Our Staff

Mrs. Sylvia Bean is one of the co-directors for the preschool. Mrs. Bean was the previous director of Immanuel Lutheran Preschool and taught at the preschool for seventeen years. She graduated from North Texas State University in 1972 with a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education and taught for many years in several different states before settling in Clovis with her family.

Mrs. Margaret Blazek is the other co-director of Immanuel Lutheran Preschool. She graduated with a Bachelor's in Education from the University of Southwestern Louisiana in 1984 and earned a Master's in Special Education from Eastern New Mexico University. She taught for Clovis Municipal Schools for 23 years, for Clovis Christian Schools for one year, and has been a substitute teacher for Immanuel Lutheran Preschool.

Mrs. Vivien Erdmann

Mrs. Erdmann is just beginning her third full year as the teacher aide at Immanuel, but has many years of experience gained while working at the Cannon Air Force Base Child Development Center. After taking several years off to spend more time with her family, she has come back to the Early Childhood field!

Pastor Thomas Reeder

Immanuel Lutheran Church recently called Pastor Reeder in December 2019. Pastor Reeder holds a B.S. in Psychology from the University of Central Missouri (UCM); Master of Divinity Degree (MDiv) from Concordia Seminary - St. Louis, MO; and received the Master of Sacred Theology (STM) from Concordia Theological Seminary - Fort Wayne, IN. In addition to now serving as pastor at Immanuel, Pastor Reeder teaches online for Concordia University St. Paul, MN in the area of religious studies, and is also teaching at Eastern New Mexico University, also in the area of religious studies.

Pastor Reeder meets weekly in the church with our preschool students in order to share the Bible story with them.