years she has been part owner of a small business. Her experience with business growth and customer outreach transfers readily to Life’s Options’ goal of growing in Evergreen to reach women and families to provide support.

Elisabeth Pendley

Passionate about the rights and the welfare of children, Lis has joined the Board for a second time. Her legal knowledge, fundraising, and grant writing abilities will support Life’s Options in its drive to serve our mountain community.

Teri Sheffer

Born and raised in Glendale California, Teri volunteered for 10 years at the local Crisis Pregnancy Center, where she was trained by Care Net. Teri and her husband Daniel moved to Conifer in 2014 with their five children. She currently homeschools, and works on the board of their homeschool cooperative, planning field trips and school administration. Teri has over 20 years experience teaching VBS, Awana and Community Bible Study. She has heart for the lost and a love for life at every stage.

Our Staff

Executive Director
Michelle Schroeder

Michelle Schroeder was born in Harbor Beach, MI and raised in the Southwest suburbs of Chicago. She moved to Colorado in 1996 to attend Western State College where she earned a degree in Business. She received a Master’s Degree in Environmental Engineering from Northern Arizona University in 2004. Michelle and her husband Barry have lived in Evergreen since 2006. She practiced Environmental Engineering until 2009 when they welcomed twin girls into their family. She has been a stay-at-home mom to their 3 daughters, Avery, Taylor and Payton, since 2009.

Janine Payton-
Kids Closet Manager

Janine came to us as Kids Closet manager in March of 2017. After 10 years in retail, 6 as a Merchandise Manager with JCPenney in San Jose CA, Janine and her husband Don had 2 children. While raising their children Janine was very involved with the schools PTO and then the Education Foundation supporting the district. Don retired in 2015 and they moved here to Evergreen soon after. Janine is currently an active member of the Conifer Rotary Club and volunteers with the 285 Back Pack Project along with running the card ministry at her Church.

Wendy Kitting-
Client Services

Wendy has served as Client Services Director since 2008. Prior to Life's Options she worked for Volunteer of America in a domestic shelter and Casa de Corazon, a treatment facility in Taos, NM.
Supporting and encouraging women, celebrating life at all stages, and providing a welcoming environment for women facing an unplanned pregnancy is her passion at Life's Options.
Wendy and her husband Todd have three adult children, one son-in-law, and one extremely cute grandson! When she's not at Life's Options she enjoys DIY projects (with Todd's help!), reading, connecting with friends and family, and being involved with their church family.

Dr. Karin Wollschlaeger
Medical Staff

Dr. Karin Wollschlaeger did her undergraduate studies at The University of Western Ontario in London, Canada, medical school at McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada and a rotating internship at the Ottawa General Hospital in Ottawa, Canada. Following this she spent a year in Cambodia working with the NGO “World Relief” and then started her Ob/Gyn residency at the University of Chicago. This was followed by several years in private practice in Toronto and NY. She then moved into academic medicine at Mt. Sinai in NYC, then Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, NY followed by Saint Joseph Hospital in Denver where she has been for 8 years.

International mission work is one of her passions and she has done several trips to Ecuador, Peru, India, Nepal, Cambodia, Zimbabwe, Tanzania and South Sudan. This has led to the development of an OB/GYN resident, month long Global Health Elective to Arusha, Tanzania.

DeeAnn Lemmons- Bookkeeper

DeeAnn has been serving as a bookkeeper for the pregnancy center since 2008. Married to Tom Lemmons, they have raised their three children in the mountain communities. After graduating in 1991 from Oklahoma State University with a BS in Accounting, DeeAnn worked for AccountTemps and spent time as a stay at home mom. After moving to Colorado in 2000, DeeAnn worked as a para-educator for Marshdale Elementary, then as a small business bookkeeper in the mountain communities. She has worked with for-profits and nonprofits recording payroll, accounts payables, and accounts receivables. Tom & DeeAnn are passionate about the ministry of Life’s Options in our community.

LIFE’S OPTIONS PREGNANCY CENTER
Statement of Faith
We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God.
We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
We believe in the deity of our Lord, Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father and is his personal return in power and glory.
We believe that for the salvation of lost and sinful man, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is essential, and that this salvation is received through faith in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord and not as a result of good works.
We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by who’s indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life and to perform good works.
We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost.
We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ.

Our Mission Statement