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DIRECTORY—OFFICERS, BOARDS, AND COMMISSIONS OF THE SYNOD

SYNODWIDE CORPORATE

ENTITIES

Concordia Historical Institute Executive Director: Daniel N. Harmelink Board of Governors President: John C. Wohlrabe Jr. (2031)

Rodney A. Benkendorf (2026)

Timothy S. Good (2031)

Kathy Graumann (2026)

David G. Millar (2031)

Paul W. Robinson (2026)

Robert V. Roethemeyer (2026)

Ross Stroh (2031)

Voting, Ex-officio: John W. Sias (2026)

Non-Voting, President’s Representative:

John C. Wohlrabe Jr. (2026)

Advisor to the Board: Lawrence R. Rast Jr.

Concordia Publishing House President & Chief Executive Officer:

Jonathan D. Schultz Vice-President of Publishing:

Jacob A. Corzine Chief Customer Impact & Growth Officer:

Richard K. Johnson Chief Financial Officer: Collin L. Bivins Executive Director of Production Control and Quality Systems: Karen Capps Director of Information Technology:

Jeremy Roegner Director of Facilities and Administrative Services:

Scott Griffith Director of Marketing: Anna Johnson Director of Public Relations and Publicity:

Elizabeth Pittman Director of Operations: Charles Black Director of Graphic Design: Alex Ha Executive Director of Human Resources:

Dana Neuhaus

Executive Director of Sales: Loren Pawlitz Board of Directors Chairman:

Joseph L. Olson (2026)

Heidi K. Abegg (2026)

Kurt Battles (2029)

Mark W. Birkholz (2029)

Stephanie A. Egger (2026)

Elaine M. Graff (2029)

Tom R. Halvorson (2026)

Jill M. Johnson (2029)

Pamela J. Nielsen (2029)

Voting, President’s Representative:

Jon D. Vieker Non-Voting, Ex-officio: Nathan M. Haak Concordia University System President: Jamison J. Hardy Vice-President: Douglas H. Spittel Board of Directors Chairman: Mark P. Braden (2029)

Dennis Eickhoff (2026)

Mark Franke (2026)

Stevin Gehrke (2026)

Jon Giordano (2029)

Mark Kalthoff (2026)

Mark Nuckols (2026)

Ellen Lange (2029)

Gary Thompson (2029)

Voting, President’s Representative:

M. Alan Taylor (2026)

Non-Voting Advisory Members:

Michael A. Thomas Don Richard Stuckwisch Jr.

Daniel M. Galchutt Nathan M. Haak Richard J. Serina Jr.

Dennis Meyer Institutional Advisory Council:

Erik P. Ankerberg Bernard D. Bull Russell P. Dawn Brian L. Friedrich Michael A. Thomas Concordia University Education Network (CUEnet):

Paul A. Philp Lutheran Church Extension Fund President/CEO: Bart Day Finance Chief Financial Officer: Kevin Bremer Accounting Chief Accounting Officer:

Kris Kueker Legal Chief Legal Officer:

Timothy Ramberger Growth Solutions Chief Growth Officer:

Joseph Russo Human Capital and Organizational Effectiveness Executive Vice President:

Yvonne Schone Credit and Loan Administration Senior Vice President:

Dennis Klussman Board of Directors Chairman:

Christopher Soyke (2028)

Kurth A. Brashear (2027)

Steven Buuck (2028)

Gary D. Hemmer (2028)

Julie Johnson (2026)

Jonathan H. Kramer (2026)

Jaime E. Peters (2028)

Mark L. Pieper (2027)

Dale D. Wagner (2027)

Bruce J. Winter (2027)

Non-Voting, President’s Representative:

Daniel M. Galchutt Non-Voting, Ex-officio: Nathan M. Haak The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod Foundation President:

David Fiedler Finance/Administration, Sr. VP:

Mark Cannon Gift Planning Services, Sr. VP:

Philip Krupski Marketing/Communications, Sr. VP:

David O’Brien Client Services:

Legal & Data Management, Sr. VP:

Tina Clasquin Growth & Constituent Experience, Sr.

VP: Jeff Craig-Meyer Board of Trustees Chairman:

Ralph Blomenberg (2028)

Melvin Faulkner (2028)

Dennis Fliehman (2026)

Brian Fricke (2027)

Daniel M. Galchutt (2026)

Russell Harms (2026)

Kay Kreklau (2027)

Kirk Mattes (2027)

Gregory Miller (2026)

Todd Riordan (2026)

Tim Sheldon (2026)

Voting, Board for National Mission Rep.:

Carol Hack Broome (2026)

Voting, President’s Representative:

Daniel M. Galchutt (2026)

Non-Voting, Ex-officio: Nathan M. Haak

SYNOD EDUCATIONAL

INSTITUTIONS

SEMINARIES

Concordia Seminary—St. Louis, Missouri President: Thomas J. Egger Board of Regents Chairman: W. Max Mons (2028)

Joel A. Brondos (2026)

Paul P. Edmon (2029)

Peter W.W. Elliott (2032)

Matthew R. Kenitzer (2029)

Bruce E. Keseman (2026)

Adam C. Koontz (2029)

Troy N. Prehar (2032)

Michael S. Staub (2026)

Mark O. Stern (2026)

Timothy J. Wood (2031)

Council of Presidents Appointee:

Ryan D. Wendt President’s Designee: Peter K. Lange Ex-officio: R. Lee Hagan Concordia Theological Seminary—Fort Wayne, Indiana President:

Jon S. Bruss Board of Regents Chairman: Scott R. Murray (2026)

William M. Cwirla (2026)

David L. Daniels (2026)

Kaibo Feng (2029)

Marcheta Leighton-Beasley (2028)

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