The Indianapolis Warburg Chapter works closely with community collaborators such as the International Center of Indianapolis, the Max Kade Center at IUPUI, Indiana University, Butler University, the Indianapolis-Cologne Sister City Committee, Foundation for Lutheran Child and Family Services, and the Jewish Community Relations Committee. It also works with the German Consulate in Chicago.
Speakers at the Indianapolis Warburg Chapter include Prof. James D. Bindenagel, Senior Non-Resident Transatlantic Fellow at the German Marshall Fund; Dr. Cornelia Schu, Managing Director and Director of the Research Unit and Expert Council German Foundations on Integration and Migration (SVR).
The discussions covered a wide range of topics important to the transatlantic partnership, including the European refugee crisis, global supply changes in a post-pandemic world, and the future of the transatlantic relationship.
About the Chapter Director
Sven Schumacher
Executive Director
Lutheran Child & Family Services
Sschumacher@lutheranfamily.org
Sven Schumacher is a native of Germany who came to the United States in 1985 on an exchange program with the Indiana University School of Social Work. He holds an MSW degree from Catholic University, an MS degree in marriage and family therapy from Butler University, and a master’s degree in public affairs from IUPUI. He has also fulfilled the requirements for a Certificate in Project Management from IUPUI.
In 1995, Mr. Schumacher joined the staff of Lutheran Child & Family Services as Director of Lutherwood Residential Treatment Center and School. Three years later, he was appointed as Executive Director of Lutheran Child & Family Services. In 2006, the Board of Directors recognized his contributions to the agency and appointed him to serve as Chief Executive Officer of The Foundation for Lutheran Child & Family Services, Indiana, Inc.
German-American relations and children’s mental health issues are his primary interests.