The Home and Foundation’s management teams are key in decision making and are focused on making the best judgments for the Home to ensure a lasting future.
Learn More About Our Dedicated Leaders
Rich Lapinski, MS, Executive Director/CEO
Rich Lapinski is the Executive Director/CEO of Indiana United Methodist Children’s Home (IUMCH) in Lebanon. Before coming to the Children’s Home in 2010, he served as Executive Director of the Presbyterian Home for Children in Amarillo, Texas. In addition, he and his wife, Stephanie, were family teachers for five years at Father Flanagan’s Boy’s Town in Omaha, Nebraska. Previously, Rich worked in his family’s construction business, building custom homes in the Chicago area.
In 2017, Rich received the Montrose Wolf Distinguished Contributions Award during the Teaching-Family Association Annual Conference held in Nashville, TN. The award is given to individuals for their exceptional contributions in implementing the Teaching-Family Model.
In 2019, Rich was named President-Elect of the Teaching-Family Association (TFA). TFA is an international organization with accredited agencies in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. TFA was founded in 1975 to provide a framework for the quality of care provided by service professionals who use the Teaching-Family Model in services for individuals, children, and families.
Rich also served three years on the Board of IARCCA – Indiana Association of Resources and Child Advocacy.
Under Rich’s leadership at IUMCH, six new Teaching-Family Model Homes have been constructed as well as a new state-of-the-art on-grounds school.
Rich earned two degrees from Bellevue University in Omaha, Nebraska. He holds a bachelor’s degree in human resources management and a master’s degree in human services. He is also a veteran of the United States Navy, having served for three years as an Intelligence Specialist on the U.S.S. Enterprise. He and his wife reside in Cicero and have four sons and one daughter.
Tom Fagan, Foundation Executive Director
Tom Fagan brings over 20 years of experience in working with nonprofits across central Indiana. For the past four years, he has served as the Development Director for the Indiana United Methodist Children’s Home Foundation. The Indiana United Methodist Children’s Home Foundation, Inc. plays a crucial role in financially supporting the health, education, and spiritual development of youth in the care of the Children’s Home.
Throughout his career, Tom has worked in development, communications, and donor services at various organizations including Gennesaret Free Clinics, CICOA, Marian College, the Central Indiana Community Foundation, and Kiwanis International. Additionally, he spent several years as a missionary in Tanzania, East Africa, where he lived and worked in rural communities.
Tom holds a master’s degree in Public Affairs with a focus on Nonprofit Management from Indiana University.