Command presence

Tim is the kind of leader organizations hope to have before the crisis hits. He does not just respond when systems fail—he sees the failure points early, keeps communications alive, stabilizes operations, and helps move people, resources, and decisions with confidence.

Inside Heaven Sent, that matters because he serves in more than one critical lane at once. As Executive Director for the Pennsylvania chapter house, team Vice President, and Disaster Service Director for all deployments, he helps translate mission into movement and strategy into action.

Military and deployment record

Tim served in both the United States Air Force and the United States Army, building a career around technical reliability, mission communications, and operational discipline. In Korea, he led the installation and activation of a new data processing facility, and in Kandahar, Afghanistan, he served as the post Communication and Information Management Officer during a ten-month combat tour.

Those assignments were not routine—they were the kind of work where communications failure could unravel an entire operation. He retired from military service in 2005 as a Chief Warrant Officer, a rank associated with trusted experts who solve hard problems under pressure.

Emergency management strength

Tim’s credibility is not limited to military service. He has been an EMT, an Amateur Extra class ham radio operator, and a Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency professional, bringing together public safety, field communications, and emergency management experience in one rare skill set.

He also served ten years as Emergency Management Coordinator for the Borough of Steelton, Pennsylvania, and responded during the Harrisburg flood operations in 2011. That background makes him especially valuable on deployments because he understands how to operate when the normal systems break down and time starts working against the people affected.

Heaven Sent services connection

The Pennsylvania chapter page now connects Tim’s leadership directly to the wider Heaven Sent service network, including crisis support, disaster response, housing support, veterans services, and family-centered casework.

Heaven Sent deployment history

Tim has been part of Heaven Sent since the earliest MDR deployment work and was there on the first deployment with MDR as Vice President to Baton Rouge, where the mission moved with support connected to one million dollars from the Northern Jurisdiction Scottish Rite. That early deployment history matters because it shows he did not join after the foundation was built—he helped build the operational culture from the front.

He remains a major force inside Heaven Sent because of that shared field experience with the founding director. They know how each other thinks, what a scene requires, and how to act before problems grow, which is why Tim continues to be trusted across disaster operations, communications, and executive leadership.

Pennsylvania chapter location

The Pennsylvania chapter page makes it easy for visitors, partners, and families to understand where the chapter is based and how to connect. Listing the address, map, direct phone, email, and bio in one place gives the page a stronger operational feel and makes it more useful for public outreach.

Leadership testimonial

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Website-ready profile

Mr. Timothy “Tim” Lehman serves as Executive Director for the Pennsylvania chapter house of Heaven Sent Community Services and Veterans Assistance, Vice President of the Heaven Sent team, and Disaster Service Director for all deployments. A veteran of both the United States Air Force and the United States Army, Tim has led mission-critical communications work in Korea, responded in domestic emergency operations in Pennsylvania, and completed a combat deployment to Kandahar, Afghanistan as a Communication and Information Management Officer.

He has been involved with Heaven Sent from the organization’s earliest MDR deployment history and was part of the first Baton Rouge deployment, where he served alongside leadership during a major mission supported through the Northern Jurisdiction Scottish Rite. As a PA EMA professional, EMT, Amateur Extra class ham radio operator, and experienced disaster operator, Tim brings the kind of command presence, technical depth, and calm under pressure that helps Heaven Sent stay ready to move when communities need help most.